main bug wound up being USB devices but my weird bug got weirder. changed everything including to cpu, mb ( had a spare one ) and with her drive no problem, cloned drive KB locks it up. I assume with this that a repair install would fix it since the OS was the only thing left in the loop but haven't tested that yet since I was only working on her original bug. I turned off fast boot in the bios hoping will fix her boot bug. so far so good. we are working on a upgrade quote since this system is so old. :-) fp thanks
At 06:02 PM 8/17/2006, FORC5 Poked the stick with: >customer complaining that occasionally system no boot with hard drive error. > >I have yet to duplicate error but that is not the weird part. Figuring maybe >HD or PSU I put in a new Hitachi drive. when at the desktop any keyboard >strokes locks it up hard. Does not do this with the older maxtor. Have tried >two different new hitachi drives. Tried a different PSU thinking maybe not >enough power with the new drive. > >Possible compatibility with the MB ???? older system, ECS k7s5a. No blown caps >on mb or in psu. I know there could still be bad ones though. I believe the >most current bios. >memtest runs clean > >any ideas appreciated. >fp > >-- >Tallyho ! ]:8) >Taglines below ! >-- >Nickel: Once good for getting the wrong number with. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- The pen is the tongue of the mind.
