OT -- I need Computer Help
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Hi Jeff,
The drives I've used do not use a jumper as the master if there is
not secondary. And That would throw your "VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA":
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm
As long as you've reformatted the drive in another computer, I
would put it back in there, and make sure you copied the systems,
providing that computer is running XP, too. Then go ahead and copy your
WinXP installation disk to D:\winXP directory, and install it from
there, and you'll never need the CD again.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so much
> more than gears and rocks ...
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs on
> Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put on
> it?
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor take
> a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new command
> (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available time
> slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was possible to
> have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them process in a
> batch.
The drives I've used do not use a jumper as the master if there is
not secondary. And That would throw your "VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA":
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm
As long as you've reformatted the drive in another computer, I
would put it back in there, and make sure you copied the systems,
providing that computer is running XP, too. Then go ahead and copy your
WinXP installation disk to D:\winXP directory, and install it from
there, and you'll never need the CD again.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so much
> more than gears and rocks ...
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs on
> Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put on
> it?
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor take
> a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new command
> (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available time
> slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was possible to
> have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them process in a
> batch.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Hi Jeff,
The drives I've used do not use a jumper as the master if there is
not secondary. And That would throw your "VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA":
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm
As long as you've reformatted the drive in another computer, I
would put it back in there, and make sure you copied the systems,
providing that computer is running XP, too. Then go ahead and copy your
WinXP installation disk to D:\winXP directory, and install it from
there, and you'll never need the CD again.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so much
> more than gears and rocks ...
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs on
> Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put on
> it?
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor take
> a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new command
> (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available time
> slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was possible to
> have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them process in a
> batch.
The drives I've used do not use a jumper as the master if there is
not secondary. And That would throw your "VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA":
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm
As long as you've reformatted the drive in another computer, I
would put it back in there, and make sure you copied the systems,
providing that computer is running XP, too. Then go ahead and copy your
WinXP installation disk to D:\winXP directory, and install it from
there, and you'll never need the CD again.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so much
> more than gears and rocks ...
>
> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
> its operation.
>
> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in another
> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs on
> Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>
> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm lost
> here, what should I be doing?
>
> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put on
> it?
>
> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal settings
> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor take
> a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new command
> (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available time
> slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was possible to
> have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them process in a
> batch.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:M42dnYe3U4agrw_enZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:78Sdne1XSb_gsg_eRVn-rg@comcast.com...
>> > Check your BIOS setup and see if the motherboard is seeing all drives
>> > if
>> > not it may be a bad connection on the ribbon cable or an incompatible
>> > cable.
>> >
>>
>> BIOS sees the drive. The drive worked before it formatted it, but I
> thought
>> it was heavily loaded with viruses (virii). Now, if shows up during boot,
>> but the 'puter hangs with the message, Verifying DMI Pool Data.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > If I understand your problem you are trying to install a new HD and it
> was
>> > in another computer?
>>
>> Not exactly. I had the drive installed in Computer 1. I put it into
> Computer
>> 2 as a slave to format it, then put it back into Computer 1. Now I want
>> to
>> load Win XP back on, but I can't get past the boot sequence.
>>
>>
>>
>> You formatted the drive in one computer and now you
>> > want it as a master in another. Was the drive you formatted NTFS or
>> > FAT32? If it was NTFS there is a partition on it that formatting does
> not
>> > remove and if it is being used in a FAT 32 machine it won't work. You
>> > need to do an FDisk delete all partitions, them do a full format.
>> >
>>
>> NTFS. Fdisk doesn't work in XP. I think I did a Full Format. The format
>> initially dod a Quick Format that was complete in about 10 seconds. The
> Full
>> Format took about 10 minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>> > You will need to boot from XP pro install disk or
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
>> > download the boot disk for xp and do a clean install'
>> >
>>
>> The trouble I'm having is that the Boot Disk (Win XP Install CD) isn't
> being
>> read from. It appears during Boot, but the message, "Verifying DMI Pool
>> Data" is holding me up. I don't know what DMI Pool Data is ...
>>
>> I'll try that link and let you know what happened ...
>>
>
> Just an FYI for you
> http://www.duxcw.com/faq/computer/dmi.html
>
Thanks, this did the trick ...
1. If you changed the hardware just before this problem occurred (e.g.,
installed a new hard disk drive), unchange it.
