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Delete all partitions and create a new one that engulfs the whole drive. .. that is, if you don't mind losing complete data on it.

(this is a copy-paste from [URL="http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-020642.htm"]this[/URL]) Try this first: Click Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Look for the following two items: Realtek* High Definition Audio Driver and High Definition Audio driver Package - KB888111. If these items are listed in Add/Remove programs, remove them. Restart Windows. Download the …

What burning software are you using? (either of you) If it is nero, maybe you left the "simulate" checkbox checked. Try fixing the [URL="http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/aspi.cfm"]ASPI layer[/URL].

Double-click "my computer" Right-click the drive in question Click "Properties" Select "AutoPlay" tab Click "Prompt me each time to choose an action" Click "OK"

One little thing: BIOS monitors the fans, and if the fans aren't spinning, then the BIOS gives you a warning during POST. If there's no POST, then the BIOS hasn't kicked in. In other words, the fan isn't a direct cause. What you could be having there is PSU protection. …

In control panel there are regional settings (for non-classic view, choose "change the format of numbers, dates and times"). In those settings windows click on the "customize" button. (right next to dorp-down box of country name). In the next window click on the "time" tab and change the time format …

I say, 6.9 V instead of 5 is too high. What you need to check are CPU and RAM voltages. They must not be THAT much higher. [URL="http://www.cpuid.com/hwmonitor.php"]HWMonitor[/URL] would be a suitable tool for you. If you don't know what are the nominal values, check your BIOS settings.

Google it.

No, but they would have access to your email.

Try different IDE cable. Try changing IDE channel. Your jumper settings might cause this. Especially if both drives are set as "slave" and both are on same IDE channel.

I suggest that you enabe your drive's S.M.A.R.T. in BIOS (Self-monitoring and reporting tool). It will alert you IF your HD is dying. Anyway, that what you've expirianced doesn't mean that your HD is faulty. It looks to me like VGA or mobo is to blame. Possibly lack of contact …

One little thing... this thread is 4 years old.

Are your Keyboard and Mouse USB devices, or PS2? Might be that USB contoller suffered some damage, or there is some other USB device that might causing problems.

Try resetting your modem/router.

That site just killed my Windows. Forced it to shut down (not hardware shutdown!) and gives me BSOD on every bootup since. I had to install temporary windows on other drive. (Sick *&&^$#) Right now I'm trying to figure out how to revert the situation. In the mean-time but this …

There are several ways you could investigate the past usage: (this applies only if the OS wasn't reinstalled in the meantime) - Logs in event viewer (part of administrative tools). Every boot-up is logged there. You can check the dates to see if it was used before you bought it. …

There is another option I've read somewhere about, and the outlined part was that it costs less than buying a legitimate copy of Windows. If you obtain illegal copy of Windows, and THEN you pay for the licence, you end up saving some $$.

Please, clarify what do you mead by "entry that doesn't have any name" Entries in "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" are all Dwords and all must have "names". For example: Dword name "QuickTime Task" (this part is mandatory) Dword value "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime" Which of two are you referring to? In case you are …

You can [URL="http://www.bootdisk.com/pendrive.htm"]boot via USB stick[/URL]. You can also boot via CD using ERD (you'll have to google for it). ERD has a similar interface like windows and it hosts some crucial tools to backup or repair the drive.

My suspects: - CPU (no way to test it, except to switch it with known good one) - RAM (try running one stick only or changing slots) - corrupt OS (if it boots from CD, then it is a good sign in this direction) - dying DH. Possibly motherboard. IDE/SATA …

You will have to slipstream the SP3 and SATA drivers to Setup CD. That's the only way you could install XP on your laptop. .. that is, if you manage to find XP drivers for your laptop. [URL="http://www.opendrivers.com/categorycompany/1404/1137/notebook-toshiba-free-driver-download.html"]Here[/URL]'s potential site where you could find something.

Looks like: a) RAM timings are wrong (maybe RAM or CPU is overclocked?) b) PSU isn't producing enough juice (check voltages in BIOS) c) RAM needs replacing (try one stick at the time, or different slots) d) BIOS needs updating (only if RAM is brand-new and not on the Dell's …

That is probbably damaged ASPI layer. Try [URL="http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/aspi.cfm"]this[/URL].

Resetting modem might help.

Run chkdsk

Using bootable CD with HD tools. Plugging the drive into another machine that can boot.

