O/T I know but anyone in here know about computers?

Randolph · 08-23-2006, 06:08 PM

http://forums.audiworld.com/computer...326.phtml#6698

200Q20v · 08-23-2006, 06:48 PM

change your boot settings in the bios so the lappy can boot from the cd.

try throwing your old hard drive in the freezer overnight. you *might* revive it long enough to get your data off of it.

875kcstq · 08-23-2006, 07:52 PM

[list][*]http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...?doctypeind=10

MarkPan · 08-23-2006, 11:42 PM

audiqv8 · 08-24-2006, 04:44 AM

Go to the following site
http://www.bootdisk.com/
download and make a boot disk with CD support.
Boot the computer with the boot disk and it should also load the CD drives. Place your winXP pro disk into the CD and install your OS.

Your laptop did not come with a CD. So what type of CD player are you using docking station, USB, the old parallel port (backpack)??? Do you have the docking station? Perhaps a bios upgrade will allow your laptop to boot from CD.

Boot Disk

audiqv8 · 08-24-2006, 07:01 AM

Just posted my first post on http://forums.audiworld.com/computer/

http://forums.audiworld.com/computer/msgs/6706.phtml

Randolph · 08-24-2006, 02:44 PM

08-23-2006, 06:48 PM	#2
200Q20v AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 560	seems like you need to ......... change your boot settings in the bios so the lappy can boot from the cd. try throwing your old hard drive in the freezer overnight. you might revive it long enough to get your data off of it.

08-23-2006, 07:52 PM	#3
875kcstq AudiWorld Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 250	Re: O/T I know but anyone in here know about computers? [list][*]http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...?doctypeind=10

08-23-2006, 11:42 PM	#4
MarkPan AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 898	set the bios to boot to cd, then throw in the OS cd and reboot.

08-24-2006, 04:44 AM	#5
audiqv8 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,041	Christ sake now you want us to help with computer repair??? LOL Go to the following site http://www.bootdisk.com/ download and make a boot disk with CD support. Boot the computer with the boot disk and it should also load the CD drives. Place your winXP pro disk into the CD and install your OS. Your laptop did not come with a CD. So what type of CD player are you using docking station, USB, the old parallel port (backpack)??? Do you have the docking station? Perhaps a bios upgrade will allow your laptop to boot from CD. Boot Disk

08-24-2006, 02:44 PM	#7
Randolph AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,305	LOL!! That's funny you posted to someone else's problem in addition to mine, addicting

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08-24-2006, 07:01 AM	#6
audiqv8 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,041	Oh Great another forum to look at LOL :) Just posted my first post on http://forums.audiworld.com/computer/ http://forums.audiworld.com/computer/msgs/6706.phtml

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