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Boris typed on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:16:26 +0000 (UTC):
> I'll make an image of the drive once I get all of my apps installed,
> but I'm not sure if I can re-image the hard drive with the ability to
> boot from the CD-ROM.
>
> Thanks for the tip.
It sure is interesting your CD drive won't boot, Boris. But some imaging
programs will either create a bootable CD or USB flash drive for a
recovery option. And the ones that doesn't allow for an USB option,
there are tools that will make them be anyway for free.
The next hurdle would be whether this machine can boot from USB? Your
problem is common among netbook users and they can use flash drives
instead of CD/DVD for booting. Most recent computers can do this too. So
there is hope here.
If everything else fails, there is still one standby trick that will
always work regardless what this computer will or will not allow you to
do. That is to make use of dual-booting. It can be an OS really small,
but gets the job done like BartPE. Or a lite version of Windows 98,
Windows 2000/XP or something. As something that your imaging program can
run under.
Say another thought is a lot of imaging software can restore the
partition it is running from. Both Paragon and Acronis True Image both
does this. Both have free versions too. The only catch of course is if
it becomes unbootable for whatever reason. In that case you need to
install some OS that the imaging program will run under. Then restore
and the original will be recovered that way.
The computer (emachine with XP home in it, but was originally vista which was wiped out and XP installed) keeps shutting down and telling me there is something wrong with registry files on boot up but says that it had to go look for them elsewhere and found/fixed the problem. (I've been running this computer without incident for over a year now) It'll run for a while then shut down again. When I sent error report into windows, it tells me I need to update the BIOS but the numbers on the updates don't match up with my mobo. (Processor Intel pentium D 925) Am unsure and don't want to mess up the flash... anyone able to help?
This computer runs the automation for my radio station which is currently off air. An expedited answer would sure be MUCH appreciated! My advertisers are paying by the minute for their airtime!
micro wrote:
> I have CF94510J.15A.0028.2006.1213.1629
>
> The computer (emachine with XP home in it, but was originally vista
> which was wiped out and XP installed) keeps shutting down and telling me
> there is something wrong with registry files on boot up but says that it
> had to go look for them elsewhere and found/fixed the problem. (I've
> been running this computer without incident for over a year now) It'll
> run for a while then shut down again. When I sent error report into
> windows, it tells me I need to update the BIOS but the numbers on the
> updates don't match up with my mobo. (Processor Intel pentium D 925) Am
> unsure and don't want to mess up the flash... anyone able to help?
> This computer runs the automation for my radio station which is
> currently off air. An expedited answer would sure be MUCH appreciated!
> My advertisers are paying by the minute for their airtime!
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Micro
>
>
"When I sent error report into windows, it tells me I need to update the
BIOS." If the Windows OS itself is telling you to update the BIOS, keep
in mind that Windows/Microsoft can really miss the mark on hardware.
You have a modern 945 chipset motherboard designed by Intel for Gateway.
There is no reason why it should not run properly with XP.
When you installed XP, did you install all the required hardware
drivers, starting with the drivers for the Intel 945 chipset? When you
installed XP, did you do so with a CD that has Service Pack 2 or 3? If
not, either of these could explain the instability you are seeing.
The BIOS identification string is for a motherboard made for an
eMachines computer. A Gateway BIOS update will not work. But, as I
said earlier, I do not think that the BIOS is the problem... Ben Myers
The computer was still shutting off and giving the same error on reboot. We called a local tech guy and he said to try and replace the power supply. He thought that the power supply might be faultering and causing it to reboot? We have replaced the power supply and so far it has not shut down any more.
To answer your question, yes, we used a CD to load XP and it has been working fine for over a year, This is a recent development but haven't changed the O.S. recently so that is why it surprised us so.
Also, my logmein that I use to access the station from home has recently updated. Now I'm thinking that if the power supply doesn't fix it, I'll try backdating to before the logmein update, as logmein account has been behaving strangely only on this computer since the update.
micro wrote:
> Thanks for your help.
>
> The computer was still shutting off and giving the same error on
> reboot. We called a local tech guy and he said to try and replace the
> power supply. He thought that the power supply might be faultering and
> causing it to reboot? We have replaced the power supply and so far it
> has not shut down any more.
>
> To answer your question, yes, we used a CD to load XP and it has been
> working fine for over a year, This is a recent development but haven't
> changed the O.S. recently so that is why it surprised us so.
>
> Also, my logmein that I use to access the station from home has
> recently updated. Now I'm thinking that if the power supply doesn't fix
> it, I'll try backdating to before the logmein update, as logmein account
> has been behaving strangely only on this computer since the update.
>
> Micro
>
>
You got excellent advice. I momentarily forgot that eMachines have the
really cheap and crappy Bestec power supplies, known to fail a lot and
to take out the motherboard when they fail. Seems like you replaced the
power supply just in time.
A couple of months ago I recycled about 8 absolutely perfect and empty
eMachines cases. I kept them for a while hoping that a good eMachines
motherboard would show up. The cases were empty because I had removed
the dead Bestec crapola power supply and the motherboard taken down with
it. Even old eMachines motherboards sell for big bucks on eBay because
people need replacements... Ben Myers
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