Posts by goldeagle2005

Check if your CPU or mainboard is overheating. If it isn't, try cleaning out all connectors on the board and remove any dusk in the computer. If this doesn't help, try for matting and then reinstalling windows...

describe the symptoms in detail. we'll go from there

Norton/Symantec's "Ghost" program will do what you describe, and the program's usage is pretty straightforward.

Hi. I'll be getting the software today. Before that, I want to ask you: whenI restore the image, will it wipe out the data on all my other partitions as well? Usually imaging apps wipe out the entire HD and then restore from the image. I need to ensure that the other partitions remain untouched.

Thanks

Guess it all comes down to a matter of choice. People go with what they believe will be a 'better' software, simply because of the company's rep. And Symantec is a well known and widely trusted name.

It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum....and I'm all out of bubble gum

the most idiotic

did you change any drive letters? Start>run and type diskmgmt.msc. In the window that pops up, locate your HD, right click it and choose the option to add drive letter or path. From the next window that pops up, click "add", select a drive letter, and OK your way outta there. Your problem should be fixed,

Right. Any freeware alternatives available? Pardon my ignorance on this, I just have no experience with image software.

Hi all

I have a computer with 4 partitions on an 80 gig HD. Now, 10 Gig is what ive allocated to drive C: (the system drive). I have a tendency to try out every piece of software out there, and hence i tend to reformat drive C: every 4 months or so. Each time I do this, I manually start Windows XP setup, format drive C:, bla bla bla. What I want to ask is this. I want to create an image of drive C: only, and store it on a DVD so that I can boot from the said DVD and it'll restore drive C:, without touching the rest of the partitions. I plan to take an image of drive C: after I've installed all drivers, essential programs (A/V, MS Office, Nero etc). What software do you guys recommend for this? Ofcourse, I'll need to create a bootable DVD for this. How do I go about this?

Thanks a lot.

Usually, bad RAM is 3 long beeps, but this varies from BIOS to BIOS. HAve you checked for loose connections? Seated the CPU properly?

Okay..have you tried connecting the drives in RAID? Because its possible your ports could be faulty. I'm saying so as my mobo SATA ports support RAID and I tried connecting a SATA HD to those ports, and it worked flawlessly. Maybe you're missing the controller drivers?

I have a geek code...:D

which was tasteless

You need the SATA drivers provided with the mobo. During setup when it prompts you tp "Press F6 to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver", press F6, pop the driver floppy (it should be in a floppy) and follow the onscreen instructions. You'll now be able to install Windows as usual.

2 SATA connectors and 2 SATA RAID connectors would mean that two SATA connectors support RAID, while 2 don't. You can safely connect the three SATA drives you want to without a RAID setup. Plugin the 3 drives and you're good to go...

Yeah, nizzy's right. I forgot to mention that. It's preferable to install the largest RAM module in the first bank, then the second largest and so on.

No really. As long as both RAMs are of the same type (DDR, SD etc), they will work. Just plug the second ram stick in and youre good to go...

Is there a setup executable that came with the drivers? If yes, run it and follow the on-screen instructions. If not, open device Manager, you should see an entry called Multimedia Audio Controller with a Yellow Exclamation mark. Double Click this entry. Click the "Drivers" tab and click the buttonm labelled "Update Driver". In the Hardware Update Wizard window that pops up, select the radio box titled "Install from a list or specific location (advanced)" and click Next. In the next section, click the radio box titled "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install" and click next. Click the have disk button and browse to the folder where you downloaded the drivers. Now the Hardware Update Wizard window will show you your soundcard's model. Select it and click next. Thats it, your driver should now be installed.

Did you try searching the Dell support site for this problem?

Glad to hear you were able to resolved your issue.

I just don't get what he meant by

when i click on second it will convert in to first mean both session will become one

You alert CAUCE to your presence

I trash my old cell phone

Edit to my previous post: The error "PXE-E61 media test faliure, check cable" does occur when the system tries to boot from the LAN. However, PXE boot happens only when all other boot attempts have failed. Which means that either boot sector may have gone bad, or worse, the hard drive might have crashed.

