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Master Egg
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AIM YIM
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 2:58 p.m. - Subject: |
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well i don’t know how to fix it ,but you could install linux.
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Normal Egg
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 2:58 p.m. - Subject: |
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Reinstall windoze??
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'of the Universe'
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:14 p.m. - Subject: |
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Yeah, you can reinstall the OS. Depending on how old it is and the model, some have a partition with the original image and you can restore to new. However, I’ve found that in more than half of the cases in getting that error message it’s because the harddrive is failing.
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Normal Egg
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:16 p.m. - Subject: |
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Get a baseball bat and smash it open like in office space
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Normal Egg
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:19 p.m. - Subject: |
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I had this problem in the past and I fixed it by flicking this this little red tab with a screwdriver and it rebooted it working. The red tab was to the right of where you plug in the power wire for me. It may have been a fluke that it worked for me but it did so try it at your own risk.
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Normal Egg
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:29 p.m. - Subject: |
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are you ever gunna change your name xtr ist gott?
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Normal Egg
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:29 p.m. - Subject: |
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NO DO NOT FLICK THE RED TAB,
It Changes the voltage that come ion and out of your Power supply in other words your computer will go BOOM!!
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'of the Universe'
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:34 p.m. - Subject: |
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Yeah, I believe the red tab is to change it depending on the country you live in. Also, some countries use DC as opposed to the U.S. AC standard. Here’s an article with more info:
http://compreviews.about.com/od/tutorials/ss/DIYPSU_4.htm
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'of the Universe'
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:35 p.m. - Subject: |
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Yeah, I believe the red tab is to change *the voltage* depending on the country you live in. Also, some countries use DC as opposed to the U.S. AC standard. Here’s an article with more info:
http://compreviews.about.com/od/tutorials/ss/DIYPSU_4.htm
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'Eggo Rapo'
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AIM
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2007 3:39 p.m. - Subject: |
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Quote: LOL yar my friend did that once, wasnt smart. Anyway, how can i try reinstalling windows? Shall i set it to boot a CD before it boots windows? |
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