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Drive Problems (At Startup)
Name: Justin Date: October 2, 2002 at 19:41:24 Pacific OS: DOS CPU/Ram: P1 100MHZ 32MB Ram
Comment:
I had a few computers kicking around in the closet, and I'm trying to get at least 1 to work for my little sister. So I took a Packard Bell which originally had 8MB of RAM and a 75MHZ processor and a 1GB hard drive, and added:
100MHZ Processor 32MB Ram (changed all chips) 1.6GB Hard Drive 24X CD ROM
When I start up the system now, it says "Incorrect Drive A, Please Enter Setup" but in setup, it is the correct A drive type. I tried 3 different drives and nothing works =(
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