[TechAssist] Re: Computer help.
- From: "pete" <tvtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:51:04 -0500
I forgot to mention that the new harddrive you install you have to go to the
cmos and tell the computer to scan the new harddrive because if you dont It
thinks that it still has the old drive and then it crashes.
Pete
Perdomo Tv Inc Since 1972
Miami.Fl
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From: "armando guerra" <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:58 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Computer help.
> My neighbor has an older computer with win 95,1.2gig hd and its just
> about full.She likes this computer alot because its easy to run,compared
> to win xp and others.I am not a computer savey guy so I would apreciate
> some help.Her hd is just about full.She uses the computer for small
> stuff i,e, email and navigating the internet.Here is where I need some
> help.Her daughter gave her a 6 gig hd (somebody told her that was the
> max she could use)because of the age of the comp.Its a new western
> digital brand of hd.There is no paper work with the hd at all.I
> installed it last night as a slave (I did move the jumpers to slave
> position) and when I put it all together,it boots up but It never brings
> up the win 95.
> It just sits there and say"s "wait" for the longest time and stay's
> there.I can restart it again and it does the same thing,just say's
> wait.I thing that the bios is not seeing the new hd but don't know.Like
> I say,don't know much about computers.I am i missing some software that
> comes along with the new hd or what?If I disconnect the new hd and just
> use the old one,everything goes back to normal.loads win 95 and all is
> ok.Can I go to the western digital website and dnload something that
> will help in installing this new hd?I would apreciate all the help that
> I can get from you computer smart guy's and gal's.Thanks.
> Mando
> AZ
> PS Is there a website that I can go to where I can learn more about
> upgrading a computer?
>
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