punkinkitty
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- Jan 28, 2007
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Ok, I'll won't be the first to admit that this machine baffles me.
I got a brandy-new motherboard and processor. I checked that they would work together. Its a 800-M from Elitegroup and a Pentium D 3.3 . I know that it should work but on turning the blasted computer on its been a hair-pulling experience.
I turn it on from the wall.
I press the button on the front (see how I wow you with my techno-jargen)
It loads BIOS and goes into the "you didn't shutdown WINDOWS properly, choose an option."
I choose (doesn't matter what) and it resets after 3 seconds.....
... and says again you didn't shut down windows properly, choose an option.
It also doesn't allow me to ACCESS BIOS. ESC and F-1 doesn't do it.
When I unplug the hard drive and start up... it goes smoothly I guess. It wants to boot.
I try to let it but the whole LACK of a hard drive thing I suppose would be a minor problem.
Also (yes more fun, kiddies) IT has a problem "turning over". When I turn it on sometimes (now Iv'e had the board plugged in and trying to work with it about 1 day) it doesn't turn on the processor. Just the drives, fans, and other minor blinky lights. When I went to the site for the board it stated to access the BIOS and tweek a setting because its a memory stick/board problem.
I am not looking forward to paying someone $55 to look and go "Ok press this move this and BINGO your fixed cash or charge?" So I fall on sore knees (its not a feather-weight system) and ask for help.
Thank You
I got a brandy-new motherboard and processor. I checked that they would work together. Its a 800-M from Elitegroup and a Pentium D 3.3 . I know that it should work but on turning the blasted computer on its been a hair-pulling experience.
I turn it on from the wall.
I press the button on the front (see how I wow you with my techno-jargen)
It loads BIOS and goes into the "you didn't shutdown WINDOWS properly, choose an option."
I choose (doesn't matter what) and it resets after 3 seconds.....
... and says again you didn't shut down windows properly, choose an option.
It also doesn't allow me to ACCESS BIOS. ESC and F-1 doesn't do it.
When I unplug the hard drive and start up... it goes smoothly I guess. It wants to boot.
I try to let it but the whole LACK of a hard drive thing I suppose would be a minor problem.
Also (yes more fun, kiddies) IT has a problem "turning over". When I turn it on sometimes (now Iv'e had the board plugged in and trying to work with it about 1 day) it doesn't turn on the processor. Just the drives, fans, and other minor blinky lights. When I went to the site for the board it stated to access the BIOS and tweek a setting because its a memory stick/board problem.
I am not looking forward to paying someone $55 to look and go "Ok press this move this and BINGO your fixed cash or charge?" So I fall on sore knees (its not a feather-weight system) and ask for help.
Thank You