I didn't install a new hard drive as much as I removed the HD and took it to
another machine and reformatted it, then put it back in. It probably looks
just like new hardware though. I don't quite see how I can "unchange it,"
because I can't go back to the old format, and the machine won't work with
no hard drive at all.
2. If you installed a new hard disk drive, set the motherboard CMOS Setup to
Auto for the drive type. You may have to disconnect the drive first.
I set the HD to None, then let the machine sort out reality.
3. Enable "Reset Configuration Data" (may be "Force Update ESCD" in some
CMOS Setuups) in the motherboard CMOS Setup PNP/PCI configuration.
(Rebooting will automatically disabled it after it has done its thing.)
I think this was the real fix that I needed.
I was working with the assumption that the Win XP Pro CD that I have was a
suitable boot disk, but this seems to be a false assumption. I can now boot
with a floppy that I made from Win XP, but this floppy doesn't have any
drivers that let the CD be found by the OS. When I select any drive (input
<drive letter>:\), the message returned is, "invalid drive specification."
It looks like all I need now is a bootable CD and I'm home free.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:M42dnYe3U4agrw_enZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:78Sdne1XSb_gsg_eRVn-rg@comcast.com...
>> > Check your BIOS setup and see if the motherboard is seeing all drives
>> > if
>> > not it may be a bad connection on the ribbon cable or an incompatible
>> > cable.
>> >
>>
>> BIOS sees the drive. The drive worked before it formatted it, but I
> thought
>> it was heavily loaded with viruses (virii). Now, if shows up during boot,
>> but the 'puter hangs with the message, Verifying DMI Pool Data.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > If I understand your problem you are trying to install a new HD and it
> was
>> > in another computer?
>>
>> Not exactly. I had the drive installed in Computer 1. I put it into
> Computer
>> 2 as a slave to format it, then put it back into Computer 1. Now I want
>> to
>> load Win XP back on, but I can't get past the boot sequence.
>>
>>
>>
>> You formatted the drive in one computer and now you
>> > want it as a master in another. Was the drive you formatted NTFS or
>> > FAT32? If it was NTFS there is a partition on it that formatting does
> not
>> > remove and if it is being used in a FAT 32 machine it won't work. You
>> > need to do an FDisk delete all partitions, them do a full format.
>> >
>>
>> NTFS. Fdisk doesn't work in XP. I think I did a Full Format. The format
>> initially dod a Quick Format that was complete in about 10 seconds. The
> Full
>> Format took about 10 minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>> > You will need to boot from XP pro install disk or
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
>> > download the boot disk for xp and do a clean install'
>> >
>>
>> The trouble I'm having is that the Boot Disk (Win XP Install CD) isn't
> being
>> read from. It appears during Boot, but the message, "Verifying DMI Pool
>> Data" is holding me up. I don't know what DMI Pool Data is ...
>>
>> I'll try that link and let you know what happened ...
>>
>
> Just an FYI for you
> http://www.duxcw.com/faq/computer/dmi.html
>
Thanks, this did the trick ...
1. If you changed the hardware just before this problem occurred (e.g.,
installed a new hard disk drive), unchange it.
I didn't install a new hard drive as much as I removed the HD and took it to
another machine and reformatted it, then put it back in. It probably looks
just like new hardware though. I don't quite see how I can "unchange it,"
because I can't go back to the old format, and the machine won't work with
no hard drive at all.
2. If you installed a new hard disk drive, set the motherboard CMOS Setup to
Auto for the drive type. You may have to disconnect the drive first.
I set the HD to None, then let the machine sort out reality.
3. Enable "Reset Configuration Data" (may be "Force Update ESCD" in some
CMOS Setuups) in the motherboard CMOS Setup PNP/PCI configuration.
(Rebooting will automatically disabled it after it has done its thing.)
I think this was the real fix that I needed.
I was working with the assumption that the Win XP Pro CD that I have was a
suitable boot disk, but this seems to be a false assumption. I can now boot
with a floppy that I made from Win XP, but this floppy doesn't have any
drivers that let the CD be found by the OS. When I select any drive (input
<drive letter>:\), the message returned is, "invalid drive specification."
It looks like all I need now is a bootable CD and I'm home free.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:M42dnYe3U4agrw_enZ2dnUVZ_s6dnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "Coasty" <uscg_retSPOOGE@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:78Sdne1XSb_gsg_eRVn-rg@comcast.com...
