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Solve : Blue screen STOP error? |
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Answer» I have a Dell Dimension 4700, 2560 RAM, 160GB HD OS-WIN XP Home. If it's 5 years old it's unlikely it is a 3.0G model... I was talking about his new hard drive not the old one... The new drive supports 3G, but if the board doesn't then checking the jumper setting is a must... Unless, you were referring to the computer..I cchecked the label & there is no referance to the jumpers. How can I run a diagnostics test from seagate when there is no OS on the PC? Download .iso file and create bootable CD using ImgBurn.Please forgive me but i dont know what an iso file or image burn is. Go here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 Get: SeaTools for DOS v2.17 (Graphical) (10.22.2009) - Download SeaTools for DOS (ISO CD-ROM Image) Use ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/ to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable. Boot from the CD.ok DOWNLOADED FILE & burnt to cd. Problem is i cannot boot up, so how do I run the diagnostic test?Put the CD in and restart computer. At some point, you should see message: Press any key to boot from CDIt dosrnt boot. Just get a list of the drives not found, & the options F1 to continue or F2 for setup. I can run a diagnostics test from DOS or my dell diagnostics CD. My old drive fails, but the new one passes. Just cannot load windows to it. Enter BIOS and make sure CD drive is listed first in boot order.Still no joy, re-downloaed file & burnt again. Did you go to BIOS to adjust boot order?I'm not opposed to hard drive diagnostics but just need to clarify what I meant here.. Sometimes the labels on the HDD don't saying anything about the 3/1.5 settings.. When you look directly at the back of the drive, you should see a set of four pins that are distinguished. To leave the drive set at 3 GB/sec, leave the jumpers open...In other words, don't do anything to the drive.. To use the 1.5 GB/sec speed, jumper the left two pins... When you say you got a "similar" drive does that mean it's the same as your original one? If so, then just proceed with the HDD diagnostics... If not, at least try using the 1.5 GB/sec jumper setting... |
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