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[Panzer]

Just wanted to say sorry about the =COM= match. On a lighter note I got back from vacation yesterday to have my cable connection out until today. But before it went back up, I had the bright idea to install the intake fan on my computer. When it was all said & done, I restarted only to get a message saying my boot device can not be found. So, I am now on my other computer typing this. If you guys don't see me for a while that is why; on the other hand if you do see me, take it easy on me..this computer is so old it was actually used for dial up @ one time

I am waiting for a new hard drive from dell in the meantime, so hopefully talk to you guys later. Also, if anyone knows of any way I might be able to recover some of data I would appreciate any help.

Also, kipp your still gay & no one enjoys any of your B.S. so maybe you should take your lame crap to a forum down to your intelligence level. Maybe Bah, =7=, or {BOM}

This post has been edited by Panzer: 08/16/03 1:57am

[Wassy]

QUOTE (Panzer @ Aug 17 2003, 06:36 PM)

QUOTE (=C O M= Bouncer @ Aug 17 2003, 02:46 PM) Its possible it could be a static problem from the installation of the intake. IE, if you touched something in your computer and were not grounded out or plugged something in and board had electricity on it. Why not unplug the intake and see if it boots. Might want to try this and does work. Unplug the back of your pc and turn of the switch. Take a screwdriver to the back of your pc where the three MALE prongs are and touch two of them together for about three seconds. This will drain the excess electricity from your pc. Then plug it back in and boot. I dont know what kind of HD it is but there is a common problem with pc's these days having thier HD's jumper on single or master. Moving it to cable select is usually the best option if its not already thier. If all else fails then clear cmos. Its a simple process and usually the one that fixes a lot of problems. Good luck! I unplugges the computer b4 I touched anything, I touched the metal on the case to ground myself out. I immediately tried unplugging the fan and hooking it back up to how it was with no luck. I kept getting a message saying "boot device not found" The jumper was already on cable before I did anything. The HD is a seagate baracuda 80GB.

Judging by the techie comments of most players using this Forum, most of you are probably more knowledgeable than Dell's support staff. Whenever I've called Dell's tech support, the wait times for a representative are long (they used diffent service centers in Canada than the U.S), and they aren't helpful. As Panzer said, they read you information which is posted on the Internet. Of my 7 - 8 hardware problems, the worst was when my hard drive crashed, and everything had to be reinstalled. Total time to get my system up & running required 15 hours of my time.

I'm happy that most folks seem to have had good experiences with Dell. I just think that they've got a lot of room for improvement.

P.S. my problem was with a laptop - I understand the reliability of their desktops is substantially better. My P120 Toshiba laptop was great - even dropped it a few times, and it kept on ticking !