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Good. That's what I thought after reading your several posts. But I still do
not understand the exact configuration(s) that you are dealing with. How much
main memory? Which graphics card? Capacities of hard drives, since you've
tried several? Brands of hard drives tried? Make and model of CD-ROM drive?
What sort of IDE cables does the system have? There are two types, one which
requires CS (cable select) jumpering on the IDE devices, the other which
requires master and slave jumper settings. Did you go to the Dell web site and
download the user's manual for the beast, and print out motherboard diagrams and
jumper settings? Have you checked the motherboard jumper or switch settings for
correctness vs. the assumed 266MHz processor speed?
I can ask probably another dozen very specific questions, but I would far rather
respond to some very exact and factual statements about the computer, how it is
set up, what you have tried, and what the symptoms of failure are... Ben Myers
On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:11:05 -0400, Vince <holvbphoto@optonline.net> wrote:
>Ben Myers wrote:
>
>> Hmm, not sure about that. Vince's original posting referred to an XPS 266 or
>> something similar. A little old to have built-in SATA. Maybe he tried an
>> add-in SATA card? I dunno. I am just as muddled about what he was trying to
>> do, because his postings were hard to comprehend... Ben Myers
>>
>> On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 01:40:06 GMT, "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Actually, I answered the question and explained how to do it. He never
>>>responded to whether that worked.
>>>
>>>The underlying problem is he's trying to use old technology IDE drives in a
>>>new technology SATA based system. It would work the way I suggested, but
>>>I'd bet $10 he never actually tried it.
>>>
>>>It will work.
>>>
>>>Period.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>"Christopher Muto" <muto@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
>>>news:zfdIe.17835$QX2.11961@trndny01...
>>>
>>>>done everything but tell us the details... the suggestions you received
>>>>in your previous thread (called "ready to go nuts," where this comment
>>>>really belongs since we are not mind readers) were based on the limited
>>>>information that you provided. ask a precise question get a precise
>>>>answer... if you care to detail what you have done, what drives are in
>>>>the system, what size they are, what controller they are connected to,
>>>>what type of ide cable was used for the hard disk, what bios revisions, if
>>>>you are booting the new os from the floppy or cd, what the results of
>>>>running dell diagnostics were, etc... then perhaps we can provide some
>>>>meaningful pointers. if it wasn't the ram, the my next guess would be
>>>>that you are using a relatively new hard drive with a relatively old ide
>>>>cable.
>>>>
>>>>ps. i find it very amusing that this experience is going to make you more
>>>>discerning regarding the next computer that you pick out of the trash.
>>>>
>>>>"Vince" <holvbphoto@optonline.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:HfaIe.9193$_R1.197@fe11.lga...
>>>>
>>>>>This DELL XPS where I've been trying to re-load the OP system
>>>>>
>>>>>is a nightmare, no matter what I try it just won't go.
>>>>>
>>>>>I've done everything you good folks advised and its just no good
>>>>>
>>>>>Lastly after what I read on this NG be sure when it comes time to
>>>>>
>>>>>buy a new PC it won't be DELL.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for you help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>No I didn't try an addd-in SATA card.
>
>What I'm trying to do is reload the WIN98SE OP system to
>the hard drive, OK?
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