Partitions on Dell Computer

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Partitions on Dell Computer

 

Daave wrote:

> Bill, in your Plain Text settings, is your Message Format MIME by any

> chance?

 

It's Uuencode.

> That's my guess. If you change it to Uuencode, the attribution

> quotes will probably appear when you reply to a post like Earl's (since

> you are using OE QuoteFix).

>

>

> Bill in Co. wrote:

>> Normally that automatically happens. Don't know why it didn't.

>>

>> Unknown wrote:

>>> Hey Bill: Why don't you indent and mark the messages you respond to

>>> with the > character? It would make it easier for us to separate the

>>> posts.

>>

>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>> news:u2r$sdB8IHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> That likely was the Dell System Restore (DSR) partition. Why on

>>>> earth you would have deleted it is beyond me.

>>>>

>>>> That will create two problems: one for just booting up into windows

>>>> (since checking for the DSR is involved as part of the normal Dell

>>>> bootup routine), but that can be resolved if you know what you are

>>>> doing, and IF that was the ONLY problem.

>>>>

>>>> And the second is that you have now lost the capability of ever

>>>> falling back to the factory shipped condition.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> "Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearnet.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:OG$bnw%237IHA.5052@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Trying to help a friend with her Dell Dimension 3000 machine. It

>>>> would not boot.

>>>> I installed that hard drive into another machine as a Slave and it

>>>> was recognized.

>>>> XP's Disk Management showed the drive to be partitioned (or at least

>>>> split) into

>>>> 3 sections. The first simply shows 39 Meg Healthy, the second

>>>> shows (C:) 70 GB

>>>> (System) Healthy. I don't recall exactly what the third section

>>>> showed but it did

>>>> (and does) show 4.17 GB. I did delete that third section.

>>>>

>>>> Now with that HD back in the original machine, it will boot after

>>>> being prompted to

>>>> press F1 - Primary Drive 1 not found.

>>>>

>>>> I tried several things with that 3rd section, but nothing

>>>> eliminates that prompt for F1.

>>>>

>>>> I suspect that 3rd section was something unique with the Dell

>>>> system. Any thoughts?

>>>>

>>>> Earl

[Guest Daave]

Re: Partitions on Dell Computer

 

"Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

news:uqzP8jS8IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Daave wrote:

>> Bill, in your Plain Text settings, is your Message Format MIME by any

>> chance?

>

> It's Uuencode.

 

So much for that theory...

 

One last thought:

 

Tools | Options | Read | Read all messages in plain text... is that

checked?

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Partitions on Dell Computer

 

Daave wrote:

> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

> news:uqzP8jS8IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Daave wrote:

>>> Bill, in your Plain Text settings, is your Message Format MIME by any

>>> chance?

>>

>> It's Uuencode.

>

> So much for that theory...

>

> One last thought:

>

> Tools | Options | Read | Read all messages in plain text... is that

> checked?

 

Nope. But I don't think I want it to be, either. :-)

(I mean, why limit yourself - that would be pretty limiting)

[Guest windmap]

Re: Partitions on Dell Computer

 

Try Clearing NV RAM

Turn on all the three "Num" "Caps" "Scroll" locks in keyboard when you are

in BIOS Setup main screen.

Then press

ALT + E

ALT + F

ALT + B

Computer will restart itself performing Automatic IDE configuration.

 

"Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearnet.com> wrote in message

news:eeRPX7R8IHA.5712@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> OK, I disconnected that 2nd HD, removed the battery. In Setup, I showed

> the

> Primary Slave OFF (not there). Still prompts with F1. I'm happy with

> that small

> HD being left there to eliminate the F1 prompt, but willing to try other

> ideas.

> Earl

>

>

> "MAP" <mikepawlak2REM@OVEhotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:2011E82A-120F-4DDC-B496-B3869DFA7098@microsoft.com...

>> Your last post confirms what I was thinking,your second hard drive

>> port

>> is enabled in the BIOS, and installing the second HD bypassed the prompt

>> for

>> f1.

>> This happened to me just last week when I cloned my HD, removing my old

>> HD

>> after the clone gave me the f1 prompt. If you take this other HD out in

>> the

>> future windmap is on the same page as I am set your bios to default

>> (removing

>> the battery will do this).

>> Good Luck

>>

>>

>> Mike Pawlak

>>

>>

>> "Earl Partridge" wrote:

>>

>>> Thanks for all the replies to my original request. The owner of the

>>> machine

>>> was

>>> about ready to toss it and buy another computer. If it contained

>>> anything

>>> really

>>> critical, I definitely would not have done my "experimentations". But,

>>> now

>>> she

>>> has her machine working again at practically no cost. Probably good for

>>> another 5 to 6 years.

>>>

>>> Further experimenting... the jumper has been in Cable Select and Master

>>> with

>>> no positive results. I finally plugged in a second HD to do a backup

>>> and

>>> that

>>> prompt for F1 no longer appears... boots normally. I realize the Dell

>>> Restore

>>> capability is gone. I had an OLD 520 Meg HD that I left in the machine.