>> > Check your BIOS setup and see if the motherboard is seeing all drives
>> > if
>> > not it may be a bad connection on the ribbon cable or an incompatible
>> > cable.
>> >
>>
>> BIOS sees the drive. The drive worked before it formatted it, but I
> thought
>> it was heavily loaded with viruses (virii). Now, if shows up during boot,
>> but the 'puter hangs with the message, Verifying DMI Pool Data.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > If I understand your problem you are trying to install a new HD and it
> was
>> > in another computer?
>>
>> Not exactly. I had the drive installed in Computer 1. I put it into
> Computer
>> 2 as a slave to format it, then put it back into Computer 1. Now I want
>> to
>> load Win XP back on, but I can't get past the boot sequence.
>>
>>
>>
>> You formatted the drive in one computer and now you
>> > want it as a master in another. Was the drive you formatted NTFS or
>> > FAT32? If it was NTFS there is a partition on it that formatting does
> not
>> > remove and if it is being used in a FAT 32 machine it won't work. You
>> > need to do an FDisk delete all partitions, them do a full format.
>> >
>>
>> NTFS. Fdisk doesn't work in XP. I think I did a Full Format. The format
>> initially dod a Quick Format that was complete in about 10 seconds. The
> Full
>> Format took about 10 minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>> > You will need to boot from XP pro install disk or
> http://www.bootdisk.com/
>> > download the boot disk for xp and do a clean install'
>> >
>>
>> The trouble I'm having is that the Boot Disk (Win XP Install CD) isn't
> being
>> read from. It appears during Boot, but the message, "Verifying DMI Pool
>> Data" is holding me up. I don't know what DMI Pool Data is ...
>>
>> I'll try that link and let you know what happened ...
>>
>
> Just an FYI for you
> http://www.duxcw.com/faq/computer/dmi.html
>
Thanks, this did the trick ...
1. If you changed the hardware just before this problem occurred (e.g.,
installed a new hard disk drive), unchange it.
I didn't install a new hard drive as much as I removed the HD and took it to
another machine and reformatted it, then put it back in. It probably looks
just like new hardware though. I don't quite see how I can "unchange it,"
because I can't go back to the old format, and the machine won't work with
no hard drive at all.
2. If you installed a new hard disk drive, set the motherboard CMOS Setup to
Auto for the drive type. You may have to disconnect the drive first.
I set the HD to None, then let the machine sort out reality.
3. Enable "Reset Configuration Data" (may be "Force Update ESCD" in some
CMOS Setuups) in the motherboard CMOS Setup PNP/PCI configuration.
(Rebooting will automatically disabled it after it has done its thing.)
I think this was the real fix that I needed.
I was working with the assumption that the Win XP Pro CD that I have was a
suitable boot disk, but this seems to be a false assumption. I can now boot
with a floppy that I made from Win XP, but this floppy doesn't have any
drivers that let the CD be found by the OS. When I select any drive (input
<drive letter>:\), the message returned is, "invalid drive specification."
It looks like all I need now is a bootable CD and I'm home free.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Because XP hasn't got "DOS" in it, and the command set all comes from the
disk that needs to be formatted. XP does not allow one to format the same
drive that is providing the command set.
The other machine is XP Home, but I plan on ending up with XP Pro on the
drive that I'm fussing with. The drive had XP Pro on it when I started.
"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
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> Why did you have to reformat the HD in another computer? What was the OS
> of ther other computer that you did this in?
>
> Troy
>
>
disk that needs to be formatted. XP does not allow one to format the same
drive that is providing the command set.
The other machine is XP Home, but I plan on ending up with XP Pro on the
drive that I'm fussing with. The drive had XP Pro on it when I started.
"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:rs-dnXD7P_ZGpw_eRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> Why did you have to reformat the HD in another computer? What was the OS
> of ther other computer that you did this in?
>
> Troy
>
>
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Because XP hasn't got "DOS" in it, and the command set all comes from the
disk that needs to be formatted. XP does not allow one to format the same
drive that is providing the command set.
The other machine is XP Home, but I plan on ending up with XP Pro on the
drive that I'm fussing with. The drive had XP Pro on it when I started.
"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:rs-dnXD7P_ZGpw_eRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> Why did you have to reformat the HD in another computer? What was the OS
> of ther other computer that you did this in?
>
> Troy
>
>
disk that needs to be formatted. XP does not allow one to format the same
drive that is providing the command set.
