Also have programs on the HD that i will not be able to put on a new computer, so i intend to have the pld HD mapped over to the new one, and possibly use the older one as a slave drive, if thats a current computer term anymore. Is it necessary to map everything over, or can i ask them to just map over certain portions. Is it an all or nothing deal??
Just want to go to him, or the store, armed with info so i don't look like the dolt i am. Dave On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 1:23 PM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hold on a minute guys. I gotta go and make popcorn. > > Was not intending an OS war, but i guess this usually happens doesn't it.:-) > > My other concern is the video card. What should i look for in a Dell > or HP, and what should i ask the computer builder for.?? > > Dave >> >> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:04 AM, eckinator <eckina...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> 2010/9/5 David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>> Yes i do. >>>> >>>> Great =) Way to go, eh! >>>> >>>>> Can't. I turn it on and get the Intel splash screen then a Dos promt >>>>> saying boot failure. >>>> >>>> Does this happen more often when the PC hasn't been on for a few days? >>>> I highly doubt this would be the cause but would you know how old the >>>> BIOS/CMOS buffer battery is? >>> >>> Sometimes yes, sometimes no, its all over the place. Battery is original. >>>> >>>>> I upgraded the HD in 2006, i think, and it was about a year later i >>>>> started getting these boot failure prompts. Usually a few retries and >>>>> i was in. >>>> >>>> Sounds like something closer to the mainboard again. Has there ever >>>> been a BIOS update? This is what I would go for next. >>>> >>>>> I had it looked at last Oct, and the computer guy >>>>> one mane show [sic] >>>> >>>> Lion King Enterprises by any chance? Sorry I just had to =) >>>> >>>>> found nothing wrong, out of the ordinary, and suggested several >>>>> things. However due to the age of the PC we both agreed it was a waste >>>>> of money and if it happened again and new PC would be cheaper in the >>>>> long run, It has been working fine until Saturday and now i can only >>>>> get intro windows with the F8 key. >>>> >>>> Have you tried F8 and then "halt on error" or whatever the setting is >>>> called in English? This should give us a more detailed message? Please >>>> can you do so? >>> >>> When i press F8 i get a Dos screen asking how i want to boot, Disk, HD >>> or something else, i don't remember what at the moment. I hit HD and >>> XP loads and runs, so far. >>> >>> Dave >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Ecke >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
