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    Dell 4100 boot problem

    The right error message is: Invalid Boot Diskette Insert BOOT diskette in A: Tektippy4u: The sys files on the 2GB and the 80GB are the same. I tried those 2 drives on other computer and it boots. I can't boot in safe mode because it don't even read any booting files on hard disk. Yes it...
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    Dell 4100 boot problem

    Hi, here's a weird problem. First a Dell 4100 computer: PRIMARY MASTER: MAXTOR 10GB PRIMARY SLAVE: MAXTOR 80GB SECONDARY MASTER: DVD DRIVE SECONDARY SLAVE: BURNER Windows 98 is on the 10GB since a while and now lots of blue screens prevent the computer from entering windows. I put the 80GB...
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    PC will not start.

    Hi, I have the same problem with a socket A mobo. When i push power on, it stays on for 5 seconds and then shuts down. Same as if I were holding the power button to make it shuts down by myself. So I tought it coul be a short. I took the mobo out of the case and put it on a no-static...
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    registered memory on p4b266

    Hi, I have 2 dimms of 256 MB ECC REGISTERED PC2100 memory and installed them on a P4B266 motherboard from Asus. The system is just won't boot. I tried unbuffered dimms and it works. I tought that if I used registered memory on a board that doesn't support it, it would just run normally...
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    win98 installation on drive D

    Hi all, I have a hard disk with 2 partition. First one, drive C, with Windows 2000 on it and second one, drive D, with Win98. First i did install win2k and when i installed win98 on the second partition it ereased the boot information so now every time the computer is booted up, it starts in...
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    is my hard drive a used one?

    Thanks for the answer, I didn't know it was a common thing with Maxtor. But refurbished product aren't suppose to be sold as used ones or sold for less? I've seen such offers on many sites. Maybe Maxtor treats refurbished drives as brand new ones who knows?
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    is my hard drive a used one?

    Hi All, I opened my girlsfriend's computer and case to get her hard drive she bought in a computer kit a year ago. I noticed that on the hard drive which is a Maxtor 20gig 7200 there's a small sticker with the following: Tested and Serviced to MAXTOR Specifications ***(some bar code)****...
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    Linksys Router Firewall Configuration

    Hi all.. I just bought a 4 port linksys cable/dsl router and I can't find a way to set the firewall function like I want. Before that i used the ZoneAlarm software to prevent unwanted port to communicate with the internet. I looked in the setting panels of the router and the only thing I can...
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    Win XP Fatal Error during Installation

    Hi.. i'm trying to install windows XP on a ADM K7-700 mhz with 128 ram and a ata100 20 gigs hard disk. The HD is splitted in two equal partition. On the first one, win98 SE french version is installed and on the second one i try to install XP. When i start the installation everything is ok...
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    Hi.. I've got a pentium III cele

    thanx for your help i'll try this out.. AjaX
  11. ajax288

    Hi.. I've got a pentium III cele

    Hi.. I've got a pentium III celeron 600 Mhz with 64 megs of ram. The machine is running on windows 98. (don't know if it's second edition) Recently a 256 mb dimm has been plugged in. Now every times that i shut down in windows start menu the computer simply reboot instead of closing. Can...
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    ps2 connector problem

    Finaly I bougth a USB keyboard and installed it under windows. Now everything's running fine. But can you tell me how and why clearing the CMOS would change something to the keyboard controller. Thanks for your help guys.
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    ps2 connector problem

    I was running excel when the noise started. I didn't touch the keyboard and it started by itself. I turned off the machine and restarted it. The noise was still there. I did reboot 3 or 4 times and same thing. After that i unplugged and replugged the keyboard while the machine was on. Same thing...
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    ps2 connector problem

    everything's fine in the control panel. And the plugs are not mixed up. I don't think changing driver in windows would do something because, the problem happen when i start the computer before windows have the chance to load. I can't press the DEL key to get in BIOS because the keyboard's not...
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    ps2 connector problem

    Hi, the following problem is happenning on a pentium II 333 mhz. When the I start the computer, there's noise. It's a noise like when you keep pushing a key for too long and the system wont boot correctly. It's freezing before I get to win98 desktop. So I tried to boot with a known working...

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