Re: Just delurked and I'm after something already

"Austin Shackles" <austinNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u5uti1dma1680b63quu8259n7osralru23@xxxxxxxxxx
> On or around Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:58:07 +0100, "SmileyFace"
> <mooncat_g@xxxxxxxxxxx> enlightened us thusly:
>>"Jaques d'Alltrades" <creaking.gate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:3130303032303038432E1AAC26@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> the other day I installed a SCSI card and a small HDD into the chamine
> upstairs, 'cos it happened to be lying around doing nowt. Switched the
> machine back on, bios screen popped up, disk failure.

May I issue a sympathetic "Aaaargh" at this point?

> momentary panic, then thought "hang on...", examined internals of machine
> to
> find IDE cable (which I'd not been jbexvat on) dislodged from the mobo.
> plugged back in and lo! off it went.

Orrible things. I fought 'em and eventually conquered.

> In general, when messing with PCs, it's wise to leave the mains lead
> plugged
> in to the back of the chamine and to the wall, having turned of the wall
> socket switch. This should have the effect of earthing all the steel bits
> of the machine, which should mean that any static you bring with you gets
> earthed before it finds its way into the electronics.

Woo, I wuz told the opposite. A friend did a previous processor upgrade and
didn't unplug the ATX PSU, the mobo got fried and he got a serious
ear-bashing from my partner. I ended up with a new, better board so it
wasn't all bad.

So I've been displuggin and reaching out to the conveniently-positioned
radiator at every turn. And taking every other precaution I could think of.

Anyhoo, today's update is.... I got to the BIOS! <awards herself a round of
applause, drinks to follow> Can't get Windoze to load, stops at "Verifying
DMI pool data". But making progress.

The same friend (from a safe 200 miles off) has me currently running
memcheck (he's convinced I have unseated unforgettory but it's going fine)
and simultaneously d/l Knoppix on the laptop so I can disconnect both HDDs
and see if the rest still works, process of elimination coupled with
short-term amusement, I guess.

Have googled the startup error and it looks scary. But I'll crack it. You
watch.

Cheers,

--
Gill


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