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Name: shakushinnen
Hi All,
I was given an e-machine, that the owner couldn't get to work. After some fiddling it's working, fine in fact. I'm kinda interested in how these things work. Is there some instructions somewhere that tell it what it can and cannot do, like a Compaq? I know that one should have an installation disk. I tried putting another hard drive into it, but it wouldn't boot.
Thanks,
John
Maybe you should try the e-machines web site.
It WILL run binary-encoded programs -
It WILL NOT drive you to the store or do your laundry.
Rule #1: Good Computers don't go down.
Rule #2: There is no such thing as a good computer.
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Hi Hiho,
That site doesn't really tell me how they work..... Thanks anyway
Hi Rick,
I don't understand what you're trying to tell me.
John
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The EMachine web site has Technical Support Links that is what it is there for Technical Support.
If you want to understand PC's in general go to college!!!
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It's just a typical computer. It's not like it's from Mars. A general understanding of any PC is all you really need.
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'Upgrading and Repairing PCs' by Scott Mueller will probably be a good place to start.
Putting in another hard drive often requires additional steps such as formatting it so that the computer is able to read the contents. Adding some contents, particularily an operating system make the ability to read the drive meaningful.
I disagree with Rick, given the right peripherals, your computer is perfectly capable of doing the laundry. Although it would be cheaper to hire a maid. It is also capable of driving you to the store. Such technology has been in prototype for several years and may one day achieve reliability. Brings a whole new meaning to the expression 'my computer crashed'!
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Hi DAVEINCAPS/Rimfire
I have put together several systems but there seems to be something different about this one. It seems to be like a Compaq, i.e. there is some instructions somewhere telling it what it will and will not do. Many's the time I have transplanted a hard drive from one computer to another, with no more than opening the bios and telling it to set up the drive. Am I missing something here?
John
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If the bios doesn't see the drive then either:
It's not configured right in cmos
It's not connected or jumpered properly
It's too large for the bios to see properly.
The drive is bad.If the bios sees it but it doesn't boot (and the partition is set active and it has the system files on it) then most likely the drive was partitioned on another computer with a cmos setting different from the emachine.
The cmos drive type determines how the drive is partitioned. If that drive is then put on another computer which sees the drive differently it's possible that second computer will not be able to find the system files.
Run fdisk and choose option 4. Does the 'usage' match 'total disk space'?. If not then the bios is seeing it differently. Even then the drive will often still boot up--but not always.
Whenever possible, it's always a good idea to repartition a drive when installing it with a different motherboard.
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Your original post was extremely vague. This is what attracted the ridicule in the reply posts. Unfortunately you are still to provide any real substance as to where you are stuck. The hard drive, what size is it? Are you trying to transfer an operating system that was setup for another computer?
I have little knowlege of emachines as they are not sold here in Oz. Dave seems to have indicated that there is no special partitioning such as used by Compaq and Packard Bell/NEC.
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Hi Rimfire/Dave,
Ridicule doesn't bother me. When you don't know what you're talking about, you often have to accept derisive comments. Since this thing works well I'm going to leave it alone, until I have a problem, and then deal with it.
Thanks,
John
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