OT -- I need Computer Help
12-03-2005, 09:24 PM
#61
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Never mind this, I didn't read your last message to get your email address
;)
Chris
>
> Jeff, your email bounced, so shoot me an email at stargazer17@gmail.com
and
> I will send you the download link.
> Chris
>
>
;)
Chris
>
> Jeff, your email bounced, so shoot me an email at stargazer17@gmail.com
and
> I will send you the download link.
> Chris
>
>
12-03-2005, 09:26 PM
#62
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>
>> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>
>>
>> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
>> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
>> is corrupt.
>>
>> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
>> from a CD?
>>
>>
>
> I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
B if you have a floppy.
If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
>
> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>
>> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>
>>
>> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
>> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
>> is corrupt.
>>
>> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
>> from a CD?
>>
>>
>
> I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
B if you have a floppy.
If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
12-03-2005, 09:26 PM
#63
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>
>> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>
>>
>> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
>> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
>> is corrupt.
>>
>> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
>> from a CD?
>>
>>
>
> I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
B if you have a floppy.
If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
>
> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>
>> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>
>>
>> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
>> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
>> is corrupt.
>>
>> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
>> from a CD?
>>
>>
>
> I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
B if you have a floppy.
If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
12-03-2005, 09:26 PM
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>
>> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>
>>
>> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
>> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
>> is corrupt.
>>
>> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
>> from a CD?
>>
>>
>
> I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
B if you have a floppy.
If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
>
> "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
>
>> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>>
>>>
>>> "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.
>>
>>
>> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
>> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
>> is corrupt.
>>
>> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
>> from a CD?
>>
>>
>
> I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
B if you have a floppy.
If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
12-03-2005, 09:27 PM
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
which can interfere with a drive jumper?
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master.
> This is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>
> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them.
> The jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I
> was finished.
>
>
>
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>
>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>> 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.
>
>
which can interfere with a drive jumper?
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master.
> This is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>
> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them.
> The jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I
> was finished.
>
>
>
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>
>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>> 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.
>
>
12-03-2005, 09:27 PM
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
which can interfere with a drive jumper?
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master.
> This is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>
> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them.
> The jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I
> was finished.
>
>
>
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>
>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>> 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.
>
>
which can interfere with a drive jumper?
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master.
> This is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>
> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them.
> The jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I
> was finished.
>
>
>
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>
>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>> 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.
>
>
12-03-2005, 09:27 PM
#67
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
You got the cable that also attempts to set the master/slave setting,
which can interfere with a drive jumper?
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master.
> This is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>
> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them.
> The jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I
> was finished.
>
>
>
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>
>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>> 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.
>
>
which can interfere with a drive jumper?
Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> Yeah, I know. But my drive is different. The picture on my drive says no
> jumper if a Slave, and the jumper goes on a set of pins if a Master.
> This is a drive specific specifcation, they are different.
>
> I'm not arguing the point, I'm only trying to say that I know what you
> are saying, and I read the directions on my drive, and followed them.
> The jumper was there and I had to move it, then I moved it back when I
> was finished.
>
>
>
>
> "L.W. ("ßill") ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
> news:4392466C.F4F952F9@***.net...
>
>> http://www.mysuperpc.com/hdu/wd1200jb_label_closeup.jpg
>> 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.
>
>
12-03-2005, 09:28 PM
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdnebSfOZXzg_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> >
> > "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
> >
> >> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> "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.
> >>
> >>
> >> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
> >> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
> >> is corrupt.
> >>
> >> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
> >> from a CD?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
>
> The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
> Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
> B if you have a floppy.
>
> If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
> drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
> of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
> is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
> or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
>
>
All the Windows boot disks are also available at www.bootdisk.com which is
usually quicker than trying to find something on the MS site.
Chris
12-03-2005, 09:28 PM
#69
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdnebSfOZXzg_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> >
> > "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
> >
> >> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> "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.
> >>
> >>
> >> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
> >> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
> >> is corrupt.
> >>
> >> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
> >> from a CD?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
>
> The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
> Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
> B if you have a floppy.
>
> If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
> drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
> of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
> is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
> or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
>
>
All the Windows boot disks are also available at www.bootdisk.com which is
usually quicker than trying to find something on the MS site.
Chris
12-03-2005, 09:28 PM
#70
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Re: OT -- I need Computer Help
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wsGdnebSfOZXzg_e4p2dnA@comcast.com...
> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
>
> >
> > "Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:N9KdneU69pAl2g_eRVn-hg@comcast.com...
> >
> >> Jeff Strickland proclaimed:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> "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.
> >>
> >>
> >> Typical cause is there are no bootable files on any drives that the
> >> BIOS has been set up to attempt to boot from. Or the bootable file
> >> is corrupt.
> >>
> >> Got a rescue floppy or known bootable CD, with a bios that can boot
> >> from a CD?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I thought I did, but apparently that thought is wrong. Have you got one?
>
> The only legal one I have is the original Mickeysoft bootable CD for XP
> Home. Probably a bigger pita to ISO it than it would be to go to Plan
> B if you have a floppy.
>
> If you have a bootable floppy in the obstreporous computer and a floppy
> drive in another computer with internet access, you can create the set
> of bootable floppies with the download from the Microsoft website, there
> is one for XP Home and one for XP Pro. Start with MSKB article Q310994
> or just search for "Windows XP Setup boot disks"
>
>
All the Windows boot disks are also available at www.bootdisk.com which is
usually quicker than trying to find something on the MS site.
Chris