Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Brook" wrote:
| Hello David,
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| Thanks for the response, but what do you mean by mobo manufacturer?
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| thanks,
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| Brook
Re: Starting Windows 2000 hangs on new install. ... but at the moment I've got all the fancy bits on the mobo turned off ... the Windows 2000 install CD when the Duron 650 is in instead of the XP2400. ... (microsoft.public.win2000.setup)
Re: windows hardware error message ... coupled with the spontaneous shut-downs "to prevent damage to the computer" (probably meaning to prevent your CPU and Mobo from frying) seem to point in that direction. ... Of course, if a faulty power supply *has* led to other components overheating, it may not be *just* the PSU *anymore*... ... I can also offer the following sad story from my youth as a cautionary tale: In my early PC days, when the idea of opening one up, let alone building one was alien to me, I had a Compaq Presario Windows 95 system that developed a problem whereby the PSU fan kept stalling. ... Finally, the semester ended and I took the system in to replace the PSU, and for good measure, I had them install a new HDD and more RAM too. ... (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
Re: Starting Windows 2000 hangs on new install. ... | With mobo switches on auto, ... Solid processor, that Duron.... Still no change - works fine in Windows Me and hangs at Windows 2000 ... tried installing Windows Me and that runs on the XP2400 fine, ... (microsoft.public.win2000.setup)
Re: Upgrade mobo without reinstalling all programs? ... want to upgrade from an Asrock Athlon 64 X2 mobo I got a year ago to a ... Asus M3N mobo of some flavor or another. ... I am weighing the risk of it no longer running Windows without ... but never tried upgrading mobo without installing fresh OS. ... (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
USB mass storage device problems ... Gigabyte GA-7N400 Mobo... just gives me a windows message "new hardware found, ... drivers, using old drivers, not using any of my usb ports "mouse/keyboard". ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
