Re: Help with computer hardware problem---PLEASE!!?!!
- From: "Juba" <juba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 15:26:17 -0700
"LooseCannon" <lambchop.LC@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yes, I know this is a cp ng, but I also know there are a few tech ppl
> who hang out here, and I was hoping to pick their brains if they are
> feeling up to it.
>
> I've been trying to get an older tower PC in working order for a
> friend, and it's turned into a nightmare! It's a Compaq 4640
> Presario Pentium 2 which has worked well but had way too much stuff
> on it from its previous owner who wanted me to reformat it so their
> privacy was protected, so I did that, and the problem I ended up with
> is a simple one. When I started this process, everything on the
> tower was working great--both disk drives (HD, CD & 3.5" floppy). The
> HD is 4 gigs, and there are 162 megs RAM, which aint bad for a
> P2. Anyways, I reformatted the HD and set the BIOS to boot off of
> the CD first, floppy second and HD third. When I was done, it
> wouldn't recognize that the CD was even there--not at all! I've been
> able to get it to boot off of the 3.5" floppy and go into DOS, but
> when I try to change drives, it will NOT recognize the CD drive! The
> CD had been assigned the letter D, but I tried MANY other letters
> just to be sure and none of them worked either.
> I just cant figure out how the CD went from working to not working in
> the short space of a few hours just cuz I reformatted the HD.
> Everything I'm told sez that reformatting wouldn't destroy the setup
> that would allow me to use the CD! I'm told my best bet is to open
> the tower and reset all of the connections to the CD drive and see if
> that helps. but I don't really have high hopes about doing that.
> However, if others agree, I will give it the good ole college try!
>
> Can anyone confirm this (or tell me its bunk)? Or give me an
> alternate way of handling things? I cant load Windows onto the HD
> without a CD drive. I'm thinking that the best OS to use is Win98SE
> cuz WinXP home is too memory intensive to use with the P2. Besides,
> Win98SE is enuf for any beginner to get by with and doesnt need the
> resources that XP needs.
> So can anyone help? Or at least offer suggestions? I really want to
> help this person and have hit a brick wall in terms of what I can do
> on my own.
>
> You can post here or email me at lambchop.LC@xxxxxxxxx
>
> Thanks!
It's against my better judgment to help you with anything, but I'm going
to give you a break--just this once.
You need DOS CD Rom drivers for a motherboard that old. Get a Windows ME
startup disk and boot on that. It includes CD Rom drivers
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
I'd install Win ME
--
Juba
www.masterjuba.com
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