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thanks for the replies; I'll try it tomorrow!

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Hello all!

I have a friends hard drive that is corrupted with bad sectors. It wont even finish scandisk, it perpetually scans a certain directory(not a windows directory, a data files directory). If I try to delete this directory it says data error.

Obviously that area of the drive is damaged ...

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Thanks a lot for the replies, figured it out.

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Originally posted by the snake
right click my computer and choose manage, then go to disk managment and right click the drive in question then change drive letter.

you can only change disk drive letters. You can't change CD rom letters, and you can't change to letters that are already assigned ...

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Hello all - this should be an easy one:

New computer running XP. OS is on C:
CD/RW is D:

When I put in a 2nd hard drive, it retains the CDRW as drive D and assigns drive E to the new hard drive. In older comps that I've done this, the 2nd hard drive becomes D and the CDR gets bumped to E. Its a ...

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Originally posted by The Dude
It should be OK to leave it connected, I would. After you format the first drive it may ask you if you want to convert the second one. Just say no. If it's making you nervous then disconnect it. You may have to change a jumper on your master, some brands use no ...

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Originally posted by zooner

yes.. done it myself...

How, out of curiosity? During XP setup it asks whether you want to format using NTFS or FAT32. Should I disconnect my 2nd drive, specify NTFS for the install drive C, then after everything is installed connect 2nd FAT32 drive? Or can I ...

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sorry double post

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Originally posted by zooner
I agree... jump on it right away!

also, there are ways of reading ntfs from win98se or any fat32 based OS. There might be freeware, but I KNOW there are shareware and commerical apps jsut for that task.

Thanks for the replies - I'll try it tonight.

I was leery ...

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I recently got a new computer :

Pentium 4 @2.8 Ghz
Dell 8250
80 GB WD HD
512 RAM
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

IT came preinstalled from Dell with Windows XP Pro and the hard drive is formatted with NTFS. I'm debating reinstalling right off the bat; however its running so nicely that I don't want to bother ...

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Originally posted by LoopeD
OK, I bought a new hard drive and installed Windows 98SE (cause my computer won't install 2000 - Dell tech says that my bios is too old, even though I've installed 2000 on Dell Pentium 2 200's with no problems). Seems to be working better; however I still produced a ...

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Originally posted by NewbiePCuseR
Its most probably the harddisk, I once had a problem like yours using winxp and a maxtor 30gb, it kept restarting when I tried to install windows. Problem solved when I bought a new harddisk :o

Or you could try installing windows using the other harddisk that ...

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No overclock.

Will open the case up - Again - to check one more time.

I hvae a CD-ROM and a CD-RW drive on the same cable. One's master and ones slave. I also have 2 hard drives, both Seagate Barracudas, one master, one slave. Actually the exact same configuration I had before I reformatted and ...

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Originally posted by Norm
Could it be a bad connection?

Have you tried reconnecting the hd cable (both ends) ?

I ask, because 99% of hardware problems I have encountered after I have been inside the case have been a result of my big hands knocking something out of (or slightly out of) a socket ...

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Well, I ran a full Seagate disk diagnostic and everything checked out OK. (Its a Seagate Barracuda).

Dunno if this helps, but it ONLY restarts when something is being written - i.e. installing stuff, downloading, etc.

I've never seen this problem before.........

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Well its still happening.

Here's the instances where my comp randomly restarted:

During Windows Update - Internet Explorer 6. Downloaded fine, but during install part it restarted. Resumed no problem and successfully completed after reboot.

During installation of my sound blaster software. Gets ...

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Oh My God.

You dont understand what just happened.

Opened up my computer to switch the RAM sticks around. Suddenly notice a twisted pair cable hanging in midair not connected to anything. Look on the motherboard, theres a 3 pin connector labelled FAN. Said NO WAY and plugged it in.

Started her ...

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Short story is:

Original system:

Dell Dimension 4100 @866 mhZ
30 GB HD
nVidia TNT2 RIVA 32 MB
128 RAM

Bought a 256 RAM stick a year ago, installed in slot 0, put 128 stick in slot 1, no problems.

Reformatted and installed Win 98 SE, same OS I've been running for 2 years with no problems ...

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Hello all

Frustrating:

Fresh install of Windows 98 SE on a computer that has been running like gold for 2 years.

Pentium 3 866 mhZ
30 GB HD
384 RAM

Installed the OS, then the chipset drivers, etc. then the vidoe drivers, then Office 2000 Pro. Halfway through the Office installation it restarted ...

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Originally posted by mnosteele52
Most likely you need a BIOS upgrade, I have run into this problem a few times and only on OEM computers such as DELL, Compcrap etc. These pcs usually have a Phoenix BIOS which are terrible.

Thanks, I'll try that.

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Helo all

This question just stumped a Dell techie that has worked there for 2.5 years...........

