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  1. jnpdehart1

    Fans Not Turning On

    ok, the stop error was STOP 0x0000000A (0x00000000, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x804EA568).
  2. jnpdehart1

    Fans Not Turning On

    Someone brought me a compaq computer to see if I could find out what was wrong with it. They weren't very descriptive about the problem, so I intended to plug it in and see how it did or didn't work. Upon turning the computer on, I received a windows stop error (sadly, I didn't write down the...
  3. jnpdehart1

    Postcode 83

    Yea I've tried quite a few different IDE cables, round and normal. Didn't make any difference. Had never bothered plugging a mouse in since it isn't required, and only becomes another thing to have to test when troubleshooting. I used two different keyboards as well (one that had a ps2 port on...
  4. jnpdehart1

    Postcode 83

    I beleive this is a Slot A motherboard, which I have never dealt with before. The cpu heatsink is overlapping a good 80% of the northbridge. There wasn't a single fan in the whole computer, and it apparently never had any. The southbridge was 30ºC lower than the northbridge (I always thought the...
  5. jnpdehart1

    Postcode 83

    Also, I just read about someone having code 83 display as well as hearing a siren-like noise, indicating overheating. Then I read about someone else having the same problem, one of the replies to their problem mention a possible problem with the northbridge. So I decided to check and see if my...
  6. jnpdehart1

    Postcode 83

    I decided to help someone fix their computer after they tried cleaning it. Everything was going fine until I turned it on (haha), but afterwards it just sits and says 'WAIT...' after checking the memory. I tried putting a postcard in it to see what code it displayed, and on both of my cards it...
  7. jnpdehart1

    windows 98 setup error

    Now I'm getting the following error when going to Start Computer With CD-ROM Support. I type d:, then type setup. It starts to run the winodws 98 setup and: Application Error W98SETUP cause an illegal instruction in W98SETUP.BIN at 0003:1A30. I checked through the link you gave...
  8. jnpdehart1

    windows 98 setup error

    I'm trying to install windows 98 2nd edition on a computer without an operating system. I get finished formatting and it gets through its checking screen. Then it displays the following error: Standard Mode: fault outside of MS-DOS Extender. EC=FFFC CS=03B7 IP=0B83 AX=0001 BX=03b0 CX=0000...
  9. jnpdehart1

    HardDrive Clicking Noise

    clicking and grinding noise 20 minutes after starting computer operating system will not completely install

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