I need some advice beetchas!

The Shutting Downs · Post by **The Shutting Downs** » December 21st, 2010, 9:13

I'm back on the laptop as my computer is refusing to boot up.

It gets to the display of what my motherboard is, and then stops doing anything.

Would I be right in guessing my hard drive has just fried, and if so, can you guys spec me a new one? It was old when Joose flogged it to me in the first place, four years ago.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 21st, 2010, 9:34

Does it only tell you what the mobo is? or does it do CPU checks and stuff too?

I'd suggest unplugging the hdd, just to see what happens, as much as anything.

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drive unplugged - I can get to the Bios

Drives plugged in, chuff all happens.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 22nd, 2010, 11:28

Drive's fucked.

Get a samsung F3, cheap and fast.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =HD-104-SA

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Payday is tomorrow.

It will be ordered, cheers.

Post by **Grimmie** » December 22nd, 2010, 12:01

Berk should start an angry, sweary tech support company.

Davius · Post by **Davius** » December 22nd, 2010, 12:47

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Drive's fucked.

Get a samsung F3, cheap and fast.

Just how I like my women!!

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Grimmie wrote:Berk should start an angry, sweary tech support company.

Post by **fabyak** » December 22nd, 2010, 15:33

Davius wrote:
Just how I like my women!!

Cheap and fast or fucked?

The Shutting Downs · Post by **The Shutting Downs** » January 9th, 2011, 15:26

okay, so I havethe drive and connections, I have it plugged in, I have it registering as found in the bios.

But for some reason windows has installed on the drive that was slaved to the old drive, and it refuses to recognise the new drive.

Suggestions?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 9th, 2011, 15:28

admin tools > computer managmet > drive manager?

Post by **deject** » January 9th, 2011, 16:16

This is why it is recommended to disconnect all other drives when installing Windows.

The Shutting Downs · Post by **The Shutting Downs** » January 10th, 2011, 10:40

deject wrote:This is why it is recommended to disconnect all other drives when installing Windows.

This is the first time I've ever done this, that bit of info seems to have passed by me.

Hey ho, lets see how this goes.

The Shutting Downs · Post by **The Shutting Downs** » January 10th, 2011, 10:54

it appears in computer management, i've done a 1-1 of all its settings with the drive that does show, and it's all the same,

Still not showing in my computer though.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » January 10th, 2011, 11:44

Change the drive letter?, might be some conflict