I have a Dell Dimension 4100 I obtained in 2000.
Pentium 3 866 mHz
30 GB HD
384 RAM

Had Windows 98 SE installed since purchase. Trying to install WIndows 2000 Pro from a fully registered hologram CD ...

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Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
get the pro

For 500 CDN more? Is it worth it? Is it that much faster?

WIth 128 MB, shouldn't either controller speed be pretty damn fast?

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OK, one more thing:

Just got a call from the Dell tech - difference between the 9700 TX and 9700 Pro is speed. Pro runs at 324 mhZ, the TX runs at 263.

Will this make a huge difference or am I ok with the slower speed?

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Originally posted by loop2kil
I'd go for the 9700 pro. you wont regret it at all. If your on a budget then id get the ti4200 128 mb version.

BTW, most excellent choice of names :)

Thanks ! :D

Dell technician claims both Radeons smoke the Ti4200.

And they don't have the 128MB version for the ...

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OK, there's another option:

For $100 upgrade I can get an 128MB DDR ATI RadeonT 9700 TX Video card w/DVI and TV-Out.

Is this card good enough? Obviously not as good as the pro, but is it passable?

Thanks in advance, and I just noticed my thread title specifies sound cards. Oops!

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Yep, that's $510 CDN, which is $324 US at the current rate. WHich isn't too bad.......

Anyways, I'll see if Dell has the TI4200 available in 128MB. If not, I may go for the ATi.

Thanks for the responses.

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Hello all.

I'm getting a new computer thru work from Dell, and here are the vid cards available for the system I've priced:

64MB nVidia GeForce 4 MX 420 Graphics Card w/ TV-Out

64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4 TI4200 Graphics Card with TV-Out [add $150.00] Great Upgrade

128MB DDR ATI RadeonT 9700 Pro ...

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Quick revision to my original post:

He says XP says there is no signature, do you wish to continue? When he says yes, it installs. Then after a reboot it redetects the same modem, and he has to reinstall again, with the same result, etc.

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Hello all

My friend is installing a modem on his XP machine (don't have the specs, but shouldn't matter for this question).

During install, XP says that the product does not have a Microsoft digital signature, and his install aborts.

Does XP absolutely have to have 100 percent Microsoft compliant ...

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Originally posted by YARDofSTUF

personally, japan should be happy there still on the map, as far as the a-bomb goes.

Um, not a nice sentiment, but you are entitled to your opinion I guess. Even if it is offensive as hell to anyone reading this who might be Japanese...............

chemical ...

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Originally posted by The Dude
if you have two OS's on the same machine it can be a problem. Win 9X can't read NTFS partitions. Win NT4 can't read fat 32 partitions. As far as I know 2k and XP can read fat and NTFS. If you are sharing over a Network it doesn't matter what the partition is ...

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Originally posted by Hybridmonolith
That make make any difference. Shouldn't have any prob. It's just the way they stored on the HD> :D Could be wrong though :(

Ah, I was under the impression that a file stored on an NTFS system would be unreadable by a computer running FAT.........

hehe ...

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Originally posted by Hybridmonolith
It wil only give you a FAT option if you run in windows and choose clean install. i dunno why. NTFS is the best bet anyway.

Thanks, I'll go with the NTFS option. Though I'm a little concerned with file sharing with older FAT OS's - we transfer a lot of files ...

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OK, everything is proceeding well, except for one thing:

Formatting using the XP CD. Deleted all partitions and started from scratch. Used maximum space for both drives and selected C (boot drive) to install XP to. It said that to install XP it would require formatting drive D first. Then it asked ...

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Much appreciated - will try tomorrow.

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Hello everyone

Have a problem I've never seen before while installing XP.

Setup:
Dell Dimension @450 Mhz
Drive C = Maxtor 20 GB - Master
Drive D = Maxtor 80 GB - Slave

Formatted using Maxtor's HDD utility program, MaxBlast.
Just a primary partition C and D.

Changed boot sequence to CD-Rom, Hard ...

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Definately not holding the Windows key down, though I suppose it could be stuck or something...........

thanks for the replies

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Hey all.

Think I've found the single most frustrating thing in Windows 98SE, and I can't figure out what's causing it.

For some reason, all of a sudden when I type anything, whether it be in a form online, text in a Word doc, or a url, there's suddenly Windows functions associated with certain ...

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Don't get me wrong, none of them were bad, they're just not very durable. I'll never buy Sony's again - they make their CDR's a certain way that only plays in some CD players. My buddy's Technics CD player won't touch em..............

I was just wondering if anyone knew the cheaper ones were ...

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Hey everyone

I took the cheap route and bought 100 generic CDR's for 49.99 Canadian. They worked great on all players, and I was happy for awhile. Now I see that its the durability you pay for, cause a lot of them have either become really scratched or the coating has actually peeled away in spots ...

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