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01/08/2005 11:12:17 AM · #26 |
One thing I can tell you Judy,
Upgrading to the latest Toshiba with the 128/256 GForce Nvidia Cards and a 3ghz processor if you can find one will make you wonder why you took so long to put the final nail in the old satellite. Get it with a minimum of 2 gb Ram. Expensive now, lots more processing power for those days when you have 5 minutes til Challenge Deadline.
Message edited by author 2005-01-08 12:31:06.
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01/08/2005 01:41:59 PM · #27 |
Laptops have a small battery inside them somewhere which is used to basically keep the time etc. When you switch the laptop on, this battery is used to initially start it, then the main battery or AC power takes over. If this little battery is dead, your laptop won't boot.
So, you need to find this little battery.
My PC laptop (Dell) has a little compartment in the main battery area, it's just a little door that unclips and inside there is the little battery.
Have a look on your laptop for this, hopefully this is all it is!! They aren't expensive to replace.... |
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01/08/2005 02:10:32 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Or better still (if you really want an easy life.
: ) |
Except, since the poster is a Realtor, it is likely that a MLS program is used on the laptop for home listings. As far as I know, there simply aren't any MLS Programs for anything other then Windows Based PCs. (Kind of like most speciality business software.)
Anyway, from everything that I have read in this thread, I would have to say that the laptop may in fact be doorstop. The best thing would be to look into a replacement machine and take the laptop to a local computer store to have them retrieve any data files that you have on the Toshiba Laptop Hard Drive.
I am sorry to hear about your bad luck. |
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01/08/2005 03:00:19 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by Nelzie:
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Or better still (if you really want an easy life.
: ) |
Except, since the poster is a Realtor, it is likely that a MLS program is used on the laptop for home listings. As far as I know, there simply aren't any MLS Programs for anything other then Windows Based PCs. (Kind of like most speciality business software.) |
If you get the Microsoft Office X for Mac, I think it comes with Virtual PC, which allows you to run most Windows software on your Mac. You can buy the emulation software separately as well.
You also need to read this article.
Message edited by author 2005-01-08 15:02:21. |
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01/08/2005 03:14:13 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by JPR:
my laptop just went bonkers about 10 minutes ago so I feel your pain. The wierd thing is that mine definetely appears to be some sort of virus and I haven't had it connected to the internet or any kind of external device for over a year. I expect only sabotage at this point. |
Trojan viruses sit around on a computer waiting for certain events, usually precise date and time, and then activate their payload. Some will activate because of user actions. With a trojan it really doesn't matter if you are on the net or not, or how long it's been since accessing the net. They can go un-noticed for a years if anti-virus software is not being used and/or updated.
You may have activated a trojan...
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01/08/2005 05:34:16 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by awpollard:
Originally posted by JPR:
my laptop just went bonkers about 10 minutes ago so I feel your pain. The wierd thing is that mine definetely appears to be some sort of virus and I haven't had it connected to the internet or any kind of external device for over a year. I expect only sabotage at this point. |
Trojan viruses sit around on a computer waiting for certain events, usually precise date and time, and then activate their payload. Some will activate because of user actions. With a trojan it really doesn't matter if you are on the net or not, or how long it's been since accessing the net. They can go un-noticed for a years if anti-virus software is not being used and/or updated.
You may have activated a trojan... |
Dammit, I knew I shouldn't have watched the movie Troy yesterday!...wierd...i really have no idea what to do with my computer though it just keeps telling me "No Operating System Found"
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01/08/2005 05:38:23 PM · #32 |
Jason,
It sounds like possibly there is corruption in the boot sectors of the hard drive. You might be able to get it up and running by booting from the OS CD. You could then diagnose the hdd, and possibly repair the OS installation.
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01/08/2005 05:38:54 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by JPR:
Dammit, I knew I shouldn't have watched the movie Troy yesterday!...wierd...i really have no idea what to do with my computer though it just keeps telling me "No Operating System Found" |
Does it boot you to a prompt or what? |
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01/08/2005 06:11:51 PM · #34 |
@ jpochard - i would think it was the hard drive being dead or majorly corrupted, or possibly the power supply. if you can boot to the bios it probably isn't the power supply.
