"Did I ruin my floppy drive " No. I've done that a few times without any damage. Are you sure the cable is oriented correctly, the end with the...
It appears the backlight (CCFL) is out for some reason. See this page for more info.
No need to transfer the data. It's available on the old drive for XP to use. I would just disconnect the old drive for the installation so as...
Hi sinis, Suspect you need to do a clean install, i.e. wipe out everything by running fdisk from a 98 boot floppy (download from...
Hi Master Green, From a web page: " (Dark Screen / Dim Screen / Faint LCD Screen Problem / Black Screen). Do you think purchasing new Inverter...
Hi Coyote, My biggest worry is your power supply. They aren't expensive, and I feel that it's good insurance to replace it as well as the mobo....
Thanks for the follow-up. Will keep holding breath to see if any more trouble. ;)
Demonicus, It doesn't matter that your mother doesn't have SE, just follow markp62's directions.
Joe, You may like startup.exe to see everything that starts at boot.
FireDancer, I do the installation stepwise: just the mobo, one memory stick, vga and monitor, floppy drive, and keyboard; then apply power and go...
Hi Coyote, "my mother board fried " Unusual. How do you know? "Will my HDD work with the new Mother Board? " Yes. "Will it boot up? Will...
Suspect you have the ribbon cable incorrectly attached, either off by one pin, or reversed
Hobie, "open the case and see if I can hook it up and leave it dangling in the case temporarily " Almost exactly what we're talking about...
Hobie, Have you rebooted between changing the disks? Tried another USB port? XP may be remembering the previous disk and need it's memory...
Hi Brice3010, welcome. Suggest you try a different browser, i.e. Mozilla (www.mozilla.org).
Geri, Try attaching the camera anyway. XP may be able to read the memory; It does mine without additional drivers. Look at it in windows...
Agree with Miz. Think Ann nailed the problem. Go into BIOS and make sure any antivirus stuff is turned off. :o
Thanks loads for the update. :D
Hi jorjab This page addresses your problem. as you will see, it is dificult to diagnose, but follow M$ suggestions.
In explorer (start > run > explorer > hit enter) tools > folder options > view tab and make sure NOTHING is hidden.
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