langey
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i dont evan have any idea where to start looking or what to look at fixing
i can see this pc just getting left in a corrner and gathering dust
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abdus
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LOL...try this:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
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Cybermonkey
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quote: Originally posted by langey
i dont evan have any idea where to start looking or what to look at fixing
i can see this pc just getting left in a corrner and gathering dust
remove all non essential hardware components until you are left with the bare essentials, ie, mobo, cpu, hdd, keyboard and mouse and monitor and video card
try and boot into safe mode holding F8, if you are still getting problems i suggest there is something wrong with your hardware
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abdus
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yeah and remove your ipod if it is connected too...LOL
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langey
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the only thing conected apart from the bear essentials is a dvd rw, dvd plaer, cd rw. but i need one of them in to load the windows cd.
was thinking again maybe put my hard drive out of PC1 (old pc, the one i'm on now) into PC2 (the new one) and maybe that will work, as this hdd already has windows and stuff loaded up on it. then myabe sort the problems out from there?
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Cybermonkey
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the new HDD could well have a fault considering its brand new. every single HDD have small amounts of botched sectors, but they adapt to not to write on them using the logic controller underneath. if these bad sectors are too large, they can ruin the hdd
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langey
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so the whole problem could be with the new hdd?
what about the suggestion of putting the old ide hdd into the new pc, with the sata hdd still conected?
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Jamescorsa97
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Sounds to me like the HD is the problem.
Have you got a spare? If so try that.
When building i usually find its either 50/50 on mboard or HD.
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langey
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the only onther hdd i have is a IDE one, thats in this computer i'm using. if that would work in the other i'll put it in?
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Jamescorsa97
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ah right, do you have any friends who could test the SATA one for you?
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PaulW
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quote: Originally posted by langey
arrrrgggghhhh :@:@:@
deleted the partition thing, and then just formatted the whole thing, then installed a fresh copy of windows xp pro x64
there's your problem RIGHT there!
install the normal 32bit XP Pro, as 64bit still has issues with alot of devices not being supported & drivers still being buggy...
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langey
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wuhoo on the new pc at last
changed the jumper on the back of the HDD from 1.5gb/s to 3gb/s and heypresto, it works.
cheers for all the help guys
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abdus
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quote: Originally posted by langey
wuhoo on the new pc at last
changed the jumper on the back of the HDD from 1.5gb/s to 3gb/s and heypresto, it works.
cheers for all the help guys
i did mention abt the jumper
LOL....you made out lives so difficult
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langey
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quote: Originally posted by abdus
quote: Originally posted by langey
wuhoo on the new pc at last
changed the jumper on the back of the HDD from 1.5gb/s to 3gb/s and heypresto, it works.
cheers for all the help guys
i did mention abt the jumper
LOL....you made out lives so difficult
i chnaged the jumper when it was mentiond, i changed it form 3gb/s to 1.5gbs.
now i've got to get back to setting up my sisters wireless conection to the net
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