EDIT: i have also this issue when the main board fails - or is zapped by static.
also if it's three years old, and been abused - it's time for a new one.
hopefully things are backed up...
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UGH! not a good thing. if it's partitioned, and you have saved the data on a non OS partition, try loading the OS cd. if it won't install format the OS partition. could be a virus. or boot sector issues as mentioned above.
a cd or floppy can load a virus - no internet or external devices needed...
i have seen a number of 'no the operating system found' error on a 'failing' HD. for a while it's sporadic, then one day nothing. luckily it hasn't been one of mine yet.
Originally posted by JPR:
Dammit, I knew I shouldn't have watched the movie Troy yesterday!...wierd...i really have no idea what to do with my computer though it just keeps telling me "No Operating System Found" |
Message edited by author 2005-01-08 18:27:51.
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01/09/2005 11:31:22 AM · #35 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
If you get the Microsoft Office X for Mac, I think it comes with Virtual PC, which allows you to run most Windows software on your Mac. You can buy the emulation software separately as well.
You also need to read this article. |
That isn't an article. The BBSpot is very similar to "The Onion" it isn't a news source. They have an 'article' about Microsoft Purchasing "Evil" from Satan...
Anyway, I was unaware that Virtual PC is available with MS Office for OSX. I can say from personal experience that not all emulated software is able to operate well within a Virtual PC. The Virtual PC creates a generic computer system that the real PC is able to 'emulate' often this precludes access to modems, 3D Graphics acceleration and a number of other standard PC Hardware.
From what I know of MLS software, they often require a direct modem dial-up to the central computer. That may have changed in recent years, to include some kind of web-interface. However, it is still no guarantee that the software will operate within the Virtual PC system. |
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01/09/2005 11:46:57 AM · #36 |
um..this might sound kinda newbish but...
is a corrupted HD a physical issue with the drive or only an issue with the data on the drive?
once a HD has been corrupted and you reformat it, does that mean you should still expect it to become corrupt in the near future?
thanks...
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01/09/2005 01:57:27 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by Nelzie:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
If you get the Microsoft Office X for Mac, I think it comes with Virtual PC, which allows you to run most Windows software on your Mac. You can buy the emulation software separately as well.
You also need to read this article. |
That isn't an article. The BBSpot is very similar to "The Onion" it isn't a news source. They have an 'article' about Microsoft Purchasing "Evil" from Satan... |
I thought people would recognize it as satire -- I've posted a link to that item before. I thought of it because the machine in question is from Dell.
I agree, not all software will run in Windows emulation, although I think it's fairly reliable, if slow. Heck, when I use a Macintosh running OS X, I have to run most of my Mac programs in emulation mode ("Classic" is a Mac emulating OS 9).
maxj: Once corrupted, I think a hard drive should always be suspect -- try to use it for temporary/non-critical stuff. Of course, every hard drive should be suspect of corruption or failure at any time. I try to have at least two copies of everything important. |
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01/09/2005 02:11:20 PM · #38 |
generally corruption is a data issue, or an OS issue. formatting the drive will be 100% effective.
if the drive itself is mechanically, or magnetically damaged it won't
if it's a virus that is causing the corruption - formatting will resolve the issue. most of the time.
i always partition my hard drives, and basically only install software and the OS on one partition ( C:/ ) important data is stored on another partition ( usually i have three or four partitions, and you can format them one at a time if needed, without affecting the others ). you can partition using FDISK ( windows OS's )
i won't get into the details here, but find the free utility better than store bought types...
Originally posted by maxj:
um..this might sound kinda newbish but...
is a corrupted HD a physical issue with the drive or only an issue with the data on the drive?
once a HD has been corrupted and you reformat it, does that mean you should still expect it to become corrupt in the near future?
thanks...
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Message edited by author 2005-01-09 14:12:16.
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01/09/2005 02:17:22 PM · #39 |
thank you GeneralIE and soup for the clarification.
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