newls1 Posted May 30, 2009 Report Share Posted May 30, 2009 I looked and looked but found no such jumper...I'll get pictures up here in a bit..... : Im here for ya! Just PM me if you want Quote I love my staffie So anti FACEBOOK it isn't even funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*1LOWSUV* Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 had the Wife take the Computer to her work (Works for a vocational school that has computer/computer repair classes)....Callled me this morning and dude says the motherboard is done.....They hooked another video card and still nothing. So he says he can get it fixed and make it faster for $150......Told the Wife to pay him and just get it done...I need my computer back. Will I loose all my pictures and documents when he replaces the motherboard? I have everything on that thing. Thanks again for those of you that tried to help me out, I'll keep this updated. : Quote [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newls1 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 if the "repair'er" is good, he will be able to keep all data and make a smooth transition. *BUT* typically with a new motherboard comes a new motherboard chipset, and upon first boot on a new chipset with an OLD OS install, the operating system (windows im assuming) will realize this, and want you to update chipset drivers, and this is where things might get hairy. All might go great on install, but it is that dreaded 2nd/3rd reboot out of no-where you start getting BSOD's upon boot up. The best by far is to do a fresh format and start all over again. I you want, buy a new HDD and keep your old one UNTOUCHED, install everything new on the new HDD....OS and everything, once all is done, install your old HDD, and you'll have all your doc/pix/vids/etc..... all back. Quote I love my staffie So anti FACEBOOK it isn't even funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Yeah depends how much the CPU changes - sometimes the HAL will freak out and it'll BSOD every time it boots. Buying a new HDD is a somewhat good idea, never hurts to have a second one anyway and they're cheap as chips now. Quote 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*1LOWSUV* Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Well I finally got my computer back up and running....The guy gave me two discs with "most" everything on there but I'm missing things like my favorites which really sucks....Got all my pictures and Itunes is re-installed. The problem I'm having now is the text on THIS site is really, really small. I have it set to largest and everywhere else (yahoo, Termpro, Comcast) its nice and big but for this site I can barely see it. Doesn't matter whether I change it...it just stays small. : Quote [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*1LOWSUV* Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Ok...just looked again...Yahoo and Termpro are huge when its set to largest...Comcast and SMD both never change sizes no matter what I put it on. : Quote [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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