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 | I've been asked if you can run an EIDE drive with a SCSI drive on the same machine ? The SCSI was original. He's adding the EIDE and tried chg'g Bios to boot. Now having problems booting. [COLOR=blue]"" [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]I used Norton GHOST to transfer system and everything from the … |
 | [COLOR=darkgreen]:sad: XP will not recognise the new or old DVD-RW drives i have fitted....[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgreen]BEFORE ,i had an A-Open dvd rw drive and a Sony CD-RW drive that were instantly recognised.......I now have an A-Open DVD-RW drive AND a Panasonic DVD-RW drive that if i unplug 1 of them the …  |
| | Hi all, This is my first time here (actually, my first time on any forum!) and I'm hoping that I can find a solution to this problem that's been bugging me!! (I did try and go through threads related to the query I'm about to make but nothing worked for … |
| | What is the easiet way to switch from IDE to SATA? My current configuration is as followed: OS: WINXP SP2 MB: MSI -cant remember the model number, about 3 years old. IDE 1 - 40 gig WD IDE 2 - 20 gig WD I would like to swap out the … |
| | Hello, when i boot up my computer it checks all hardware then says "disk read error occured, press cntrl-alt-delete to restart", which i've tried often. I've had this sata hardrive running for a couple of days with no problems, then i turned it on and all of a sudden there's … |
| | I have a Sony DRU820A DVD-RW, and within the past day it just stopped readin any discs whatsoever. It does not recognize that I have put a disc into the drive. However, when i reboot my computer, if i leave a cd in the drive, it wont start windows until …  |
| | Hi I'm new here.... Hi you all!! I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there's a way to clone more than 1 drive by tcp/ip using just one drive image in a server or something like that. This is my problem, I work as an IT support specialist … |
| | Hi all, Had asked for assistance concerning the problem am having on my pc but it seemed only one person had a similar problem. My hard disk space is just shrinking. I looked for the problem and found that in C:\WINDOWS\Temp something was just creating the following files: Acr4A, Acr4C, …  |
| | I copied my data and programs to a 200 gig hdd and now my machine doesnt boot up I believe that it is still seeing the 137 limit. I tried to install a controller card but it appears that will only work with a freshh copy of XP. So my … |
| | :mad: [B]I've had lots of experience with computers with scomputers and know how to work with them well, but i never worked with SATA hard drive and SATA adapters. When i connect my new [I][U]SATA ULTRA 16 300GB 16MB CACHE 7200RMP Serial ATA/150 [/U][/I]to a [I][U]SATA to IDE Adapter[/U][/I] and … |
| | My fujitsu noteboook (about 4 yrs old) has a 40gb hd with OEM software installed & WinXP home edition. There are 2 OEM partitions; C: with 29.44gb Fat32 and D: 7.81 Fat32 (which is a DISE_Backup image.). My CD/DVD is drive E: I just purchased a new Fujitsu 80gb hard … |
| | Hello, i was looking at two mobo's and one supports ata/133 and the other umda/33,66,100,and133. What is the difference, and which is faster? Also can i get a suggestion on which mobo is better,(possibility for upgrades, features, and overall speed)? [URL]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1943172&Tab=2&NoMapp=0[/URL] [URL]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1959170&Tab=2&NoMapp=0[/URL] Any help would be much appreciated:lol: |
| | i recently purchased a toshiba 80GB :confused: HDD with case and a USB cable and driver CD. I lost the CD and now I cannot use my new drive at home since I am using windows 98 as my OS. I have been searching the internet eversince for the driver … |
| | My dad was playing some games on my laptop and he got a blue screen saying "..... need to shut down to prevent more damage ..." he not entirely sure what the message was . he shut down the laptop. what he was doing was basically playing solitaire. after that … |
| | My cd-rom used to be able to read DVD RW's but I can't get it working again. Any Idea of a program I had or something? |
| | Hello, can someone tell me if these pc parts are compatible, reliable and overall worth it? CASE and PS: [URL]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=329194&sku=B452-1018[/URL] MOBO and CPU: [URL]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1959173&sku=MBM-6100M9-3500[/URL] MEMORY: [URL]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=84386&sku=K24-5201[/URL] HARD DRIVE: [URL]http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101318[/URL] DVD DRIVE: [URL]http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=172470[/URL] |
| | Is it possible to use an originally partitioned C drive (2 80Gb "merge" together to become a 160Gb harddisk) as an external drive? |
| | I know this is similar to various threads already in the forum, but my issue is ever-so-slightly different. I had an old Dell desktop (bought circa 2002) with Windows XP (2005), which one day refused to start up. Dell tech support had me mess around in some DOS-looking stuff and … |
| | Dear Daniweb: My e-drive appears to have died. It will not play pre-recorded CDs & DVDs and will not allow me to burn CDs. A message reads "E drive not responding". When I check the properties of the DVD/CD drive it tells me that the disk is full - even … |
| | :sad: My brother "merge" two 80GB harddisk for me when he built my computer but now that the computer's dead, can I retrieve folders from each drive separately (remove the two harddisks and use them as external harddisk separately)? Or do I have to make an image of the whole … |
| | 1. I used GoBack on my laptop, but after a crash it goes in loops, and restarts the computer without option for intervention. I have then mounted the HD in a USB enclosure, and added it to my desktop. The bios sees it, and I can boot on it, but … |
| | Howdy, Essentially, what I want to do is take one of my older PC boxes and convert it into a SCSI box'o'hard drives. I feel that this may be deceptively simple, but I'm just not sure. I've got the drives, plenty of'em in fact. I've got plenty of cables. I've … |
| | I have a HD from an old PC that has many files I would like to put on my new PC. Is there a way I can do this fairly easily? |
| | I've been searching for an answer, and haven't found one yet, so any help would be appreciated! Ok, I have a P4 Dell Dimension 8400 Desktop, motherboard supports up to 4 sata drives (has ide slots, but those are used for cd/dvd drives), no floppy drive. BIOS is A09. After … |
| | I go to my computer and it takes me to all my drives. Now when I click on them it takes me to the search instead of opening it up. When I right click search is on top and bold and open is directly below search. What gives and how … |
| | Hey, So my laptop hard drive )Seagate- Momentus 5400.2) went belly up the other day, its a SATA, 120Gb, 5400RPM and was wondering if i can image it onto my other drive to get the data back, and whre this cable can be found.. Thats pretty much it, ive looked … |
| | [B][Moderator's note: post has been split from [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/post36464.html#post36464"]this older thread[/URL]][/B] Have to write this again as the window apparantly closed out on me mid question....anywho.... I am having a similar problem where when the computer is loading up and after detecting the primary and slave drives it will state that … |
| | Hi everybody...I'm not a big hardware guy, but I'll try my best to explain my dilemma... I seem to be having a problem with my new 40 pin 250 gig IDE Segate hard drive....Currently I already have a primary Serial ATA only Hard drive which is of course directly hooked … |
| | Have installed a new second HD but am unable to make it the master. Have copied old drive (C) to the new drive (I named G). Recommended jumper settings don't seem to work. Have tried cable select option as well. Old drive is Location (0) New drive in Location (1) … |
| | Pitiful as it is, I find that the media file collection on my computer is getting massive. I used to burn most of my files to CDRs, but now it's becoming a hassle to manage/locate certain files on certain CDs. Not to mention, it becomes a pretty darn expensive investment. … |
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