08-11-2004, 09:11 AM
I didnt bother with the vid card after all but I did get Doom 3 amoungst many other goodies.
I have another problem you lurkers may have knowledge of: I bought a 250GB Maxtor Diamondmax Plus Ultra ATA/133 harddrive. I can't get the installiation disk to run in windows so I need to get into my BIOS but I can't figure out for the LIFE of me what key (or combo thereof) to press!
Also, my motherboard says my IDE interface is ATA 100/66, Ultra ATA 33, and PIO. Does this mean I can't use ATA 133 without a specific PCI card that supports ATA 133? My motherboard also said USB Technology 1.1, but the guy at Fry's told me I could use 2.0 with a PCI card for it, and it works!
So anyways, I tried installing the software and it installed, but wouldn't boot up (keeps giving me a windows error and sends an error report to Microsoft). I figure I need to get into my BIOS first and foremost and thats probbably the problem. I'm so confused right now, my heads spinning. It's 3AM in the morning and I've been trying to get this harddrive up and running since around 8PM. I tried Maxtors phone tec-support but all I got was a dead dial-tone. I tried their web-site but they don't mention my problem with the software error.
Oh well. Need to finish installing the OTHER things I bought then figure this out in the morning. Hopefully their tech support will be around in the morning. If any of you lurkers have any ideas, I'd gladly accept them. :D
I have another problem you lurkers may have knowledge of: I bought a 250GB Maxtor Diamondmax Plus Ultra ATA/133 harddrive. I can't get the installiation disk to run in windows so I need to get into my BIOS but I can't figure out for the LIFE of me what key (or combo thereof) to press!
Also, my motherboard says my IDE interface is ATA 100/66, Ultra ATA 33, and PIO. Does this mean I can't use ATA 133 without a specific PCI card that supports ATA 133? My motherboard also said USB Technology 1.1, but the guy at Fry's told me I could use 2.0 with a PCI card for it, and it works!
So anyways, I tried installing the software and it installed, but wouldn't boot up (keeps giving me a windows error and sends an error report to Microsoft). I figure I need to get into my BIOS first and foremost and thats probbably the problem. I'm so confused right now, my heads spinning. It's 3AM in the morning and I've been trying to get this harddrive up and running since around 8PM. I tried Maxtors phone tec-support but all I got was a dead dial-tone. I tried their web-site but they don't mention my problem with the software error.
Oh well. Need to finish installing the OTHER things I bought then figure this out in the morning. Hopefully their tech support will be around in the morning. If any of you lurkers have any ideas, I'd gladly accept them. :D
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