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September 3rd, 2007, 04:42 AM
#106
Driver Terrier
Excellent information Soyonara, thanks for posting it and welcome to Windrivers!
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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October 19th, 2007, 03:57 AM
#107
Originally Posted by fozzie
hi guys after wandering the net looking for answers ive ended up here. i was given an old gateway select 1100 thats about 3-4 years old. it has the ms-6330 ver2.1 motherboard. the computer has all the original hardware and was running winme but it had so many problems i decided to reformat the hd and install winxp. now everything is running great i have had no problems with winxp except for one thing. when i boot up the computer i get a "Reboot Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device" message and it gets stuck there. if i press alt+ctrl+del it will continue to boot up normally and all is fine. i looked into this problem and gateway tells me to update the bios in order to fix this problem ( http://support.gateway.com/s/issues/151305110.shtml). so i downloaded the file and followed all their instructions step by step in order to update the bios only problem now is it doesnt seem to work. tells me to leave the diskette in the drive and restart the computer to get the update going but when i restart the computer i just get a "non-system disk or disk error" message. ive gone through numerous brand new disks to try and get it to work. no luck. so ive gone through the msi website to try and find a bios update there but i cant seem to locate it. im using the computer right now and everything runs fine.. i just hate to have to alt+ctrl+del that first message everytime i turn on the computer. any help would be appreciated. thanks.
I am currently having the same problem. However my situation is also diffrent. I have been tryint to do a new clean install of WINDOWSXP HOME EDITION and it wont read it.. it works fine on other computers and i have even used the HDD that is witht he ms-6330 ver:2.1 mobo on other computers to test its stability... i have used ISO test it and it passes. Now the HDD is zeroed out and is not formatted. and it still wont read the xp cd. i have tried cable other cdroms includint a dvdrom.. but to na avail. still get the same message. I will try to install the BIOS update but i will use IBM-formatted disketts like they said and see if that works... did any of youguys actually got the update completed ??? and how can i get it to read my XP CD so i can install mY OS??? Hope you guys can help me. Thanks
pryma
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October 22nd, 2007, 04:07 AM
#108
Driver Terrier
Welcome to Windrivers pryma
Have you tried with the cd rom and the hard drive on the same ide channel?
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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February 23rd, 2008, 05:38 PM
#109
Sorry about another resurrection:
But Ginormouse case and all is still running fine after all these years. I have not touched/cleaned/or moved the case since it was original set down in the spot it is still in.
Set it and forget it!
Ron
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February 24th, 2008, 03:56 AM
#110
Registered User
Its amazing how this thread just keeps bouncing back...........
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine
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March 21st, 2008, 04:50 PM
#111
Laugh
How about a blast from the past:
http://www.pcpartsohio.com/BookDetail.aspx?item_id=336&
Keeps going and going
Ron
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March 21st, 2008, 04:58 PM
#112
Intel Mod
"Socket 462 for Further Expansion"
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March 21st, 2008, 05:03 PM
#113
Driver Terrier
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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March 22nd, 2008, 07:36 AM
#114
Registered User
It seems fitting that this long running thread.........
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine
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March 22nd, 2008, 07:36 AM
#115
Registered User
.........should contain my 500th post.
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine
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March 22nd, 2008, 06:01 PM
#116
Intel Mod
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January 2nd, 2009, 09:12 AM
#117
Retired
She was the last one I had running 2kPro on
Ran 24/7 on an UPS
In all of these years it was maybe turned off 6 times? (Even a UPS doesnt last for long power outages)
Still in the huge case
Still way too many fans
Everything silent, everything still
Sort of melancholy
Ron
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January 2nd, 2009, 09:18 AM
#118
Driver Terrier
Old computers never die, they just wait in a corner.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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January 2nd, 2009, 10:00 AM
#119
Registered User
What about old Techies? I certainly need a memory upgrade at least. Going upstairs and forgetting what for all the time.
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine
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January 2nd, 2009, 10:05 AM
#120
Driver Terrier
I cured that.... I quit going upstairs!
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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