On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hold on a minute guys. I gotta go and make popcorn.
Was not intending an OS war, but i guess this usually happens doesn't it.:-) My other concern is the video card. What should i look for in a Dell or HP, and what should i ask the computer builder for.?? Dave > > On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 1:14 PM, David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:04 AM, eckinator <eckina...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> 2010/9/5 David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>> Yes i do. >>> >>> Great =) Way to go, eh! >>> >>>> Can't. I turn it on and get the Intel splash screen then a Dos promt >>>> saying boot failure. >>> >>> Does this happen more often when the PC hasn't been on for a few days? >>> I highly doubt this would be the cause but would you know how old the >>> BIOS/CMOS buffer battery is? >> >> Sometimes yes, sometimes no, its all over the place. Battery is original. >>> >>>> I upgraded the HD in 2006, i think, and it was about a year later i >>>> started getting these boot failure prompts. Usually a few retries and >>>> i was in. >>> >>> Sounds like something closer to the mainboard again. Has there ever >>> been a BIOS update? This is what I would go for next. >>> >>>> I had it looked at last Oct, and the computer guy >>>> one mane show [sic] >>> >>> Lion King Enterprises by any chance? Sorry I just had to =) >>> >>>> found nothing wrong, out of the ordinary, and suggested several >>>> things. However due to the age of the PC we both agreed it was a waste >>>> of money and if it happened again and new PC would be cheaper in the >>>> long run, It has been working fine until Saturday and now i can only >>>> get intro windows with the F8 key. >>> >>> Have you tried F8 and then "halt on error" or whatever the setting is >>> called in English? This should give us a more detailed message? Please >>> can you do so? >> >> When i press F8 i get a Dos screen asking how i want to boot, Disk, HD >> or something else, i don't remember what at the moment. I hit HD and >> XP loads and runs, so far. >> >> Dave >>> >>> Cheers >>> Ecke >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >> www.caughtinmotion.com >> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >> York Region, Ontario, Canada >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
