Re: MESS

From: Ronnie Vernon MVP (ronv_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 10:18:30 -0800

"Scorpiobuzz" <Scorpiobuzz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DD69A780-81B2-41A2-9530-9E046F7C95C0@microsoft.com...
> I have made a true mess of things inside my computer. I got a computer
from
> a friend to work with. If anyone can walk me through this mess, I would
> greatly appreciate it. Here is what I have:
> 1. Quantum Fireball ST - This has a bigger cable connection 50pin?
> 2. Quantum Fireball EX - This has the little cable connection 38pin?
> 3. A card in the PCI? slot with a connection for the 50pin? connection
> 4. Toshiba CD-Rom drive with the same 50pin? connection.
> 5. A zip drive that apparently attached to another card in the PCI slot -
> only smaller.
> 6. Pentium II on the mother board with two little connection places for
the
> 38pin? connection.
>
> Now, I turned the thing on and went to a NT Server log-on screen. I then
> brilliantly went to the scsi utility and formated the Fireball ST drive,
> thinking that I definately didn't want that NT server info.
> Then I got frustrated and unhooked everything, experimented with a few
> different things to no avail. And now I am sitting in front of an open
shell
> with all the omponnents out and in front of me. Apparently, there are
jumper
> settings and SCSI ID's and whole bunch of other things I only barely
> understand.
>
> So, I just want to put it all back together, throw on XP, load up some
music
> programs and play. Can someone walk me through how to get there...or is
it
> like the old song "you can't get there from here"?
> Help!

Uh, you can't get there from here. :)

Your best bet is to find a local computer repair shop and have them put it
back together for you. This will save you many hours, if not days of
frustration. 

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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  • Re: MESS
    ... > I have made a true mess of things inside my computer. ... > computer from a friend to work with. ... Pentium II on the mother board with two little connection places ... > then brilliantly went to the scsi utility and formated the Fireball ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • MESS
    ... I have made a true mess of things inside my computer. ... Quantum Fireball EX - This has the little cable connection 38pin? ... brilliantly went to the scsi utility and formated the Fireball ST drive, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)