[TechAssist] Re: Computer help.
- From: Ray Clarke <ray260@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:32:57 -0800 (PST)
Hey Armando, did you set the original as the master.
There are different jumper positions for stand alone
and for master/slave. Usually it's marked on the drive
itself so pull out the old HD and check it's jumper
settings. That should work for you. Ray
--- Armando Guerra <birdie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Pete.Will try all the suggestions mentioned
> in this thread and
> hopefully will get it to work ok.Who knows,with all
> this good info,I may
> learn something about computers.
> Mando
> AZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pete" <tvtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:51 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer help.
>
>
> > 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
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 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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