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Kenny
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Kenny
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 12:31 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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Go here:
http://www.karldavis.com/
Click Downloads, scroll down to Data Advisor 5, download it and run it from
a floppy to check your HDD.
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"jaydj3" <jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net> wrote in message
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Hello all:
I'm having a problem with my computer, after uninstalling Windows ME.
I decided to install Windows 98 SE(a clean install), but, after
repartitioning, and reformating, I'm getting application errors! I'll
remind you that my hard drive has nothing on it.
I went as far as trying to reinstall Windows ME, and I'm still getting
errors. Also, I went inside the box, and reseated everything.
I ran scanreg /fix, and it tells me that there are errors, and it's
unable to fix them. Isn't the registry on the hard drive? If it is,
it's in a place where format can't erase it.
I think my hard drive is shot, and don't have another hard drive to
test the problem.
What do you think? Please help!!
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FredG
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:49 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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jaydj3 <jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net> wrote in message news:<jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net>...
| Quote: | I think my hard drive is shot, and don't have another hard drive to
test the problem.
What do you think? Please help!!
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You don't give any info about the hardware you have.
I suggest you visit the manufacturers website and try to find some
diagnostic tools, and do a Google search on the model number to see if
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Adam Ross
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 8:01 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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Windows ME just plain sux, i'm having my own issues with ME myself, and I...
maybe it's just ME 
"jaydj3" <jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net> wrote in message
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Hello all:
I'm having a problem with my computer, after uninstalling Windows ME.
I decided to install Windows 98 SE(a clean install), but, after
repartitioning, and reformating, I'm getting application errors! I'll
remind you that my hard drive has nothing on it.
I went as far as trying to reinstall Windows ME, and I'm still getting
errors. Also, I went inside the box, and reseated everything.
I ran scanreg /fix, and it tells me that there are errors, and it's
unable to fix them. Isn't the registry on the hard drive? If it is,
it's in a place where format can't erase it.
I think my hard drive is shot, and don't have another hard drive to
test the problem.
What do you think? Please help!!
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Linda
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 8:57 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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The registry is on the hard drive. But only after you install a
windows operating system.You might be thinking of the master boot
record which is placed on a hard drive when you install it using fdisk
or some other disk utility. Did you run fdisk? Try fdisk /mbr -the
/mbr switch overwrites the boot record that wasn't erased with a
simple format. However, you may still have hardware issues. Go to the
manufacturer's web site and search for RMA instructions. RMA is for
Return Merchandize Authorization. They have tools to see if it really
is the hardware before authorizing the return on warranty work. As an
A+ guy get used to the RMA process as it will become a necessary part
of your job. If the hard drive is shot replace it.
Linda
MCSE,MCSA,CCNA,A+,Net+
.. On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:32:34 -0500, jaydj3
<jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net> wrote:
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Hello all:
I'm having a problem with my computer, after uninstalling Windows ME.
I decided to install Windows 98 SE(a clean install), but, after
repartitioning, and reformating, I'm getting application errors! I'll
remind you that my hard drive has nothing on it.
I went as far as trying to reinstall Windows ME, and I'm still getting
errors. Also, I went inside the box, and reseated everything.
I ran scanreg /fix, and it tells me that there are errors, and it's
unable to fix them. Isn't the registry on the hard drive? If it is,
it's in a place where format can't erase it.
I think my hard drive is shot, and don't have another hard drive to
test the problem.
What do you think? Please help!!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 10:36 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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if its a maxtor or quantum goto Maxtors site and download the
diagnostic
if its a western digital, go to their site; try the manufactures
diagnostics first
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:32:34 -0500, jaydj3
<jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net> wrote:
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Hello all:
I'm having a problem with my computer, after uninstalling Windows ME.
I decided to install Windows 98 SE(a clean install), but, after
repartitioning, and reformating, I'm getting application errors! I'll
remind you that my hard drive has nothing on it.
I went as far as trying to reinstall Windows ME, and I'm still getting
errors. Also, I went inside the box, and reseated everything.
I ran scanreg /fix, and it tells me that there are errors, and it's
unable to fix them. Isn't the registry on the hard drive? If it is,
it's in a place where format can't erase it.
I think my hard drive is shot, and don't have another hard drive to
test the problem.
What do you think? Please help!!
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Pat
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| Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 11:56 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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"jaydj3" <jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net> wrote in message
news:jaydj3.ss9ke@mail.examnotes.net...
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Hello all:
I'm having a problem with my computer, after uninstalling Windows ME.
I decided to install Windows 98 SE(a clean install), but, after
repartitioning, and reformating, I'm getting application errors! I'll
remind you that my hard drive has nothing on it.
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Make sure the drive's identified properly in CMOS. Even setting it to PIO-2
or 4 might help, UDMA may not work if the cable's not up to it and the
problems will be intermittent. If your board has SMART you could enable
that to see if it detects a problem, though it's not all that reliable. |
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Tom MacIntyre
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:31 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:01:04 -0400, "Adam Ross"
<somebody@somewhere.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Windows ME just plain sux, i'm having my own issues with ME myself, and I...
maybe it's just ME
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I always acknowledge a good pun that I appreciate...kudos to you. :-)
Tom
PS-Here's another computer joke I always liked...
Pieces of eight
Pieces of eight
Pieces of eight
Pieces of nine...awk!!!
Parrotty error! |
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Barry Watzman
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 7:43 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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I'd first check memory with Memtest-86.
jaydj3 wrote:
| Quote: | Hello all:
I'm having a problem with my computer, after uninstalling Windows ME.
I decided to install Windows 98 SE(a clean install), but, after
repartitioning, and reformating, I'm getting application errors! I'll
remind you that my hard drive has nothing on it.
I went as far as trying to reinstall Windows ME, and I'm still getting
errors. Also, I went inside the box, and reseated everything.
I ran scanreg /fix, and it tells me that there are errors, and it's
unable to fix them. Isn't the registry on the hard drive? If it is,
it's in a place where format can't erase it.
I think my hard drive is shot, and don't have another hard drive to
test the problem.
What do you think? Please help!!
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Barry Watzman
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 8:09 am Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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Just so you know, I wrote my previous post to you before I'd read your
post below.
ALWAYS TEST MEMORY ***FIRST***.
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Tom MacIntyre
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| Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:37 pm Post subject: Re: bad hard drive?? |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 03:19:15 -0500, jaydj3
<jaydj3.sv4ce@mail.examnotes.net> wrote:
| Quote: | My problem is solved. What I thought was the hard drive, was that 2 out
of 3 of my memory modules went bad.
Isn't that a bi?ch!
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Strange for more than one to go at the same time, unless it took the
second one going bad to actually create serious problems after the
first one had failed at some time in the past.
Tom
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