Try logging on as Administrator (account name, not a group policy thing). By default, Administrator's password is blank, unless you defined it when you installed windows. (Same one that is required when you enter the recovery command prompt) Maybe you'll manage to boot without immediate log-off. If you do, look …

Rightclick on the network icon in tray, select "status", then hit Properties button, select "Internet Protocol TCP/IP" and hit properties button. Try setting both IP and DNS server adresses settings on "auto". You might need to disable/enable the connection. Also, you can use laptop to access router. If it is …

My guess, regarding your son's laptop, is that the battery is dead. If you have same model, or your laptop uses same model of battery, then you could try your battery in his laptop to see if it works. FYI, battery's life-spawn is very limited. No virus can kill it. …

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I'm not familiar with Macs or their OSes, but simply deleting the partitions and/or logical drives is enough to prepare it for new machine, giving that Mac's OS bootable CD/DVD is capable of creating partitions and logical drives. I suggest that you leave the formatting to Mac.. Not PC. You …

That might be corrupt [URL="http://www.afterdawn.com/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/aspi.cfm"]ASPI[/URL] driver. Regarding drive connections: it doesn't matter which end of a cable you plug in the drive, as long as the jumper on the drive isn't set on "cable select". Also, if you have master drive on that cable, then you should check if there …

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MS-6728-100 is a part no. for 865PE Neo2-PLS model. If [URL="http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=865PE_Neo2-PLS"]that[/URL] is correct, then [URL="http://download2.msi.com/files/downloads/dvr_exe/Realtek_AC97_MB.zip"]THIS[/URL] is the driver you need. Also check [URL="http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=569"]here[/URL] for other drivers for your mobo.

Disabling the drive in BIOS won't exclude software issue or data corruption. XP has a way of bypassing BIOS settings and directly accessing the physically connected drives. Also, if the swapfile is on the affected drive, then that could result in failing to boot. .. or if the 2 sata …

Combofix helps, but it is not really reliable. It can crush and burn your windows. PerfectDisk is the only defragmenter that defragments metadata. It fragments over time and none of the other defragmenters touch it. Only other way to defragment that is to format the drive. It also sorts the …

I think that this is a typical case of virtual desktop or spawning screen. Try configuring graphic card settings to single display, and make sure that it is a display in use.

When you say you attempted to update the drives, did you mean firmware? If not, you should. Also see if your motherbard BIOS could be updated.

Yes it would. Before you try with XP setup CD, try this: Click Start, then "run" and type regedit Look for "HKEY_Local_mackine\System\currentControlSet\Control\Session manager". Click on that key and doubleclick on "BootExecute" in your right panel, and copy-paste the contents here.

Issue #1 - The laptop is the same one that didn't boot with the drive in question? If so, the hard drive is either dead or it needs formatting (corrupt MBR). In any case, the data is as good as lost. - There is a slight chance of data retreval …

There is a trick that I've learned while trying to intall XP on my machine. Try to disable the drive in BIOS and boot from CD. See if that changes the behaviour. Windows actually ignores BIOS settings and can access the drive anyway, but it doesn't (atleast, XP setup program) …

DO NOT OPEN THE HARD DRIVES!! You'll most certainly end up with 2 dead drives. If you do, the dust and moisture will contaminate the disks and they will be as good as dead. So far you have one functional drive and one dead drive with good data. Your only …

a) You can always "click" using keyboard. b) If it is USB mouse, try PS/2 if possible. (vice-versa)

Usually yes, if the appropriate drivers are installed and if the design isn't flawed like nForce4 chipset and its hardware-driven firewall. Otherwise, they would be redundant.

Since political didn't say how he/she fixed the problem, I will throw in an observation and educated guess. "out of stack buffers" is memory-related error. Not drive-related. Sounds to me like you are trying to use old-school dos-based utility that needs some sort of memory manager loaded prior to running …

I say a dead mobo. The sounds you usualy hear are HD(s) CD(s) and fans. If the HD(s) are not spinning, that is a good sign that the mobo (IDE controller to be precise) has gone. If the HD(s) died, you would get alot more than just a shutdown. All …

Does that happen only in safe mode or do you get the same error when booting in regular mode? .. 'coz NTLDR is crucial systm file that must be in root folder and must not be compressed. If it is either corrupt, compressed or missing/renamed, then your system will not …

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Only way to troubleshoot CPU is to replace it with new or verified good one. Only thing I can think of for troubleshooting here is IDE/SATA drives. Disconnect them all (I mean the data cables). Dead optical drive can cause this behaviour.

64 megs of RAM is not a question of speed, but front bus limitation. Your front bus is limited to 64 megs of SDRAM per slot. Regarding USB card: - You might try reseating the USB card. - Your motherboard (if you post the manufacturer/model or FCCID, I might be …