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Problems installing Xp Pro with SP3
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fandr78
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22. October 2008 @ 20:50 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
did you plug the 4 pin connector in besides plugging in the 20 pin connector? is the voltage switch on back of the psu set correctly to your location?
Hello,
How have you been doing..Ok,remember when i was having that problem with that motherboard,it wouldnt power up? Well it turns out that the motherboard was DOA,i had to send it back and get a refund..Anyway i purchase another motherboard on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=180296189495
I received it today and installed it..My computer powered up,however i do not get a picture. What i mean is,my monitor's power button blinks and does not come on. According to the online specs of the board,it has on board video and sound.. But when i read the instruction manual for this type model for the motherboard,it reads nothing of on board video..Do you think i need a video card as well?Thanks again for your help.
Franco
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23. October 2008 @ 19:05 |
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For a learning experience, I encourage you to continue working on this computer to get it up and running. From a practical standpoint, you might be better off buying a cheap used computer. You can find several refurbished systems at the following site, and it may be cheaper than you buying individual parts (RAM, PSU, Motherboard, etc...).
http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=SYS
As for your video problem, check the BIOS to see if it mentions video anywhere. If the motherboard has a VGA port, then it probably has on-board video, but you may need to enable it in the BIOS.
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fandr78
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23. October 2008 @ 19:27 |
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Originally posted by silk42:
For a learning experience, I encourage you to continue working on this computer to get it up and running. From a practical standpoint, you might be better off buying a cheap used computer. You can find several refurbished systems at the following site, and it may be cheaper than you buying individual parts (RAM, PSU, Motherboard, etc...).
http://www.geeks.com/products.asp?cat=SYS
As for your video problem, check the BIOS to see if it mentions video anywhere. If the motherboard has a VGA port, then it probably has on-board video, but you may need to enable it in the BIOS.
Thats the problem,i cant even get into the bios..Seems like my monitor does not get a signal from the computer..And i even tried a video card too..No video whats so ever.
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23. October 2008 @ 20:08 |
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Does your computer beep when you first turn it on (beep code)? Assuming your motherboard has a speaker that works, you should get a beep code that will signal what the problem is. If it's only a video problem, then you should be able to plug in a USB device and get power (an optical mouse will light up). You could also try booting from a CD. You won't see what's happening, but if you CD ROM keeps going then you know that your computer is working.
The fact that you tried a video card and you still didn't get a display on the monitor makes me think that you have other issues. Of course, it could be that the video card isn't compatible with the motherboard (AGP, PCI). Different video cards have different specs that need to be met, but most of them are backward compatible.
Have you tried resetting the BIOS by unplugging the power supply and removing and reinstalling the CMOS battery? Since you bought the motherboard on Ebay, they may have used a different video card and thus disabled the on-board video in the BIOS. If you reset the BIOS the default will usually enable the on-board video. Other than that, I can't think of why you wouldn't have video except for bad hardware.
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ddp
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23. October 2008 @ 20:14 |
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moved to correct forum as not a windows issue
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fandr78
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23. October 2008 @ 20:54 |
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Originally posted by silk42:
Does your computer beep when you first turn it on (beep code)? Assuming your motherboard has a speaker that works, you should get a beep code that will signal what the problem is. If it's only a video problem, then you should be able to plug in a USB device and get power (an optical mouse will light up). You could also try booting from a CD. You won't see what's happening, but if you CD ROM keeps going then you know that your computer is working.
The fact that you tried a video card and you still didn't get a display on the monitor makes me think that you have other issues. Of course, it could be that the video card isn't compatible with the motherboard (AGP, PCI). Different video cards have different specs that need to be met, but most of them are backward compatible.
Have you tried resetting the BIOS by unplugging the power supply and removing and reinstalling the CMOS battery? Since you bought the motherboard on Ebay, they may have used a different video card and thus disabled the on-board video in the BIOS. If you reset the BIOS the default will usually enable the on-board video. Other than that, I can't think of why you wouldn't have video except for bad hardware.
My computer does not beep when i boot it up..Perhaps the speaker is bad.My mouse is not usb but it is a optical and it does light up when plugged in.I tried the cmos battery,i been talking to ddp for awhile as well.I tried booting from the cd and the light stays on.Usually if it is reading it,it will blink.The one funny thing is,the lights on my keyboard does not light up,it is not usb as well.With all the time and money(mostly time)i put into this,i could have bought a cheap system,as i only want this,so my wife can use it,when mine is in use.Any more ideas?Thanks.
