Re: laptop - new HD - no CD or floppy drive

I may do that next.

Or, I may throw in the towel here, and buy a docking station on ebay.


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This was a good test you performed: To boot the laptop disk
on the desktop PC. It demonstrates that you did the right
things when loading Windows. How about asking a friend
for access to his PC? Or perhaps borrow an older model
from your friendly computer dealer? Most desktop do have
a BIOS with these geometry settings!

"JohnB" <jbrigan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well, I think you're right about condition "C" below.

I put the laptop HD back in the PC and I could boot from it. It will not
boot when in the laptop.

And as luck would have it... the PC that I have does not have BIOS
settings for HD geometry. It's an older PC, a Dell Dimension 8200. And
like you said, the laptop has NO settings for that.

I didn't achieve what I wanted to but, I sure learned some helpful things
for the future.

Thanks!!!





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