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To: webschooner
It could be bad ram but I'm not so sure. Memtest takes forever to run so start with this chkdsk utility to make sure that the drive is OK.

Restart your computer and press the F8 on start. If you hear a clicking sound, release the key and immediately press it down again.

You'll get to a screen with some options. pick the one that says command prompt.

Type in the following command "chkdsk /r" (minus the quotes and a space between the word and the slash) and then hit the return key. You may have to restart to have the process begin.

This will check your drive and fix any problems and recover any data. If this doesn't work, we are on to other tests.

58 posted on 02/25/2011 2:12:59 PM PST by johncatl (...governs least, governs best.)
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To: johncatl

Allright thanks. I cleaned out the box, reset the Ram, and pushed all the connections in. Now I’m running Disk Defragmenter. As soon as that is finished, I’ll run Chkdsk.

Appreciate the help!


59 posted on 02/25/2011 2:20:45 PM PST by webschooner (Government is a disease masquerading as its own cure - Robert LeFevre)
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