Franco
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ddp
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23. October 2008 @ 21:03 |
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try the board & psu outside of the case.
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fandr78
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23. October 2008 @ 21:20 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
try the board & psu outside of the case.
I was trying to avoid that lol..Do you think that has something to do with the video not working?
Franco
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fandr78
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23. October 2008 @ 21:50 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
try the board & psu outside of the case.
ok,did that but still no video...Another bum motherboard,whats the odds of that?
Franco
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23. October 2008 @ 21:59 |
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Off ebay.. 50/50 :(
Sorry .. would post more but I'm swearing at acer right now for the most stupid retarded dumbass windows xp installation method I have ever in my whole life seen... and it's broken beyond repair.. so screwed up that it even corrupts another drive with xp installed in an attempt to boot the damn thing.
Not often I admit defeat on a project but this one goes back to the owner in disgust... total disgust at acer and their moronic mind bending stupidity.
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Strip your motherboard of everything except the cpu.. power it up.. any beeps or still stony silence? Could be mobo.. could be cpu.. the board may or may not do something even without a cpu.. older ones used to screech.
Why don't you just buy a working p3 500 from a junk shop for £10 and stick linux on it... that will do for a web browser and letter writer.
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fandr78
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23. October 2008 @ 22:13 |
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Originally posted by varnull:
Off ebay.. 50/50 :(
Sorry .. would post more but I'm swearing at acer right now for the most stupid retarded dumbass windows xp installation method I have ever in my whole life seen... and it's broken beyond repair.. so screwed up that it even corrupts another drive with xp installed in an attempt to boot the damn thing.
Not often I admit defeat on a project but this one goes back to the owner in disgust... total disgust at acer and their moronic mind bending stupidity.
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Strip your motherboard of everything except the cpu.. power it up.. any beeps or still stony silence? Could be mobo.. could be cpu.. the board may or may not do something even without a cpu.. older ones used to screech.
Why don't you just buy a working p3 500 from a junk shop for £10 and stick linux on it... that will do for a web browser and letter writer.
Yeah,i would like atleast 1Ghz because i have a wireless pci card and some of them require 500 or 600Mhz to work.
Franco
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fandr78
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29. October 2008 @ 18:18 |
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Ok,i have a question.I`m formatting this laptop for a friend of mine.It currently has Vista on it.He doesnt like it and wants xp pro on it..I usually install xp with a clean install(booting from cd),However this time, i do boot from cd and it loads the files.Now when it comes to the part where it asks to install windows,it does not recognized the hard drive.however my bios does..How can i load windows,when xp does not recognize my hard drive?Thanks in advance.
Franco
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ddp
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29. October 2008 @ 18:34 |
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what windows & make & model# of laptop as probably a sata drive driver issue?
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fandr78
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29. October 2008 @ 19:57 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
what windows & make & model# of laptop as probably a sata drive driver issue?
Hi..Its MS XP Pro with SP3 and the laptop is a Sony Vio vgn-nr310e.
Franco
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ddp
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29. October 2008 @ 20:13 |
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fandr78
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29. October 2008 @ 20:25 |
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Franco
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ddp
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29. October 2008 @ 20:34 |
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the sata driver on a disk so when xp says press f6 for 3rd party drivers, insert the disk. is that sp3 part of the xp disk or on a 2nd disk?
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fandr78
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29. October 2008 @ 21:04 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
the sata driver on a disk so when xp says press f6 for 3rd party drivers, insert the disk. is that sp3 part of the xp disk or on a 2nd disk?
Sorry,yeah SP3 is part of the xp disc.Can i put that driver on a cdr or would a flash drive work too? Thanks.
Franco
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fandr78
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29. October 2008 @ 21:57 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
the sata driver on a disk so when xp says press f6 for 3rd party drivers, insert the disk. is that sp3 part of the xp disk or on a 2nd disk?
I did put that driver on a disc,however i could not load it from a cd..From what it read on the screenmit was asking for a floppy..
Franco
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fandr78
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29. October 2008 @ 22:03 |
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damn,the instructions read that you need a floppy disc and a usb floppy disc drive..This is so stupid,why do they still use floppys?
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