-=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer woes
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 17:49:22 -0500
thanks Don, I will print this out and give it to my brother who would be
doing any repair if he can. He did mention taking the hard drive out and
trying to put it in another computer to copy files.
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "dswabc" <dswabc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 9:17 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: computer woes
> It could also be a corrupted file or registry
> entry that is required during
> boot. Or a bad sector or cluster on the hard
> drive.
>
> I would immediately remove the hard drive, set it
> to be the slave or
> cable-select if supported, then install it in a
> second computer and back up
> all of your data.
>
> Then set it back to master and reinstall it and
> resume your trouble
> shooting.
>
> Will it boot to any bootable disk? If so run
> your malware scanner from the
> recovery disk.
>
> Also run scandisk and defrag from the command
> prompt.
>
> If you have Norton or similar utilities run a
> registry cleaner.
>
> If your computer has a diagnostics partition
> (like DELLs do) try booting to
> that and run any diagnostics that sound like a
> candidate to find something.
>
> Boot to setup and make sure everything there is
> still correct. You might
> try some changes there for troubleshooting
> purposes (boot order,
> enable/disable various items/features etc). Keep
> notes on what you change
> or else you will have to use the default to reset
> it and that is not always
> the best to do.
>
> Don
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 8:23 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- computer woes
>
>
>> ok, I'm bummed, my vpr matrix computer that I
> have had for abt. five years
>> could be dead or dying.
>>
>> After unplugging it a few times, my mom said
> nothing came up on the
>> screen,
>> other than the first time vpr matrix floating
> on it, then black after
>> that.
>>
>> My brother who is pretty good with computers
> took a quick look inside and
>> tried a different monitor on it, no luck. He
> says it could be the mother
>> board, not sure but that probably ws not the
> hard drive and may be able to
>> hook that up to a new computer later and
> transfer the files.
>>
>> "sigh"
>> I had saved much on CDs but not everything so
> fingers crossed. I really
>> liked that computer too "sigh".
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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