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  1. androo

    3 week scandisk?????

    The situation: I have a 40g IBM hard disk in my second computer which, for some unknown reason, stops being recognized by computer. This doesnt happen very often (three times in as many years). Before, i would boot from a floppy, run fdisk and then format. The previous formats did take some...
  2. androo

    24 hour format??

    My IBM 40GB HD has been formating for 24 hours+ now and i suspect that due to some bad sectors or something it is "trying to recover allocation units". It is currently at about unit 1,500,000 and I was just wondering how many units there are likely to be. It is progressing at about 1...
  3. androo

    "invalid media type" error - cannot access C:\

    I have a IBM 40GB hard drive. After a series of error messages relating to my hard disk, I was forced to format the hard disk and do a clean install of windows. Booting to DOS from a boot floppy, I tried "format C:" only to recieve the aforementioned "invalid media type&quot...
  4. androo

    Micro-ATX in ATX case?

    I am planning upgrading mobo, and was curious if micro-ATX motherboards are OK to put in my midi full tower ATX case. Is there a possibility it will be to small to fit? thanks -androo-
  5. androo

    AGP needs bigger PSU?

    hi, I have a Jetway 663AS KT133 mobo, with a 700mhz Duron and 384mb RAM. It works fine with an old PCI Banshee in it, but it comletely fails to start with any AGP card in it. I have a 175W PSU and have been told this is insufficient to run my system with an AGP in it. Could this be the problem...

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