I am curious, what is the warranty with the Maxtor hard drive? Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Philip Bader Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:18 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: IBM Netvista 667 MHz Type 2276 tower, boot failure] I'm ordering a Maxtor 40 gig @ about $65.00 and have done with it. Not really worth it these days. I do have another question here. It has a single RAM slot with a 64 meg PC133 SDRAM stick. I was thinking of swapping it for a 256 meg,but my distributor has both PC133 256meg "single sided" and "double sided". The double sided is $64.00, single sided $40.00. All else being the same whats the deal with the differences here. Can I use either? Advantages to either? Thanks for all the help so far. BTW I have had good luck with www.tcwo.com. Phil Bader Jorge Camboni wrote: > > First step now is going to the bios setup and make sure the bios is seeing > the HDD. If not, trash it. I it sees it correctly (I doubt it) you try to boot > again with the win98se boot disk and run fdisk, delete any partitions you > found, make a new dos (c:) partition and format the damned thing. > I am starting to believe that disk is (nearly) unrecoverable... > in that case, you learned a little bit more.. > Jorge > > At 09:44 a.m. 01/08/03 -0500, you wrote: > >Volume in drive C is MS Ramdrive means the hard drive was not recognized > >when it booted, Win98 startup disk sets up a virtual drive in ram and > >selects the next unused drive letter, best wait for your "PC friend" at this > >point Phil. > >************************************************** > >Jim Myers > >Since 1972 > >Telrad Electronic Services Co. > >Fort Wayne, IN 46815 > >************************************************* > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Philip Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 9:00 AM > >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: IBM Netvista 667 MHz Type 2276 tower, boot > >failure] > > > > > >I reattached the old HDD, booted up with my W98SE startup disk.I also > >put the 98 CD in the CDROM drive. Booted up OK, and prompted me to put > >in the CD if I wanted. I did.It said something about all diagnostic > >software was loaded...etc. I changed dir from "A" to "C", then typed DIR > >and got "volume in drive C is MS ramdrive" > >Below it was all the files in "C". > >Do I now do a total format? > >(I will need my PC tech friend's help there, Done it once with help). > >Does it sound like the HDD is salvagable? > >Phil Bader > > > >Jorge Camboni wrote: > > > > > > Most probably bad HDD. I can tell you for > > > sure the operating system and info you had in the hdd are lost. > > > regardless of what the problem was or what caused that, you can do the > > > following: get a win98 startup disk; boot with it and try a dir o dir /p > > > command > > > in case you can reach c:\ > > > If you get the prompt and execute the dir command (which is rather > >unlikely), > > > 100% info is corrupted, so you can format c: /q . That is gonna tell you > > > at the end of the quick format, if you have bad clusters and how many. > > > In that case just just get a new HDD > > > If it can't even read disk c: just get a new HDD > > > If it does nof found any bad sectors it was a virus or something like that > >and > > > you'd better do an inconditional format (format c: /u) and reinstall your > > > favorite > > > operating system, etc. > > > In fewer words: in this state of affairs there are only 2 possibilities > > > ahead of you: > > > trash it or format it. > > > good luck > > > Jorge > > > > > > At 04:41 p.m. 31/07/03 -0400, Philip Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >wrote: > > > > > > >First, I am a TV tech not a PC tech so bear with me please. > > > >I fell heir to this 667 MHz celeron PC,Windows ME. > > > >("peoples PC" tag on front) > > > >Will not boot. Previous user said someone said bad hard drive. > > > >When I power it up: > > > >1. Turns on, "IBM" logo appears across screen. > > > >2.message: "Boot failure, insert boot disk in drive A. > > > >(I insert the orig. looking IBM recov. diskette given me, "A" drive > > > >starts working.) > > > >3. "Starting Windows 98" (note that the front tag says Windows ME) > > > > goes on to say: "diskette will attempt to repair the IBM product. > > > >4. "Recovery program on hard disk.Press any key to continue." (I do) > > > >5. "Your machine will reboot in 5 seconds to complete the repair." > > > >6. "Failed to get disk parameters. The IBM product recovery program > > > >could not be found on your hard disk.Contact IBM personal system help > > > >center for an IBM recovery CD." > > > >End of story. > > > >Any help appreciated. Yhis would be a nice extra PC for the shop. > > > >Bad HDD? > > > >Corrupted files? > > > >Someone put W98 over the OS? > > > >Phil Bader > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Philip Bader > > > >Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > > > >3420 Recker Hwy. 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