Please help ! frustaded!
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What exactly is the error you are getting? Any reference codes or more information is very helpful.
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Hi Saron88
You did not mention at which stage the error message is generated. Which Windows OS is it since it seems that your drive is kinda small for XP. still I guess that the error messag comes up soon after or during P.O.S.T. during which your drive info is displayed. You should use a utility for formatting and partitioning at DOS level (such as Partition Magic or Acronis OS-5) in order to check the integrity and partitions of the drives. Best is the manufacturers dedicated utility (Maxblast for Maxtor and Lifeguard for WD) - they can check and report problems. Having gone through all that (it should'nt disrupt anything) without discovering a foult it seems that the drives placement on the IDE cable (it is IDE?!) are wrong. Are they hooked to the same cable? Did they function well as is? Can you supply the error syntax?
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You did not mention at which stage the error message is generated. Which Windows OS is it since it seems that your drive is kinda small for XP. still I guess that the error messag comes up soon after or during P.O.S.T. during which your drive info is displayed. You should use a utility for formatting and partitioning at DOS level (such as Partition Magic or Acronis OS-5) in order to check the integrity and partitions of the drives. Best is the manufacturers dedicated utility (Maxblast for Maxtor and Lifeguard for WD) - they can check and report problems. Having gone through all that (it should'nt disrupt anything) without discovering a foult it seems that the drives placement on the IDE cable (it is IDE?!) are wrong. Are they hooked to the same cable? Did they function well as is? Can you supply the error syntax?
Please help us help U...
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ok im trying to get this hp pavillion 7360 to boot up. my monitor works and every thing is plugged in. i changed the processor and the hard drive but the system wont boot up
when i turn on i get a green power light and one red flash from the hard drive
the red light goes off but the green light keeps blibnking
any suggestion
ok im trying to get this hp pavillion 7360 to boot up. my monitor works and every thing is plugged in. i changed the processor and the hard drive but the system wont boot up
when i turn on i get a green power light and one red flash from the hard drive
the red light goes off but the green light keeps blibnking
any suggestion
Changed procrossor to what ??? you motherboard might not support the new procrossor size this could be part of the problem.. Most genernic motherboards wont let hit the 166 fsb (this is for a 333fsb system) IT will tell you in your manual ot there website what size you can go up too.
saron88 said:well the processor is an AMD but i dont know specs
the board has a 2nd tier that sits above the ram and processor etc...
so i dont want to take it off again but is there any other reason for the light and non boot?
yes this is why I asked the procrossor size you can find this in xp in control panel system information....I bet anythignt he procrossor is too big for the system
place it in simple terms fi the new procrossor has a FSB of 333 wich is 166x2 and your computer only supports a 266fsb procrossor or worse yet one lower than that near as i can figure this more than likely came installed with windows 98??
if the mobo does support it make sure your heatsink is in the correct way really take a look at it the step on the heat sink goes on step step..
this will also cause this problem
the reason for the lights it getting power...
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