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| Thread ID: 34512 | 2003-06-15 21:17:00 | HP computer from hell... this cant be happening | Chris (3346) | Press F1 |
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| 152787 | 2003-06-16 07:04:00 | First thing would be to fdisk /mbr This will restore the manufacturers boot record. Now fdisk to partition and then use format. I would go around all the connectors and give them a little "wiggle" to ensure they are seated properly and no high-resistance joints. I affirm what Graham has said totally. |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 152788 | 2003-06-18 03:31:00 | The sledgehammer is looking more tempting all the time... I used the fdisk /mbr thing, there was a bit of noise from the floppy, and that was about it, so i removed all partitions, recreated all partitions, reformatted and installed '98, then the modem deivers, then NAV, watched it completely freeze up, then rebooted, and got the error about back your data now, HDD failing soon, or some such thing. I'm going to give it one more go, this time , i will use one partition, and install off the CD. Needless to say, i'm getting a bit sick of this..... :p .Chris |
Chris (3346) | ||
| 152789 | 2003-06-18 04:47:00 | I'm afraid you must have the patience of a saint, I would have demolished something by now :P Yes the fdisk /mbr instruction clears the boot record back to Manufactureres boot record, so yes it just grinds the A drive for a little is all. A suggestion might be to NOT install either Nortons or IE6. Restart a few times and make sure it is stable. Then if all is well...progressively install programs until it either packs-up or runs OK. May your patience last :D |
Pheonix (280) | ||
| 152790 | 2003-06-18 04:58:00 | Are you using win 98 disk or using the hp application & system recovery cd supplied with computer. I know some hp's will not run on some the win 98 cd another though use linx to poetition & format the disk in a fat 32 | Stick (204) | ||
| 152791 | 2003-06-18 04:59:00 | >A suggestion might be to NOT install either >Nortons or IE6. Sadly i've gone that path, in one of the first attempts i got as far as installing '98 plus modem drivers.. and then watched it all turn to custard. What i'm thinking of doing now is taking the original HDD that "failed" and putting it in Vanessa, my doze box, and seeing just how happy it is to run in another machine, if that gives no ploblem, i'm going to add the new 40 to Sam the Linux box, and see how happy Sam is with that. Should these 2 drives prove to be OK, as i suspect they might, then the sledge hammer might just get to swing after all! :D .Chris |
Chris (3346) | ||
| 152792 | 2003-06-18 05:03:00 | stick I'm using a '98SE disk and not a HP recovery disk. Perhaps i should try loading a Linux system???? What the hey, i may as well while the toys are here. It won't hurt! .Chris |
Chris (3346) | ||
| 152793 | 2003-06-18 05:08:00 | Also (these thoughts pass through the space between my ears) , have you thought about swapping IDE cable out. Like I said, just a thought good or bad. | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 152794 | 2003-06-18 05:19:00 | Pheonix > have you thought about swapping IDE cable > out. Like I said, just a thought good or bad. At this point, with the FAT all messed up yet again, i shall give that a miss, but only for the moment. Things certainly did pass the giggle test, nothing appeared loose O well perseverance! I'll be back on this one. .Chris |
Chris (3346) | ||
| 152795 | 2003-06-18 07:48:00 | I'll have to say it again. Killdisk your hard drive, which will reset everything, including mbr's, partition tables etc etc. Your just making a mess :) |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 152796 | 2003-06-18 08:47:00 | Hey Chris why don't you run the diagnostics software available from the disk makers site? New hdd's have been known to fail before. ;) Cheers Steve |
Steve Askew (119) | ||
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