OT -- I need Computer Help
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> 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
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:QBqkf.3178$f41.2586@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >
> > "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.
>
>
I have a disk image of XP Pro with Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it
already. If you want it, let me know and I will give you a link to download
it. I know it is bootable and works properly. If you need XP Home, I have
that one also slipstreamed.
Chris
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:QBqkf.3178$f41.2586@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >
> > "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.
>
>
I have a disk image of XP Pro with Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it
already. If you want it, let me know and I will give you a link to download
it. I know it is bootable and works properly. If you need XP Home, I have
that one also slipstreamed.
Chris
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> news:QBqkf.3178$f41.2586@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >
> > "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.
>
>
I have a disk image of XP Pro with Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it
already. If you want it, let me know and I will give you a link to download
it. I know it is bootable and works properly. If you need XP Home, I have
that one also slipstreamed.
Chris
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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:nOadnQuS7pCX3Q_enZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:QBqkf.3178$f41.2586@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "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.
>>
>>
>
> I have a disk image of XP Pro with Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it
> already. If you want it, let me know and I will give you a link to
> download
> it. I know it is bootable and works properly. If you need XP Home, I have
> that one also slipstreamed.
Shoot the link for XP Pro to jstrickland at ez2 dot net. I've got a
broadband connection, so I can download pretty easily.
Before you do that, can I use a New Installation Win 95 CD to get the
machine going, then use my Win XP Upgrade CD to get to XP Pro?
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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:nOadnQuS7pCX3Q_enZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:QBqkf.3178$f41.2586@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "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.
>>
>>
>
> I have a disk image of XP Pro with Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it
> already. If you want it, let me know and I will give you a link to
> download
> it. I know it is bootable and works properly. If you need XP Home, I have
> that one also slipstreamed.
Shoot the link for XP Pro to jstrickland at ez2 dot net. I've got a
broadband connection, so I can download pretty easily.
Before you do that, can I use a New Installation Win 95 CD to get the
machine going, then use my Win XP Upgrade CD to get to XP Pro?
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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:nOadnQuS7pCX3Q_enZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:QBqkf.3178$f41.2586@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "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.
>>
>>
>
> I have a disk image of XP Pro with Service Pack 2 slipstreamed into it
> already. If you want it, let me know and I will give you a link to
> download
> it. I know it is bootable and works properly. If you need XP Home, I have
> that one also slipstreamed.
Shoot the link for XP Pro to jstrickland at ez2 dot net. I've got a
broadband connection, so I can download pretty easily.
Before you do that, can I use a New Installation Win 95 CD to get the
machine going, then use my Win XP Upgrade CD to get to XP Pro?
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
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God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
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God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> My drive uses a jumper if it's a Master, and no jumper if it's a Slave.