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  1. scorbin1

    The Amazing Disapearing Cdrom Drives!!!!!!!!!!

    Hey i appreciate your help, but I was on a time limit. Me and another IT determined it was probably a virus and I reinstalled. Now that I have done that, and read your posts, I am ready to kick myself in the a@#. bcastner your post was like a kick in the mouth, now I can't beleive I...
  2. scorbin1

    The Amazing Disapearing Cdrom Drives!!!!!!!!!!

    I was using my computer the other day, came accross a virus and let my virus scanner wipe it out! I installed Nero 7 Ultra Edition the day before and was working on setting it up. I got tired of playing with Nero and decided to try to install a new game that I happened to have backed up to CD...
  3. scorbin1

    IDE Controller problem???

    Thank you all for your help!! I appreciate the input.
  4. scorbin1

    IDE Controller problem???

    I also feel that cmos settings wouldnt make much of a difference but I will give it a try. I just tried using an add-in pci controller and the same thing happened. I booted up and the HD didnt even spin up. I CTL-ALT-DEL a couple times and it would spin up. I checked the power supply with a...
  5. scorbin1

    IDE Controller problem or something else??

    that seems to be the consensus, I just hope the cpu is still good. I am on a pretty tight budget right now.
  6. scorbin1

    IDE Controller problem???

    that was my first instinct, but my only concern was whether it was the processor or the baord, I would like to keep the processor as I am on a limited budget.
  7. scorbin1

    IDE Controller problem or something else??

    I have recently posted a thread in the dard drive issues group but i am not sure it is a hard drive issue as my legacy usb also fails. Please take a look at the thread at http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1294261&page=1 if you think you can help. I appreciate all the help I can get as...
  8. scorbin1

    IDE Controller problem???

    I recently acquired a scoket 478 motherboard and celeron 2G cpu from a friend, who replaced them because intermitten device failures with keyboard and ethernet. I booted up to live distrobution of linux and no problems whatsoever. When I go to install XP the cd starts to boot and says setup is...

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