My Dell shat itself again..
January 26, 2010 at 2:18 am
(This post was last modified: January 26, 2010 at 2:19 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Windows will not open. I get a blue stop screen.
I CAN get the menu screen (PF8) BUT it will not start in safe mode nor restore to to the last configuration which worked.
This is a worry.Thoughtst of bad hard drive are dancing though my head. I obtained an XP install disc. It's not kosher,but I have the product key.
Question: Can I use that to start in DOS mode,and do a disc check? If so,how.
PART TWO (different problem)
Yes,Joyce,this a different PC. I went out and bought a second hand Pentium 4 yesterday (an HP) Yes, I probably paid too much, ($195 box only) AND seem to have been ripped off: It was sold to me as having 512 meg of RAM,it has 256. (248 to be precise) I would not have bought it with only 256. It works but is a little slow .I dont really mind, I'm just annoyed about apparently being cheated. I had a look at the receipt; it doesn't actually say 513meg ,so I may be stuffed. I'll take it back once my Dell is fixed and play nice. I will not argue if he is difficult. I will simply take him to the small claims court. As it turns out,my best mate is a barrister and will advise me.
QUESTION: I'm assuming I cannot cannibalise the RAM from my old Pentium3? (it has 750meg) Its RAM is; DDR SDRAM PC2700 ( voltage SSTL 2-5 (166mgz) The HP uses PC 2700 (300 or 400 mgz) I'm assumimg the two are incompatible?
I'm thinking of formating this machine and installing Linux, probably ubuntu.
I'm not happy.The PC is only 2 years old and this the third time it has needed repairs. I can afford to buy a new one ,but that's not the point. I will spend a couple of hundred to fix it. I suspect it may need a new hardrive. That will be about $120,plus about another $200 fo the techie. I think I'd like to kill something.
I CAN get the menu screen (PF8) BUT it will not start in safe mode nor restore to to the last configuration which worked.
This is a worry.Thoughtst of bad hard drive are dancing though my head. I obtained an XP install disc. It's not kosher,but I have the product key.
Question: Can I use that to start in DOS mode,and do a disc check? If so,how.
PART TWO (different problem)
Yes,Joyce,this a different PC. I went out and bought a second hand Pentium 4 yesterday (an HP) Yes, I probably paid too much, ($195 box only) AND seem to have been ripped off: It was sold to me as having 512 meg of RAM,it has 256. (248 to be precise) I would not have bought it with only 256. It works but is a little slow .I dont really mind, I'm just annoyed about apparently being cheated. I had a look at the receipt; it doesn't actually say 513meg ,so I may be stuffed. I'll take it back once my Dell is fixed and play nice. I will not argue if he is difficult. I will simply take him to the small claims court. As it turns out,my best mate is a barrister and will advise me.
QUESTION: I'm assuming I cannot cannibalise the RAM from my old Pentium3? (it has 750meg) Its RAM is; DDR SDRAM PC2700 ( voltage SSTL 2-5 (166mgz) The HP uses PC 2700 (300 or 400 mgz) I'm assumimg the two are incompatible?
I'm thinking of formating this machine and installing Linux, probably ubuntu.
I'm not happy.The PC is only 2 years old and this the third time it has needed repairs. I can afford to buy a new one ,but that's not the point. I will spend a couple of hundred to fix it. I suspect it may need a new hardrive. That will be about $120,plus about another $200 fo the techie. I think I'd like to kill something.
