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  1. androo

    3 week scandisk?????

    Yea, I am now getting "Primary hard disk fail" message at post. So there's nothing I can do? btw should i have SMART on or off?
  2. androo

    3 week scandisk?????

    The situation: I have a 40g IBM hard disk in my second computer which, for some unknown reason, stops being recognized by computer. This doesnt happen very often (three times in as many years). Before, i would boot from a floppy, run fdisk and then format. The previous formats did take some...
  3. androo

    24 hour format??

    I used fdisk from the windows ME boot floppy, so I presume its FAT32. Large disk is selected. Would I be faster running fdisk again and having one 2GB drive for windows just to get my computer running again?
  4. androo

    24 hour format??

    My IBM 40GB HD has been formating for 24 hours+ now and i suspect that due to some bad sectors or something it is "trying to recover allocation units". It is currently at about unit 1,500,000 and I was just wondering how many units there are likely to be. It is progressing at about 1...
  5. androo

    "invalid media type" error - cannot access C:\

    I have a IBM 40GB hard drive. After a series of error messages relating to my hard disk, I was forced to format the hard disk and do a clean install of windows. Booting to DOS from a boot floppy, I tried "format C:" only to recieve the aforementioned "invalid media type&quot...
  6. androo

    Micro-ATX in ATX case?

    I am planning upgrading mobo, and was curious if micro-ATX motherboards are OK to put in my midi full tower ATX case. Is there a possibility it will be to small to fit? thanks -androo-
  7. androo

    AGP needs bigger PSU?

    hi, I have a Jetway 663AS KT133 mobo, with a 700mhz Duron and 384mb RAM. It works fine with an old PCI Banshee in it, but it comletely fails to start with any AGP card in it. I have a 175W PSU and have been told this is insufficient to run my system with an AGP in it. Could this be the problem...

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