In your case, however, you say that

[Quote-noonie]The agency I work for acquired four computers from a company called Progress Energy. I assume that Progress Energy cleaned their hard drives.[/quote]

Since they cleaned their hard drives (I'm assuming a thorough clean up -- deleting partitions etc), the computer can't boot from the HD. That's why it's trying to PXE boot. You need to use the Windows XP CD-ROM to start setup. Get a bootable CD and boot off of the CD itself

The most certain way to be sure would be to install a known, working processor on your motherboard and see if the system works. Do the same for your your processor - install it on a known working motherboard.

Otherwise, if you're sure all the other components (RAM, graphics card etc) are working, it has to be one of the two.

If your current board is fine (which I suspect it is), you dont need to change it. However, do get new RAM first. As for brands, well, you could go for brands like Kingston, Corsair, Samsung. These are all good manufacturers.

First off, check that there indeed is a modem present physically. Check the rear ports for the telephone RJ-45 sockets. If these aren't there, you donn't have a modem.

Yeah. Also, if your HDD was indeed clean, you wouldn't get this message. Make sure you format the HDD correctly.

"PXE-E61 media test faliure, check cable". Wouldnt this signify an error in the PXE boot process (PXE=Preboot eXecution Environment). As in, using a server on the network to boot the computer so that it can start the OS setup.

Anyway, check to see if the LAN cable is connected securely and your gateway is up and running.

As for the not being to boot off the CD, you sure the CD is bootable? (Ive seen this happen lots. ppl trying to boot off a non bootable CD)

See if you can starttup in safe mode, and run system restore from there.

I have to agree with iamthwee. Your data is gone. Especially if you've deleted and recreated the partitions. Always, always backup your data.

You could check to make sure that your connections are tight. Also, remove the RAM stticks and see if your mobo shows any signs of life. If not, I'm sorry to say you may have fried it.

As for your second question, yes, it is entirely possible (though not necessary) for a lightning strike to take out the processor along with the motherboard.

Hi Jen
A spelling mistake is highly unlikely, which leads me to believe you have some sort of infection on your machine. Press F8 before the Windows logo appears, and in the subsequent menu that appears, select the option "Last Known Good". See if this helps. If not, revert back and we'll go from there.

You need to install the drivers that came with the device to make sure it is detected as a Digital Camera, and not as a disk drive. Pop the disc in and start the setup procedure from there.

Run a complete scan with AVG and adaware. Seems to me some spyware has corrupted some system files.

After the A/V check, pop the XP CD in the drive. Go to Start>run and type"sfc /scannow" and wait till the process completes.

If this doesn't help, start Windows setup from the CD and when prompted, choose the upgrade option. This should fix any corrupt files.

In such a scenario, I recommend a format and reinstall. Clean and fail safe.

Yes, memory sticks are RAM sticks. Since your computer crashes while running mtest86, your RAM sticks are bad. Replace them, and you'll be fine

The kind of memory (PC 2100 etc) will depend on your motherboard. From what I saw online, you will need to get PC 2100 DDR RAM.

Zit-->scar

Yes, but you can be sure you'll receive better responses if you start your own thread

Vista is currently in the pre release stage, and is bound to have a huge number of bugs. If you can reproduce the problem, you can submit an error report to microsoft and hope that they'll respond.

At the login box, press and hold Ctrl+Alt, and then press Del twice. This will bring up the logon box. Input your username + password. Below the password field, there should be a combo box. Choose the option "Local computer" (or something to that effect) and see if you can logon

Try replacing your RAM sticks. Judging from the error you dexcribed, this sounds like a bad memory stick.

First off, JohnnyBopps and col, it's against the forum rules to post your problems onto someone else's thread. It dilutes the attention that can be given to one problem, and lessens the chance of you getting personalised attention.

That said, PBSKid, you could use an external temperature sensing device to check your CPU temperature. However, I also suggest you get new RAM sticks and see if the problem recurs. Also, strip the system down to the bare minimum (CPU+mobo, 1 RAM stick and nothing else connected). See if the computer works. If not, check the processor on a known working mobo and your mobo with a known working processor.

You're an inspiration to us all ;)

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"You bastards"

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You get a better browser

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Could be the HD heating up. Check the temperatures as MIGSoft suggested.

You're really supposed to dry clean those things, you know.
I mean, sure- the washer/dryer trick usually works, but getting the wrinkles ironed out of a good CPU can be a big pain... :mrgreen:

You mean to tell me people actually wash their CPUs? In a washing machine? You have to be kidding me....

Also, are you sure that the CD you're using is bootable?