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Tech Clinic / Dual Booting O/S - Private H/D

« on: August 13, 2007, 08:32:22 PM »

solved - used Tweukui on home comp hide work drive

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Tech Clinic / Dual Booting O/S - Private H/D

« on: August 12, 2007, 07:47:52 PM »

hi,

i have just loaded my computer with a dual boot system both XP Pro on 2 seperate H/D

H/D, 1 = Work
H/D, 2 = Home

My Question is when i boot into My HOME computer i can still access the Work H/D.

is there a way i can lock this harddrive so it is only asccessably when i autually boot into it. (i guess like trying to make the whole H/D Private - like how you can make your document private. i would like to do this to the whole H/D..

i really hope you can help.

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Hardware / USB -Mass storage = Unknown Device

« on: March 22, 2007, 09:07:22 PM »

i have solved this...

turned off und unpluged all usbs (plug mouse to port)
leave off for about 30mins
reboot in safe mode
goto device manager
uninstall all usbs - start from the bottom & work up.
reboot in normal mode
give comptuer time to reload the drive required

now you should be fixed -- worked for me --

Yankeebean

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Hardware / USB -Mass storage = Unknown Device

« on: March 20, 2007, 08:27:33 PM »

Hi
purchased and used an external 2.5" Hard Drive

now when i plug into my computer XP gives me this message - Unknown [color=\"blue\"]USB device[/color]. USB has malfunctioned..The USB device is reported to have malfunctioned and is therefore an 'Unknown Device'.

it does work as i still use it in other computers,

so far i have:
Unistalled all usb controllers & reinstalled
used system restore back to when they were working

* from device manager here is my USB devices.

SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller
SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller
USB 2.0 Root Hub
USB 2.0 unknown device
USB Root Hub

Is it possible to reset the settings in the usb controller / registry to get this working again or other ways

thanks
yankeebean

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Tech Clinic / LAPTOP PROBLEM

« on: March 18, 2007, 07:40:03 PM »

I have been given a old laptop with no hard drive to play with.

it is i belive a:
Cleve/Kapok 3300c (FCCID # L4PK3100CX13)
600MH - PENT3 - 256MB Ram
Bios = SystemsoftMobile Pro v 1.01 -- 10/22/98

WHEN TRYING TO LOAD XP
it runs thought the set up as per normal. theN when you go to load windows it only see's 8gb of the 40gb harddrive? (why is this). I PARTITION AS 8GB AND FORMAT then shows error msg saying cannot contiune please chjoose a different partition

how can i make it see the full 40gb H/D  and not just 8gb, and why wont it load windows???

all help is appricated

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Hardware / DVD COPYRIGHT

« on: February 27, 2007, 09:44:51 PM »

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Hardware / DVD COPYRIGHT

« on: February 27, 2007, 09:43:22 PM »

have a look at Software called ---- Slysoft Anydvd they even have software to compress the dvd to a 4.7gb disk called clonedvd2 excellect software

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Hardware / Network adapter not working

« on: February 27, 2007, 09:41:15 PM »

Compaq - EVO N1000C / Network adapter not working hi,

i have just formatted and reinstalled Win XP Pro on to my computer all is going well except with the network adapter.

When i conenct the cat5 cable to it and it does not register the cable (mean no connect the internet)

i have unistalled it & restarted the computer still not working it shows the icon in the system tray as cable not connected, device manager shows it working althought it is not

do i need a special driver to get this working

it did work befor i formated

thanks
Yankeebean