Windows will not cause the BIOS to not recognize the PCie ports... :p
OK, I'll only do that as a last resort, hopefully.
Is mem386 part of Windows? I can't find a download on the net, so I hope it is :D
Thanks, will try this tomorrow when I go to check up again on it.
Well, if you move the C drive's important stuff onto the D drive (if possible), then you can reformat the hard-drive and try and get the PC...
Yes, I would agree with you there Pete. A keyboard completely ruining a PC makes no sense, even on a laptop! :D
Is there not a Safe-Mode admin as well?
This one appears to be called aMule, however ;)
As a side note to the system diag tools I need for the Presario issue (see here), I have a rather contrived issue. As when I redid the entire PC,...
It's me again! Currently, a friend's PC is lagging like mad. As it is an ageing system (a bog-standard Compaq Presario S5500UK), I cannot rule...
It failed once for me to download, I just told it to try again and it worked. Took ages to get running though...
I wouldn't rule out a virus at this stage either...
If you have 2 GB of RAM, Vista will own XP all night long. With less than that, it struggles ;)
I cannot honestly remember what the Linux disc/flavour was, but I know that the book told me how to back up the files. However, this is going two...
Doesn't mean it can't be faulty ;)
Is it only an AGP port on the mobo? And it may be that you have a faulty motherboard.
As to the latter, I have told you an alternate method. I believe you have already tried the Startup Repair procedure...
That sounds about right. EDIT: Not to open them, but to actually get at them. And you'd be likely to lose some anyway, after the installation...
There is an alternative method, that I have used in the past - it involves a Linux disk that runs straight off the disc, no installation required....
Are you sure the video cards are in the right type of port? The three common types are AGP, PCI and PCIe. Have you tried another monitor...
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