Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 23:26:36 12/27/04
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On December 27, 2004 at 19:26:50, mike schoonover wrote:
>these are not in any particular order.
>1.using your good machine,search internet and see if you can copy a boot up disc
>somewhere.[do search:utilities,boot up,free]
>you can usually find a site quick enough where this can be done.
>2.you said you just installed a new drive.
>re=open box and make sure all connectors are seated properly.
>to everything,including memory and any cards.
>3.swap out power supply if possible.
If you have added RAM or USB devices or any other thing that consumes power, you
can seriously damage your system if the power supply is not sufficient. When
building a system, always make sure the power supply is way more than you need,
because down the road, you add new and bigger video cards with bigger RAM and
their own fans, or you add a new processor with a big cooling fan, or simply
more RAM which requires more power to sustain. Also, USB devices all draw
power from the system, like jump drives, thumb drives, web cams, cameras,
printers, scanners, even if they have their own power, adding too many to a USB
chain can have power consequences. You can get all kinds of wierd or
intermittent problems with an insufficient PS, and you can damage hard drives
and controller chips as well.
Just a few thoughts.
>4.if you have an oem computer try there system restore disk
>if made availible.{insert in drive,start up computer]
>5.when starting your computer imiediatly on the first screen
>press f2 to see if you can enter setup.note:some computers may be
>different.
>if you get into setup check the boot section,perhaps
>the system is trying to boot off your cd and,or,your floppy.
>
>if i think of anything else i'll re-post.
>regards
>mike
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