rsinfo, I was amazed how ironic it was that I started this thread in view of my lack of knowledge of SATA when, in the end, it was a bloody IDE...
Hi Rockster, I decided to try an old 'door stop' 3.2Gb Quantum Fireball HDD that I've had hangin' 'round in an attempt to eliminate the...
Hi Rockster, I have already set the "Boot Device Priority" to '1st Boot Device - [Hard Drive], 2nd Boot Device - [Disabled], 3rd Boot Device -...
More info - POST: (AMI BIOS v02.58) [Press Del to enter Setup Press F8 For BBS POPUP 1 AMD North Bridge, Rev F2 Initializing USB...
Hi Rockster, I did as you suggested - no change. I then disconnected both SATA drives, floppy drive, unplugged front sound & USBs. Reformatted...
Houston we have a problem!!! I may have been a bit hasty with the "thumbs up " New problem - power on, POST seems to take forever (HDD...
We have lift-off!!!!!!! :D Thanks Arie - Slipstream did the trick but I wouldn't want to tackle that process after a few drinks. Only issue...
Hi guys, sorry for taking so long to get back, but the flu and work commitments delayed my plans.... OK - we're now at: IDE - (Master) =...
Cool Rockster - I won't get there for the next few days or so but I'll let you know how I go... Den
Hi Guys, thanks for your replies - sorry I haven't been back sooner but I spent the day in bed with a case of flu (would rather a case of...
Hi Guys/Gals, I decided to finally ditch the old dinosaur after coming across a coupla extra dollars (a rare occurence for me....:o ) and raced...
Thanks guys, I feel a little more confident now and will try your ideas (I'm always a bit iffy with something I'm unfamiliar with) I'll let...
Hi Guys, I recently decided to take a quantum leap....LOL and say 'farewell' to 98se, move into the future??? and install XP Pro - I didn't...
Thanx ReggieB, I was just about to post to say I'd found the prob when you nailed it. For 6 years I've been on dial up without the sniff of...
I don't know if I'm in the right forum but....... I just connected to Broadband (using ethernet on Win98se) it seems to be running well. One...
Thanks guys, My friend used an ISP-supplied CD to load the network connection. When I went to 'msconfig' I discovered *.exe that was installed...
It only continues to attempt to dial the ISP - no nasty O/S calls. I don't know if the ISP was set up with a disk or not, but I will check...
Hi all, I just assisted a friend load Win XP Pro on her PC. Originally it was attacked by popups re: "your registry is stuffed..." etc. I...
Hi Guys, I was running 98se and loaded XP Pro over it. Now when I shut down the PC I get the "It is now safe to turn off...." but the monitor...
Thanks Miz - I didn't realize that was the default setting.
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