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Thread ID: 110301	2010-06-11 04:59:00	computer not booting properly	lakewoodlady (103)	Press F1

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1109184	2010-06-19 04:18:00	As Nomad said it may be a better option to get the Seagate ISO as you have a Seagate drive and the drive or file system is suspect. If the drive passes the advanced tests in Seagate diags then it probably just needs a Windows reinstall. If the drive does not pass then a new hard drive and a reinstall s needed.	Sweep (90)
1109185	2010-06-19 04:44:00	That maybe why, (CDRW's dont always boot, and cd's are usually finalised, which probably wont happen with CDRW's), use a CDR or extract the ISO to a flash drive. Thats if the ISO has boot files in it The first cd I tried on it was a cdr 52x and on the drive it says 48x so I guess that was why that one was no good. Will it boot from a flash drive? How can I tell if the ISO has boot files in it? LL	lakewoodlady (103)
1109186	2010-06-19 04:49:00	Plug a USB stick into a port and then check the BIOS boot order to see if the USB stick shows as an option. When you burn using IMG Burn there is an option to burn at 4x so use that to avoid coasters.	Sweep (90)
1109187	2010-06-19 05:07:00	Will try that now	lakewoodlady (103)
1109188	2010-06-19 05:15:00	Nope that didn't work either.	lakewoodlady (103)
1109189	2010-06-19 05:17:00	Have you tried getting an ISO of the Seagate software yet and burning to CDR? Also making a bootable USB stick is not a trivial exercise but can be done.	Sweep (90)
1109190	2010-06-19 05:28:00	i think maybe give usb stick a rest to keep it simple. i am just trying to do that for the first time. it looks like the old days are maybe getting harder to recall, windows from winME prevent one using "format g:/s" and say to use windows to make a start up (repair) disk instead :p and it only give you the option of the optical drive. ms might need to get on with the times, some computers may not even have a optical drive. i found guides how to convert a windows dvd onto usb thou. certainly ways to hack it thru thou ;D these days at least to me, gone are the dos bootdisks and play the dos games but just simply windows boot and then maybe a boot image or a boot repair thingy. well there is also linux.	Nomad (952)
1109191	2010-06-19 05:35:00	I have been hunting everywhere for a suitable cdr and cannot find one, and I went to the Seagate site and had no idea of exactly where to download the ISO file. Will have to go buy a cdr that has a slower write speed than 48x if I can't find one here. Its a bummer being stuck here, son is away with my car at present at a band jam. I am going out now to get my lotto at the dairy. (walk 10 mins) LL :groan:	lakewoodlady (103)
1109192	2010-06-19 05:42:00	I have been hunting everywhere for a suitable cdr and cannot find one, and I went to the Seagate site and had no idea of exactly where to download the ISO file. Will have to go buy a cdr that has a slower write speed than 48x if I can't find one here. Its a bummer being stuck here, son is away with my car at present at a band jam. I am going out now to get my lotto at the dairy. (walk 10 mins) LL :groan: here is the direct link to the ISO www.seagate.com www.seagate.com i don't think the diff CDs would make a diff. many of the newer dvd writers like 2004+ has coaster prevention. i've used warehouses cdr and they have been fine at full speed.	Nomad (952)
1109193	2010-06-19 05:48:00	i a bit of a newbie when it comes to encoding and iso stuff. this is suggested by Microsoft and it just worked. for burning iso. i get access to some free software from the course i am doing :) www.ntfs.com i am pretty much a cruiser. turn it on and it works, lol. when work is done, turn it off and go to bed. let the addicts supp up their puters' ;)	Nomad (952)
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