>>>

>>> I'll probably try the last two suggestions of removing the battery and

>>> clearing the

>>> event logs.

>>>

>>> Earl

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "windmap" <windmap@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:Owyi2EL8IHA.4532@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> > Enter dell BIOS setup by pressing f2 when you see the dell flashing

>>> > screen

>>> > at startup.In setup - under maintainence - clear event logs then set

>>> > CMOS

>>> > defaults.Also turn on the fast boot under Post behaviour.This should

>>> > help.If didnt locate the phone support number for your location from

>>> > the

>>> > mannual shipped with computer.

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >

>>> > "Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearnet.com> wrote in message

>>> > news:OG$bnw%237IHA.5052@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> > Trying to help a friend with her Dell Dimension 3000 machine. It

>>> > would

>>> > not boot.

>>> > I installed that hard drive into another machine as a Slave and it was

>>> > recognized.

>>> > XP's Disk Management showed the drive to be partitioned (or at least

>>> > split) into

>>> > 3 sections. The first simply shows 39 Meg Healthy, the second shows

>>> > (C:)

>>> > 70 GB

>>> > (System) Healthy. I don't recall exactly what the third section

>>> > showed

>>> > but it did

>>> > (and does) show 4.17 GB. I did delete that third section.

>>> >

>>> > Now with that HD back in the original machine, it will boot after

>>> > being

>>> > prompted to

>>> > press F1 - Primary Drive 1 not found.

>>> >

>>> > I tried several things with that 3rd section, but nothing eliminates

>>> > that

>>> > prompt for F1.

>>> >

>>> > I suspect that 3rd section was something unique with the Dell system.

>>> >

>>> > Any thoughts?

>>> >

>>> > Earl

>>> >

>>>

>>>

>>>

>

>

[Guest Daave]

Re: Partitions on Dell Computer

 

Bill in Co. wrote:

> Daave wrote:

>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>> news:uqzP8jS8IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>> Daave wrote:

>>>> Bill, in your Plain Text settings, is your Message Format MIME by

>>>> any chance?

>>>

>>> It's Uuencode.

>>

>> So much for that theory...

>>

>> One last thought:

>>

>> Tools | Options | Read | Read all messages in plain text... is that

>> checked?

>

> Nope. But I don't think I want it to be, either. :-)

> (I mean, why limit yourself - that would be pretty limiting)

 

I officially give up. In order for OE QuoteFix to work on systems

post-SP1, that box needs to be unchecked (and yours is unchecked as it

should be). And since yours is unchecked, OE QuoteFix should be able to

correct OE's deficiency in responding to the type of post Earl made.

 

Oh, well!

[Guest Gerry]

Re: Partitions on Dell Computer

 

Daave

 

FYI I also use QuoteFix with OE6 and I got a vertical bar by way of

indentaion rather the more normal >>>> No idea why though!

 

 

--

 

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Gerry

~~~~

FCA

Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Daave wrote:

> Bill in Co. wrote:

>> Daave wrote:

>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>> news:uqzP8jS8IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Daave wrote:

>>>>> Bill, in your Plain Text settings, is your Message Format MIME by

>>>>> any chance?

>>>>

>>>> It's Uuencode.

>>>

>>> So much for that theory...

>>>

>>> One last thought:

>>>

>>> Tools | Options | Read | Read all messages in plain text... is that

>>> checked?

>>

>> Nope. But I don't think I want it to be, either. :-)

>> (I mean, why limit yourself - that would be pretty limiting)

>

> I officially give up. In order for OE QuoteFix to work on systems

> post-SP1, that box needs to be unchecked (and yours is unchecked as it

> should be). And since yours is unchecked, OE QuoteFix should be able

> to correct OE's deficiency in responding to the type of post Earl

> made.

> Oh, well!

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Partitions on Dell Computer

 

Daave wrote:

> Bill in Co. wrote:

>> Daave wrote:

>>> "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message

>>> news:uqzP8jS8IHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>> Daave wrote:

>>>>> Bill, in your Plain Text settings, is your Message Format MIME by

>>>>> any chance?

>>>>

>>>> It's Uuencode.

>>>

>>> So much for that theory...

>>>

>>> One last thought:

>>>

>>> Tools | Options | Read | Read all messages in plain text... is that

>>> checked?

>>

>> Nope. But I don't think I want it to be, either. :-)

>> (I mean, why limit yourself - that would be pretty limiting)

>

> I officially give up. In order for OE QuoteFix to work on systems

> post-SP1, that box needs to be unchecked (and yours is unchecked as it

> should be). And since yours is unchecked, OE QuoteFix should be able to

> correct OE's deficiency in responding to the type of post Earl made.

>

> Oh, well!

 

But it's only happened on a few occasions, right? At least that's my

understanding, as up to now I've had no complaints.