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March 22nd, 2006, 02:15 PM
Sorry, I missed the date.My bad
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March 22nd, 2006, 02:12 PM
I guess I overlooked the power supply, as it was less than 4 months old, and 400 watts should have been sufficient for what I have for hardware.
The original motherboard was an ASUS P4PE, have...
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March 22nd, 2006, 01:58 PM
What is the size of the partition being reported while You are using FDISK ?
I know some older PC's use part of the hard drive for the bios.
It is usually 4 Mb.'s, for an EISA (factory installed )...
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March 22nd, 2006, 01:45 PM
Hi,
Back with some interesting news.The culprit for the weird occurances of strange noises, screens/windows (monitor) fluctuating in size, and some random crashes all turned out to be a PSU...
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March 16th, 2006, 10:17 AM
Yes, or to be safe, Right click on 'My Computer' > 'manage' , then disk management. Make sure You have copied all data you want to the new drive, then right click on the old drive, select 'delete...
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March 12th, 2006, 09:31 AM
Hi, sorry for the delay getting back...been waitng for a new hdd.
Go to the manufaturer's site, & download the latest bios file, and the flash program from them.
Start by creating the bios disk...
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March 5th, 2006, 02:38 AM
What program were you using to do this with?
I just googled "bdp", came up with several different applications. can you be a little more specific? :confused:
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March 5th, 2006, 02:05 AM
It would appaer that your bios is corrupt....unless someone changed the input language of the bios.I would suggest I.D.'ing the motherboard; go to their site & download the latest bios file.
Stat by...
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February 26th, 2006, 01:03 AM
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February 26th, 2006, 01:02 AM
I would follow Nick's point....
Pins missing would be a reason to pitch it if it not working properly, unless you know someone who could redo the DB-15 connector, or you don't mind it being dim...
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February 23rd, 2006, 07:54 PM
another point... hard drive manufacturers have specs online for most of their drives for jumper settings.
I download manuals & print off the jumper settings for later use. :)
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February 23rd, 2006, 07:51 PM
Alas, most of the "BIG" manufacturers have the $clout to get the hardware makers to tweak the hardware a little...force you to get parts from them
Like Dell memory for an entry level P-4 rig is...
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February 23rd, 2006, 07:13 PM
Hi, I would say look at the DB-15 connector (end of the cable that attaches to computer) you'll see three rows of pins...make sure there are 15 pins, none broken off or bent.If they are o.k., hook...
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February 23rd, 2006, 06:54 PM
how ? did you rig it ? any change to the connector?
Need more details........ :confused:
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February 23rd, 2006, 05:22 AM
hi have been looking around... still looking. did an advanced search, now to find the needle in the haystack. back soon...
Maybe you can turn up somethig:I did google advanced search / top line :...
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February 23rd, 2006, 04:38 AM
Is the standard network card neccessary? ( is there an onboard network card ),If not , I would suggest a different brand, like D-Link , or Linksys, etc. ....they are inexspensive, & readily available...
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February 23rd, 2006, 04:09 AM
:rolleyes: I know.
As soon as I get some feedback from the Western Digital techs, I will.
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February 22nd, 2006, 02:42 PM
Sorry,I missed the date. :eek:
I will pay closer attention to the last posting dates... :)
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February 22nd, 2006, 02:40 PM
Sure. :D :D :D
LOL... I haven't been around the block as long as you ( 5 years as a system builder)but this has me scratching my head too
Definately bizarre. I am really interested in what...
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February 22nd, 2006, 02:34 PM
So I assume using sterno cans under chafing dishes for a banquet or buffet will raise your tax, right? They are open flames as well :rolleyes:
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February 22nd, 2006, 02:30 PM
Er,Can I get a little more info? Please post what OS you're using.
Are you using HP parts for the add on cards?
Are the memory sticks a matched set, or did you get them seperate(minor, but can make...
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February 22nd, 2006, 01:53 PM
Thanks.. what got me is thery were numerically prefixed before the upload,
think I have to eradicate I.E. 6 & replace w/ 5.5 to get webdav to work right under xp home :( ... would be nice if My ISP...
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February 22nd, 2006, 01:48 PM
Your'e welcome... :D
I hope evrything goes smoothly from here on out...
btw, this is a good place to go :
www.oldversion.com
As we all know "new" is not always better :p
Peace,
Jeff
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February 22nd, 2006, 10:20 AM
Tried the suspect Western Digital in another rig.. same sounds under NTFS file structure ( odd that with Fat 32 no noise?).
RMA w /WD.
So this is another *unxplained* anomoly in my experiance......
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February 21st, 2006, 11:11 PM
Alot has been said in this thread,many good points.
Having moved from florida last year back to maine, I am stunned by this one
- paying a tax on tax. Cigarettes are the culprit. We pay sales tax...
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