The other machine is XP Home, but I plan on ending up with XP Pro on the
drive that I'm fussing with. The drive had XP Pro on it when I started.
"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:rs-dnXD7P_ZGpw_eRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> Why did you have to reformat the HD in another computer? What was the OS
> of ther other computer that you did this in?
>
> Troy
>
>
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Because XP hasn't got "DOS" in it, and the command set all comes from the
disk that needs to be formatted. XP does not allow one to format the same
drive that is providing the command set.
The other machine is XP Home, but I plan on ending up with XP Pro on the
drive that I'm fussing with. The drive had XP Pro on it when I started.
"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:rs-dnXD7P_ZGpw_eRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> Why did you have to reformat the HD in another computer? What was the OS
> of ther other computer that you did this in?
>
> Troy
>
>
disk that needs to be formatted. XP does not allow one to format the same
drive that is providing the command set.
The other machine is XP Home, but I plan on ending up with XP Pro on the
drive that I'm fussing with. The drive had XP Pro on it when I started.
"Troy" <troy@ .> wrote in message
news:rs-dnXD7P_ZGpw_eRVn-vA@comcast.com...
> Why did you have to reformat the HD in another computer? What was the OS
> of ther other computer that you did this in?
>
> Troy
>
>
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:43923CFF.83111855@***.net...
> Hi Jeff,
> The drives I've used do not use a jumper as the master if there is
> not secondary.
My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
And That would throw your "VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA":
> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm
> As long as you've reformatted the drive in another computer, I
> would put it back in there, and make sure you copied the systems,
> providing that computer is running XP, too. Then go ahead and copy your
> WinXP installation disk to D:\winXP directory, and install it from
> there, and you'll never need the CD again.
I follow that, but it seems my Win XP CD isn't bootable.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
>> much
>> more than gears and rocks ...
>>
>> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
>> its operation.
>>
>> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
>> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in
>> another
>> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
>> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
>> on
>> Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>>
>> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
>> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm
>> lost
>> here, what should I be doing?
>>
>> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
>> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
>> on
>> it?
>>
>> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
>> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
>> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
>> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal
>> settings
>> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
>> take
>> a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
>> command
>> (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
>> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
>> time
>> slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was possible
>> to
>> have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them process in a
>> batch.
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:43923CFF.83111855@***.net...
> Hi Jeff,
> The drives I've used do not use a jumper as the master if there is
> not secondary.
My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
And That would throw your "VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA":
> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm
> As long as you've reformatted the drive in another computer, I
> would put it back in there, and make sure you copied the systems,
> providing that computer is running XP, too. Then go ahead and copy your
> WinXP installation disk to D:\winXP directory, and install it from
> there, and you'll never need the CD again.
I follow that, but it seems my Win XP CD isn't bootable.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> Sorry for asking computer questions here, but you guys seem to know so
>> much
>> more than gears and rocks ...
>>
>> I got a computer for free that I'm sure had virual enhancements affecting
>> its operation.
>>
>> It is running WinXP Pro with an AMD K6 processor running at 475 Mhz. I
>> reformatted the HD by installing it as a Slave (moved a jumper) in
>> another
>> machine. Now, I'm trying to put it back into the original machine as the
>> Master (reset the applicable jumper), but the original machine now hangs
>> on
>> Boot with a message that says VERIFYING DMI POOL DATA.
>>
>> I can get into the BIOS, and I've set the Boot Sequence to CD>A>C but the
>> bootable CD never starts because the Pool Data is not being read. I'm
>> lost
>> here, what should I be doing?
>>
>> Can I turn the HD into a Slave again, and put anything into it and then
>> reinstall it as a Master into the original machine? If so, what do I put
>> on
>> it?
>>
>> THE REASON I THINK THE MACHINE WAS VIRUALLY ENHANCED
>> The Task Manager reported in the Performance tab that the processor was
>> running at 100% all of the time. I went into the various settings in Task
>> Manager to set the priorities for runing processes to the minimal
>> settings
>> and smallest possible time slices, but nothing would let the processor
>> take
>> a rest. The result of the processor running at 100% was that any new
>> command
>> (mouse click) would take a considerable delay before it would be
>> processed -- the new command would have to wait for the next available
>> time
>> slice to appear, but this could take several seconds, and it was possible
>> to
>> have several mouse clicks stored in a queue and have them process in a
>> batch.