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LAN knowledge help
Hello good peopleYeah, me too I've got a tiny home LAN, consisting of 2 computers (one Win2000 and one WinXP) and a router between them, which connects to the Internet.Neither of the PCs have installed a Microsoft Server software or anything.I configured the LAN manually - I think correctly, because...
Tags: LANs, Desktops, Network technology, NETWORKING, knowledge, inforom73@..., PC, computer, LAN, Boot Drive
Discussion threads 2007-03-30
Recover Un-installed Software
I was installing a game on my personal folderThen I did not like the game so I un-installed itBut, I did not know instead of un-installing only its folder, it removed also my personal folderI looked at the trash Icon it is empty (knowing I un-installed a software so it...
Tags: Boot Drive, civilestimator@...
Discussion threads 2007-02-27
Networking Problems with Vista
I just purchased a new computer running Vista Home Premium. After a lot of trouble, (mostly caused by the pre-installed Norton Internet Security 2007) I have gotten it onto my pre-existing XP network. However, it does not seem possible to connect to the entire C drive, but only...
Tags: Boot Drive, C-drive, joreisch@..., Microsoft Windows Vista
Discussion threads 2007-02-16
Need more free space
My Domain controller has 4 HD with RAID 5. The C: drive is simple volume dynamic with 4GB space that is full now. Only 200MB is free. The E: drive also simple volume, dynamic with 97GB. I have move the paging to E:, also set temp files to go there...
Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, arief, Boot Drive, hard drive, C
Discussion threads 2006-11-07
Moving XP to Boot Drive
My System was a Dual Boot Win XP or Win 98SE. I got that part removed. WIn 98SE is on the Boot Drive C while Win XP is on the D Drive (A different physical HD - Slave)I want to put Win XP on the Boot Drive and have...
Tags: Win, Boot Drive, Microsoft Windows XP, MRA2, abramowitza@..., windows
Q&A 2006-04-12
Missing Hard drive
Im using XP Pro and i can't see one of my hard drives in my computer.Its an external drive and it is connected via usb. i go to device manager and i can see it under drives but, not in my computer and i need the data that's inside of...
Tags: Boot Drive, Drive Manager, hard drive, Ocean1, USB, windows
Q&A 2005-10-07

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Convert from IDE to SATA
I have 2 IDE drives with Windows ME on the C Drive and XP on the D drive. The Boot.ini file defaults to the D drive to start XP, although I have the choice to go to ME if I need some of the old programs/data.I have installed 2...
Tags: rghoch@..., IDE, Serial ATA, D Drive, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2007-11-22
Reboot or select proper boot device
About a month ago I took my computer to a “mom & pop” computer store Which has since gone out of business because it wouldn’t boot. They replaced the IDE cable and memory card. In addition they did something so that when you boot it after it finishes POST it...
Tags: Backups, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows, C/C++, bac0926@..., D Drive, C-drive, boot device, CD, CD-ROM
Discussion threads 2007-05-31
Booting Laptop with USB Flash Drive
I have a 2 year old HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop running Windows XP Professional SP2, with a Pentium M 1.73 GHz Processor and 1 GB DDR400 Memory. I am trying to boot it using a 2 year old 512 MB PNY Flash Drive. The computer is working fine,...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, roadgeek9, USB flash drive, hard drive, laptop computer, computer
Discussion threads 2007-10-07
20h change on drive
I have a drive that almost every other bit on the drive has the hex value on the drive increased by 20h. I can edit the drive values in the boot sector to get it to boot but it is too much work to continue this process for the...
Tags: Ekiwi, hardware, eerkes
Discussion threads 2004-11-19
Acronis 10 Home
I run Win XP-Pro and my boot drive is a WD raptor SATA 150GB. When I create a boot disc in Acronis 10 or if I boot off the Acronis install disc I get a message:ATA - Disabling port. And that all that happens. I have created an image on...
Tags: ronnie@..., Acronis, Acronis 10
Discussion threads 2007-07-27
IBM GL300
I have a IBM GL300 that the hard drive was making alot of noise and needed to be replaced. I replaced the drive and wanted to boot up off the CD and I did not see boot up on CD as an option. I can boot up from...
Tags: CD, hardware, IBM Corp., IBM GL300, internetranking@..., software, windows
Discussion threads 2007-01-18
move hard drive
Can I take my boot drive out of my old machine and put it in a new machine without losing anything? I'm running Vista Home Premium.From my own experience...sometimes yes, sometimes no. It appears to me to depend on whether or not the mobo recognizes it as a proper...
Tags: hard drive, smallsol@...
Discussion threads 2007-09-01
Imaged Drive Problem
I have a new drive with an image of another drive I just installed onto it; but now I cannot seem to get this new drive with the image on it to boot in any other computer. This is honestly my first time trying to image a drive and I...
Tags: davebaxter@..., image
Discussion threads 2006-12-08
SATA drive error, can't even boot setup menu in BIOS
I'm having problems after trying to create a dual-boot on my SATA drive, that is having Vista, and adding XP. So after creating an XP partition, the computer will boot into the auto-detecting BIOS screen and freeze up. I cannot even enter the setup in BIOS or boot...
Tags: sean_hendrickson@..., Serial ATA, BIOS, SATA Drive, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2007-06-27
boot pc from an external floppy drive
Hello,I am would like to install a new hard drive on my notebook but the floppy drive does not work. I am thinking about buying an external hard drive for booting my system during the HD instillation process. Could any one tell me if a laptop can boot from a...
Tags: external floppy drive, floppy disk, floppy drive, hardware, leaundrae@..., PC
Q&A 2005-09-14
Dual Boot Prob. {win98 & winXP}
i have two os windows 98c drive and windows xpd drive recently i have formated c drive using dos format command. now i am not able to boot my system Actually what i want is my system should boot from windows xpd drive what i should do now..?
Tags: mahesh_smahajan@..., D Drive, C-drive
Discussion threads 2007-01-02
Can't boot from Sata drive
We just installed new 300 GB Seagate Sata drives in both of our computers. The installation went fine & we used Seagate's disk wizard to transfer data over, telling it that we want to use the drive as a boot drive & keep the old drive in the system. Th
Tags: hardware, windows, Serial ATA, Trish44, IDE, SATA Drivers
Discussion threads 2006-11-28
WINXP BOOT PROBLEM - USB DRIVE related
The strangest thing is happening:My windows xp pro machine will only boot with a USB drive in the USBport.If I take the usb drive out and boot this happens:first the windows xp screen comes up, then after a few seconds it willgo to a black screen and do nothing.I...
Tags: BIOS, P.slaghekke@..., USB flash drive, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2007-06-03
Boot from SCSI not IDE
I have a SCSI and an IDE drive. It boots from the SCSI drive, but when I adjust the jumpers so that it sees the IDE drive, it wants to boot from the IDE drive. I need it to boot from the SCSI drive. What do I...
Tags: BIOS, IDE, SCSI, Super_IT_Mom
Q&A 2004-11-30
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