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| | my computer keep showing the black screen when it boots up: PXE-E61: media test failure, check cable (i think i got this because i acidently made an external hard drive one volume as active(from storage: disk management snap-in) however it never gave me this screen when i first did that …  |
| | I have sitting here a compaq presario 5000 series machine (gotta love em)....one of the 2 cdroms (on is a burner) shows up in cmos. and I can boot a cd from it. However whenever your in windows (xp pro)....neither of them are there. In device manager, one of the … |
| | Can anybody help I have a RICOH MP5240A DVD+RW that isn't burning. When I try to burn DVD's it states can't find target drive and when I try to burn CD's it states can't perform fixation does anybody have any ideas.It seems to work to begin with but stops after … |
| | i have a 160 gig drive hitachi, my drive has 4 partitions, c-d-e-f the problem i am having is that partition f does not show on some computers, and shows on other computers, partition f does have files on it |
| | ...ide as main, having trouble with sata as a slave, I am trying to do this because my sata drive which is my main drive (normally I have the sata as the main drive and the ide drive as a slave) has been hit with a virus that funnied up … |
| | I have a Iomega 2GB SCSI Jaz Drive with a Microtech HD50-USB cable. (Windows XP) I want my Jaz drive to run of the USB connection, it was working before, but due to a recent format of my system i have now lost the drivers. (Originally purchased of ebay and … |
| | Can anyone help out with how to remove the hard drive for the HP ze5730us laptop computer? I have been unable to remove the front panel, and am afraid to pull any harder for fear of breaking it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Chuck [i]email link removed. we ask that … |
 | hi. i posted this problem in another section just this morning but i thought it would be more convinient to move it here, i was burning some data and audio CD's for a friend at work then when i got back home it was dead, the driver doesn't want to … |
 | Are hp harddrives compatible with other systems, say like a system somebody built?  |
| | My CD/DVD Rom is continually running, and doesn't show up as a drive anymore. It's an HP running Windows XP. How can I uninstall it, and reinstall it (drivers?) I have a recovery drive only, and no recovery CD. It runs continuous, with the led light glowing orange instead of … |
| | I have installed a Gigabyte GA-7DXR motherboard and only one hard drive. On start up, I get a message that says No Array defined. In Bios, it is set to look for RAID, then ScSI. If I change that setting, will it fix the problem? Thanks. |
| | Hey all, I have a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 ATA 160GB to use as a master in this new computer I'm building. The BIOS recognized it name and all, so I figured I had no problems...Well, I went to install XP, and before the partitioning/formatting tool came up in setup, … |
| | so I bought a extra Harddrive for extra storage I opened my PC (finally) found out there is NO SPACE WHATSOEVER to place an extra HDD ok screw it, I'll just lay the new HDD on the bottom & try not to shake my PC to much PLUS the original … |
| | hi all ..could really use some help im thinking of installing a single sata harddrive to replace my run of the mill hard drive but i really dont know where to start or is it a worthwhile upgrade all i do know is that i have two ports on my … |
| | my hardrive shows in post, shows in device manager, but does not show any where else. eg My Computer, Disk Defragment it does not show in all these things.  |
| | Can someone out there direct me to some good tutorials that aren't too geekish which will show me how to go about setting up my computer in a RAID configuration and also how to go about hyperthreading? Thanks. |
| | Suddenly, both my dvd player and my dvd burner will not read cds. I could see that the cd lens could go out on 1, but not both - especially since the dvd burner is only 1 month old. This presents a real problem when I want to install new … |
| | I am in need of a new hard drive for an Dell Inspiron 4100. Is it better to order it through Dell or could I go with one from somewhere like Circuit City? I know I need at least 7200 RMP's and ATA-100, but what else should I be looking … |
| | hello follows Could some of you guys please tell me if there is a diference between[B] [U]PATA [/U] [/B] on the new motherboards and IDE interface Known as the type of device ATAPI. Also if the PATA is compatible with Type of device (ATAPI) CD Rom and DVD players and … |
| | I was wondering how I could make a complete copy of my master drive to a separate drive weather it be internal or external.[preferably external] I need to know this because the drive has a special partition that I need to run my recovery CD. So if my drive fails … |
| | A while ago I installed a new hard drive and the old one became my boot disk c:, it was formally d:. I had an antivirus program called AVG6.0 free which I wasn't concerned about at the time because I wasn't on the internet , but now I am,so I … |
| | Hi I have a 40gb hard drive in my new machine that is running Win XP Pro - I have another hard drive 20gb (which was from my old PC) which I have formatted, and connected to my new PC, it is labelled: F I have changed the jumpers so … |
| | I recently added a "COMBO" PCI card to my Intel 845BG board. Card provides SATA, USB 2.0, & FIREWIRE ports. Windows XP was already installed. All drivers that came with card were loaded. I then added 120GB SAMSUNG SATA drive. Two issues: 1. Drive not recognized in BIOS set-up, but … |
 | I have had a Dell Inspiron Laptop for over 3 years. Two months ago it fell on the floor and completely stopped working. It does not turn on period. Being an idiot, I did not save a lot of my important information on cds. Fixing the laptop will cost me … |
| | I have had a burner for a while now and i tried installing it myself and i did it wrong i guess because even witht he software installed it wasnt found. Now over about a year later i am determined to get it done right. One problem, i lost the … |
| | These have finally shown up on ebay at prices nearer the distributor cost. Was going to setup an array of 6-does anyone have enough uptime with these to comment on reliability? Also, does any1 know if these are Quantum drives with Maxtor stickers(like the 10K IV's), or are they actually … |
| | i just got my computer back from a computer repair store and they didnt install windows, i took it home and tried to install it and it says "Hard disk drive not found" so i call them back and they say i need to use the Asus A8V DDeluxe cd … |
 | On a notebook drive is Pin #1 towards the power connector (as I would expect) or is it away from the power connector.  |
| | Everyone knows about them. People call them "Value Hard Drives". If you dont already know what i'm talking about, there the 5400RPM drives. I baught a 60 Gig Western Digital 5400RPM drive and its doing fine. Seems like a good drive to me. I also read that they were just … |
| | Hi guys, Today i decided to delete files i didn't need and for some reason i deleted a folder called SonyUSB which i thought was for my old digital camera but it turns out it was for my CD rom and DVD rom or some crap..I dont fully understand. I … |
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