Re: Windows 2000 Advanced Server Won't Work RIght On Dell Dimension 3000
- From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:22:00 GMT
Something is strange about this post.
Was this computer originally shipped with Windows 2000 Server or any other
server?
Dell as most other OEMs will only support a computer in the original
configuration.
If this computer shipped with Windows XP, Dell will not help with another OS
and certainly not a server OS, at least without you paying a lot of $.
That is a major inconsistency in your post or perhaps you forgot some
relevant details?
If you paid Dell to assist you installing Windows Server 2000, demand your
$ back since they were no help.
If you were trying to install Windows 2000 Server through normal support on
an unsupported computer, they will not help and your conversations with Dell
more likely revolved around with it should not be done and your request that
they help anyways.
In any case, your best solution is to buy something that supports a server,
and perhaps something newer than 6 year old server software.
Scrimping $ here is a good way to start pounding nails in the coffin of a
business.
--
Jupiter Jones
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org
"Sign Generator" <homeless.panhandler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1155613066.882336.183070@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please read my problems and see if you what I am missing.
For almost a year now I have fought over and over again (plus spent
30-40 hours with moron Dell technicians who cannot spack English
well enough to communicate) trying to get Win2k AS on this Dell
Dimension 3000. I can get it to install, only takes 2 days to run the
Windows setup.
Once it's all installed (drivers and all, fresh start, no other
software),
it takes about 5 minutes to open any settings. It takes about 5
minutes to list hardware in my DEVICE MANAGER and 10 minutes
more if I want to attempt to change anything. Even photoshop 6.0
that I have on a CDROM (yes, it will run from USB drive to on any
computer) that I use on my other computers takes about 20 minutes
to start (usaully only takes 2 minutes max on my P2 333mhz which
is almost 10 times slower by the CPU clocking). I even install service
pack 4 and did updates on Windows (took about 4 hours to install
SP4, on my P2 333mhz, it only takes 15 minutes to install SP4 on
win2kas). WTF? Is Dell purposely screwing business people like me?
TASK MANAGER shows between 65%-100% cpu usage from a
fresh reboot. I have made sure the Primary/Secondary IDE channels
are using MDA (DEVICE MANAGER settings) but no luck. I was
assuming for the longest time that it was harddrives slowing me down,
but it's something goofing up sucking up CPU usage.
I have 3 Dell Dimesnions (3ghz, 1024 RAM, 80 WD HD) that I bought
to use as server, $1500 bux wasted that I cannot do anything with
(Dell support lied to me saying I should be able to use as a server)
until my warranty was up). I have tried about 15 times to install
win2kas,
so it's not just a glitch... I have set up about 20 other PCs with
win2kas
and even have 3 older PCs running with it, so I know it's not me (I am
experienced with servers).
I even went as far as wipping the harddrives to get rid of Dell's
hidden
drive (I used the Dell Resouce CD to boot win98 version of DOS, then
found that it had FDISK on it, so I deleted every partion and reset my
own from scratch then did a DOS based format after reboot), but still
the same crap after I installed.
I am very frustrated, I have tried hundreds of different tactics,
wasted
hundreds of hours and lost hyundreds of dollars as I have not been
able to use these 3 useless Dell Dimesnion 3000s!
Funny thing, with WinXP home edition that comes with the Dimensions
works great as expected, but Win2kAS makes it run like a Pentium
133mhz computer. WHY IS THIS? ANYONE?
http://www.WHAK.com edy!
.
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