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I don't trust windows formatting utility it might format the hole disc including a partition where my wxp image files are stored Acronis is the very best program to format a hdd.Period!

I formatted the target partition with acronis disc director to NTFS and that is done in DOS.

The Rig in question is a Dell Precision 390 workstation Intel core 2 duo, 2 Gegs of memory, a 180 Gegs Sata drive, the graphic is ATI FireGL pci express 250 MB, I'm currently running WXP PRO. I've also imaged the system on a separate partition. The Rig originally was shipped with Win Vista...

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HI guys do we have the a forum specific to win 7

This is one way that I do the Vista to XP switch : #1 Partition the drive to NTFS, let's say 15 to 20 gb,to accommodate Vista and Xp.I use Partition Magic to do the job (this can be done from Windows) #2 do the necessary research and acquire all the drivers if so needed, #3 Image the Vista OS...

This computer is running nice, cool and totally silent on a 2.80 ghz and 1 gb of ram it's fast and reliable, but lately it blacks out, and turn itself off suddently! But only while I'm burning stuff on my Sony DRU 510A external USB DVD R-RW. I'm useing Nero 6 Ultra (totally updated). I've...

Paparazi Thx for that info I'll look into that. I'll call Sony and see what they have to say about this. [thumbsup]

64AMD Thx for the response but I've already done all of that stuff several times over, I mean the checking of the cables etc as I stated in my post.I've several Promise IDE expansion cards in a box, but even if the card works and it read the Hdd then what? I still need a optical drive to load...

This Sony Vaio desktop, M\No PCV RS 420, is a Intel based PC it has a DVD R-RW drive a 512 mb of ddr 3200 ram, and run on a 2800 ghz CPU, I bought this PC in "as is" condition with no Hdd, I was told that the Hdd was taken out cause of data in it, no further explanation was given, I said to...

gbaughma thx that is all I needed to know and more! I got what I needed from the command line [medal]

What is the tern HOSTID mean, and is it the same as a MAC address when I go to Run and type cmd then IP config I get this: IP address #= 9 number string Subnet Mask #= 10 number string Default Gateway #= 10 number string Which one of these is the HOSTID or MAC number, and are string of...

It has been repaired, I overlooked the hdd jumpers setting,(cause my friend told me that he didn't mess with it)I found it changed to CL so I reset it to MA and made sure that the BIOS was reset to default,Rebooted and presto! The rig finally produced windows.My Thx to ROGER,Wolluf and LawnBoy...

ROGER I've been suspecting this possible fact for some time now , I'll do one or two more tests I still would like to know if a controller card and the Hdd hooked to it would show something "new",I'll try that some time today. No it won't do a floppy boot, so none of your suggestion are...

ROGER no it wont boot to floppy or bootable CD like w98 boot disk rebooting is of no help the PSU is a specially designed for this Rig I pulled a exactly working PSU from a spare GateWay Rig and it does the same thing, the CPU is the cartridge type that fits perpendicularly on the board and the...