Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
I gethered enough courage and went to the bios...Yes, they have a Boot section with the names of my two physical drives and I chose which one I boot first. But on the Main, thi is what I got: Primary IDE drive Master (not detected) Primary IDE drive Slave (not detected) Secondary IDE drive Master (the DVD_RW) Secondary IDE drive slave (not detected) Don´t leave me alone... How can I chose in a simple way which drive to boot? Why the drives are not detected?... Thanks Marcio -Original Message- >From: Marcio >Sent: Aug 1, 2009 11:31 AM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >Yes Brian, I have two physical drives. I am booting from C: Now you made >things interesting, go to he bios setup (scared...) ad see if I can select D: >as the boot drive. Most likely I will be able too because my MB is not old... >Mind you I have a Pentium4 an 3 giga memory... > >Many thanks > >Marcio > >-Original Message- >>From: Brian Jones >>Sent: Jul 27, 2009 3:51 PM >>To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >>Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... >> >>You already have 2 physical drives? (as opposed to logical drives.. C: and >>D: are logical drive identifiers.. they can be on the same physical drive) >>If you do, go into your BIOS setup and see if you can select the other one >>as your boot drive. >>This is the cheapest and easiest way to dual boot, and eliminate any >>problems with an additional layer of software. >>Most computers since 2005 can do this, and many since 1999 also can do this. >> - Brian >> >>- Original Message - >>From: "Marcio" >> >> >>> Brian >>> >>> Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data >>> D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm >>> it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... >>> >>> Marcio >> >> >>* >>** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >>** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >>* > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Yes Brian, I have two physical drives. I am booting from C: Now you made things interesting, go to he bios setup (scared...) ad see if I can select D: as the boot drive. Most likely I will be able too because my MB is not old... Mind you I have a Pentium4 an 3 giga memory... Many thanks Marcio -Original Message- >From: Brian Jones >Sent: Jul 27, 2009 3:51 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >You already have 2 physical drives? (as opposed to logical drives.. C: and >D: are logical drive identifiers.. they can be on the same physical drive) >If you do, go into your BIOS setup and see if you can select the other one >as your boot drive. >This is the cheapest and easiest way to dual boot, and eliminate any >problems with an additional layer of software. >Most computers since 2005 can do this, and many since 1999 also can do this. > - Brian > >- Original Message - >From: "Marcio" > > >> Brian >> >> Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data >> D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm >> it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... >> >> Marcio > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] EFI-X (Was: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...)
Quoting mike : very cool. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM, TPiwowar wrote: Get an EFI-X card to handle multi-booting and enable installing of OS X too. Cool hardware. You have experience with said hardware? How'd it go for you? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
If your machine will do that just install a bootable OS on the 2nd drive and use the menu Fred mentions to make the choice at boot time. db Fred Holmes wrote: At 11:42 AM 7/27/2009, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... Marcio Modern computers have a boot menu built into the BIOS. On Dell computers it is generally pressing F12 that brings up the boot menu (a list of storage devices, for the user to select which one to boot from). There is generally a notification of this on the boot screen, along with the keypress to bring up the BIOS Setup routine. Of course, these notifications can be suppressed by a choice in the BIOS setup. The foregoing is totally separate from any multiple boot manager software that you may have installed on your default boot drive. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
very cool. On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:46 AM, TPiwowar wrote: > Get an EFI-X card to handle multi-booting and enable installing of OS X > too. Cool hardware. > > On Jul 27, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Marcio wrote: > > Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data >> D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm >> it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... >> > > > > * > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > * > * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Get an EFI-X card to handle multi-booting and enable installing of OS X too. Cool hardware. On Jul 27, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Marcio wrote: Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
At 11:42 AM 7/27/2009, Marcio wrote: >Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I >am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... >Computers are fun...up to a pont... > >Marcio Modern computers have a boot menu built into the BIOS. On Dell computers it is generally pressing F12 that brings up the boot menu (a list of storage devices, for the user to select which one to boot from). There is generally a notification of this on the boot screen, along with the keypress to bring up the BIOS Setup routine. Of course, these notifications can be suppressed by a choice in the BIOS setup. The foregoing is totally separate from any multiple boot manager software that you may have installed on your default boot drive. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
