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 Oct 29 2007, 01:40 PM
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Oct 29 2007, 02:12 PM
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 Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 10,660 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Is it formatted NTFS? Is it updated also with SP1 and SP2? There also might be an option in the BIOS for LBA (large block addressing) that needs to be enabled
Mark -------------------- Mark
 why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Oct 29 2007, 02:26 PM
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Hello thanks for your quick reply. Ya I formated it NTFS (quick way because there was little on the drive) and it is updated to SP2. So I should do into my bios and poke around for LBA and enable it? This isn't dangerous is it? lol thanks much!
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Oct 29 2007, 04:57 PM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 10,660 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Is this a new drive, recently installed? How old is the computer? Make and model? You might end up getting an IDE controller card. I also should ask what interface the drive is i.e. IDE, SATA...
Mark -------------------- Mark
why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Oct 29 2007, 05:21 PM
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The whole machine is new but I have formated the drive twice due to me being stupid and getting viruses and other nonsense, but it used to be fine. the HD is a 320GB SATA II 3GB 16MB 7200RPM and I have a AMD 64 duel core 4200 AM2 CPU
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Oct 29 2007, 05:50 PM
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darn I realized my clock goes back an hour in time... this is the second time I've noticed that. I pushed the bios clock forward once just to see how that works, but I but it back:\
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Oct 29 2007, 06:50 PM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 10,660 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Sounds like a weak motherboard battery. Might be the culprit for everything.
Mark -------------------- Mark
why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Oct 29 2007, 07:28 PM
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Weird it didn't do that before. and everything is brand new. Hmmm. I might have to re-install windows AGAIN :\
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Oct 29 2007, 08:08 PM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 10,660 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
If you keep losing system time in the BIOS, it has nothing to do with Windows and everything to do with a weak CMOS battery, but if you insist reinstall away. Even if you change it in windows it will not affect the system clock
Mark -------------------- Mark
why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Oct 29 2007, 09:48 PM
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I got the partition problem solved through disk management:) The CMOS clock never went back, I believe it's only the windows clock thats doing it. I dunno I'll see if it does it again. Thanks for staying in touch!
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Oct 30 2007, 07:53 AM
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Computer Masochist Group: Moderator Posts: 10,660 Joined: 27-January 07 From: Cleveland, Ohio Member No.: 108,618 |
Now that you fixed it be sure to do all the windows Updates. There's one in there for the time
Mark -------------------- Mark
why won't my laptop work? Having grandkids is God's way of giving you a 2nd chance because you were too busy working your butt off the 1st time around Avatar by Handplane |
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Oct 30 2007, 01:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 20-October 07 Member No.: 164,198 |
Ok will, do, thanks a lot:)
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