Wall voltage? LOL! I live in the Dominican Republic, in the sticks...it´s a joke. So that´s the problem, huh? Of course I use a UPS when I´m not on battery backup (which for some reason won´t power the UPS), and I think the problem occurred when the power came back on and forced a reboot. Thanks, Victor
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:13 PM, FORC5 <[email protected]> wrote: > power supply might be suspect. Hows the wall voltage ? > fp > > At 05:35 AM 1/16/2009, Victor Subervi Poked the stick with: > >Hi; > > > >I had to replace my motherboard and toss out a hard drive because of this > >problem, and now it seems to be repeating itself! The HD I currently am > >using I've used for many years with no problem (the other one was a 2nd > HD). > >The problem is mainly around having the checksum not check on boot and > >having to reset the BIOS settings to the default. On my old motherboard, > it > >would do it every so often, and then the problem got worse and worse and > >suddenly the machine wouldn't boot and I had to buy a new motherboard. > This > >problem with the BIOS has only happened once so far on the new board, but > it > >also created other problems, including screwing up at least one driver in > my > >audio system (it appears to be part of the Windoze bundle) and asking me > if > >I want to register MS Word (after it had been installed for months). > Another > >wierd problem is that I can't get Python to work with browsers (everything > >else works fine). Wierd, wierd, wierd. But I don't want to shell out more > >money on motherboards! > > > >These problems began with the old motherboard when I installed the new HD, > >which I have tossed, so I was surprised when they continued with the new > >motherboard, since I had assumed the old HD was responsible. Now, at the > >same time I installed the old HD, I also began using a thumb drive, so I > >wonder if it could be the source of the problem? It's a ScanDisc U3 > >Launchpad Version 1,1,0,2 Device Version 2.18 ADAPI Version 4.4.0.47 > >Unicode. > > > >I have Windoze XP, an Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz, hard drive WDC > >WD800LB-60DNA1, CD TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202J, motherboard is a Foxconn, > >Phoenix AwardBIOS. Why be more specific on the motherboard when it screwed > >up the same way on a completely different one? Didn't want to open the box > >for that. Ideas? > > > >TIA, > > > >Victor > > -- > Tallyho ! ]:8) > Taglines below ! > -- > "Trying is only the first step towards failure." > - Homer Simpson > >