You already have 2 physical drives? (as opposed to logical drives.. C: and D: are logical drive identifiers.. they can be on the same physical drive) If you do, go into your BIOS setup and see if you can select the other one as your boot drive. This is the cheapest and easiest way to dual boot, and eliminate any problems with an additional layer of software. Most computers since 2005 can do this, and many since 1999 also can do this. - Brian - Original Message - From: "Marcio" Brian Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Brian Time off to sudy this dual boot... I already have a boot C: and a Data D:... I am no sure if I can put a third HD and have he option to boot frm it... Computers are fun...up to a pont... Marcio -Original Message- >From: Brian Jones >Sent: Jul 27, 2009 11:35 AM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >We will miss you! >( it may take you a month to get all of your favorite applications running >again under Win7... you won't have time for this forum!) >I am considering installing Win7rc this myself... my Dell Studio i7 can boot >from any drive... so dual boot is the way to go. >I will be safe and disconnect my primary drive before installing Win7... I >have too often seen the windows install program find my old windows >directory and screw it up! > - Brian > >- Original Message - >From: "Marcio" >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > > >> Yes, after pondering and pondering... I may do just that. Will lose my >> Windows Vista (that will have no use) and start wth Windows 7. Perhaps I >> will nor buy a new drive, just format this one... > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
We will miss you! ( it may take you a month to get all of your favorite applications running again under Win7... you won't have time for this forum!) I am considering installing Win7rc this myself... my Dell Studio i7 can boot from any drive... so dual boot is the way to go. I will be safe and disconnect my primary drive before installing Win7... I have too often seen the windows install program find my old windows directory and screw it up! - Brian - Original Message - From: "Marcio" Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... Yes, after pondering and pondering... I may do just that. Will lose my Windows Vista (that will have no use) and start wth Windows 7. Perhaps I will nor buy a new drive, just format this one... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Odds are you'll be much happier in the end... and so will we... (Sell your copy of Vista while it still has some value...) db Marcio wrote: Yes, after pondering and pondering... I may do just that. Will lose my Windows Vista (that will have no use) and start wth Windows 7. Perhaps I will nor buy a new drive, just format this one... Thanks to you all Marcio -Original Message- From: Tony B Sent: Jul 25, 2009 10:02 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... Ya really. Give it a rest until October. Then buy a new drive and install Win7 on it. What is the worse that can happen? We have another tale of woe to read. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Yes, after pondering and pondering... I may do just that. Will lose my Windows Vista (that will have no use) and start wth Windows 7. Perhaps I will nor buy a new drive, just format this one... Thanks to you all Marcio -Original Message- >From: Tony B >Sent: Jul 25, 2009 10:02 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >Ya really. Give it a rest until October. Then buy a new drive and >install Win7 on it. > > >>> What is the worse that can happen? >> >> We have another tale of woe to read. > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Ya really. Give it a rest until October. Then buy a new drive and install Win7 on it. >> What is the worse that can happen? > > We have another tale of woe to read. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
On Jul 24, 2009, at 10:57 PM, Marcio wrote: What is the worse that can happen? We have another tale of woe to read. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Not three generations Eric. The WIndows XP Pro was the original install. Now the Vista... Ah...ah...yes... then the 7. You are right! Marcio -Original Message- >From: "Eric S. Sande" >Sent: Jul 25, 2009 1:20 AM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >>What is the worse that can happen? > >Well, a friend of mine once said that a cold bagel was the worst >thing in the world. > >I asked her if she thought it was worse than a giant asteroid hitting >the Earth. > >In your case you're proposing laying three generations of OS on >top of each other without a clean install. It could work but I >seriously would question that strategy. > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
What is the worse that can happen? Well, a friend of mine once said that a cold bagel was the worst thing in the world. I asked her if she thought it was worse than a giant asteroid hitting the Earth. In your case you're proposing laying three generations of OS on top of each other without a clean install. It could work but I seriously would question that strategy. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
Hte to start from zero agan... and re-start all programs...then when windows 7 comes... start all again from zero... There goes my time to do nothing (the best time...) Marcio -Original Message- >From: db >Sent: Jul 24, 2009 7:32 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >If you want to think about it as luck, think of playing the odds... and >the odds are against you. > >In IT, keeping it simple whenever you can is a great approach. > >db > >t.piwowar wrote: >> On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: >>> Wish me luck... >> >> You'll be sorry. >> >> >> * >> ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >> ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> * >> > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
What is the worse that can happen? Marcio -Original Message- >From: "t.piwowar" >Sent: Jul 24, 2009 7:28 PM >To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM >Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck... > >On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: >> Wish me luck... > >You'll be sorry. > > >* >** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** >** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >* * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
If you want to think about it as luck, think of playing the odds... and the odds are against you. In IT, keeping it simple whenever you can is a great approach. db t.piwowar wrote: On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Wish m luck...
On Jul 24, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Marcio wrote: Wish me luck... You'll be sorry. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Wish m luck...
I am going to install Windws Vista Business on the top of XP Pro. Just to save me work and prepare for Windows 7. Wish me luck... Marcio * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
