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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 12:31 PM Original message |
Computer worked fine last night.... |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Go into the BIOS and disable the A drive. |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I can't get into bios or anything. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Beeping? You didn't say anything about beeping. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Assuming you have checked the floppy drive to see if there is a disc in it ... |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yeppers, that is what I would be trying first |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 08:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I've had that for an avatar for just about as long as I've been here on DU. |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Blast from the past for me |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. He was in a comic strip in my local newspaper. |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Thanks, I disconnected the FDD power and... |
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canetoad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. If you can be bothered, wildbill |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I can always be bothered. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-15-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. What kind of beeps? What sequence? We need this clue here. |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-15-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. The standard beep it makes when it's started up and begins the detections. |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-22-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Here's what I would do... |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-22-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. thank you... |
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RoccoR5955 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-23-08 06:58 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. A quick double beep... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. Do you have a floppy "start up" disk? |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-15-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. don't have.... |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-15-08 11:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You can download something, like here |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 12:04 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. thank you! nt |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
9. Check connections - power cord, keyboard, mouse etc |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-15-08 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. Here's a really long shot - reseat your video card, if you have one |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-19-08 08:11 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. thanks, onboard only I think. nt |
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CabalPowered (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-20-08 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
21. If it's not the standard beep you hear on startup.. |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-22-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. thanks for your help... |
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