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Mustangs Coast to Coast
1/30/10, 11:38 PM
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1/30/10, 11:48 PM
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Nathan-I had a computer crash and it was the hard drive. Hard drive just wouldn't spin. The computer will try to boot and go through the BIOS and crap and then it would stick on the Windows screen.
Luckily I had my back up windows disk and bought a new hard drive, installed it, and then reloaded windows as instructed. You lose everything in the computer of course. Plus if you don't have an old windows disk from when you bought the computer you are screwed. You'll have to find a complete version of windows to install. Most versions you find are upgrades and won't work unless there is a previously licensed version of windows on the hard drive, which a new hard drive will not have because its blank.
It ended up costing me like $90 for the hard drive. If I had to buy a new version of windows though it would have cost at least $120 more for the basic version. The problem is you need that license. Hopefully you kept the disc that came with the computer.
Luckily I had my back up windows disk and bought a new hard drive, installed it, and then reloaded windows as instructed. You lose everything in the computer of course. Plus if you don't have an old windows disk from when you bought the computer you are screwed. You'll have to find a complete version of windows to install. Most versions you find are upgrades and won't work unless there is a previously licensed version of windows on the hard drive, which a new hard drive will not have because its blank.
It ended up costing me like $90 for the hard drive. If I had to buy a new version of windows though it would have cost at least $120 more for the basic version. The problem is you need that license. Hopefully you kept the disc that came with the computer.
I don't know if we even got discs for it. I have the ones for the other three computers, but I guess I'll have some digging around to do. How do you find out which hard drive will fit exactly? 
Update on teh cars.
The Blazer's almost ready for the road again. Air cleaner painted & installed, sans one hose that needs to be replaced. Front frame reinforcement, radio & dash trim, done. The front driveshaft is on hold due to a missing bolt
The Mustang, fine, thank you Haven't even moved it since the lawn was mowed.
The Mazda is working great so far. What a difference the front brake rejuvenation made!
The Blazer's almost ready for the road again. Air cleaner painted & installed, sans one hose that needs to be replaced. Front frame reinforcement, radio & dash trim, done. The front driveshaft is on hold due to a missing bolt
The Mustang, fine, thank you
Haven't even moved it since the lawn was mowed. The Mazda is working great so far. What a difference the front brake rejuvenation made!
Good to hear about the other two though! 
1/30/10, 11:59 PM
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Nathan-If nothing happens except fan comes on I'd be a little worried. But I'm no expert and have never experienced such a problem. You very well could have a fried board. I guess if the fan works you at least now the power supply is working. I've had that problem once before.
When my hard drive was bad I could press F2 or whatever and at least try to boot. The memory was OK, but there was no hard drive that could be seen by the computer.
Your problem sounds worse.
When my hard drive was bad I could press F2 or whatever and at least try to boot. The memory was OK, but there was no hard drive that could be seen by the computer.
Your problem sounds worse.
1/31/10, 12:13 AM
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Still deciding what will eventually replace the Mazda 
Can somebody hand me $5.5k?
$4k, but needs some TLC
And a Mark VIII for less than $2k in need of new paint sounds good too.
4.6 DOHC 
Can somebody hand me $5.5k?
$4k, but needs some TLC
And a Mark VIII for less than $2k in need of new paint sounds good too.
4.6 DOHC
1/31/10, 12:25 AM
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I'm out. It's 3:30 here. See ya!
1/31/10, 12:30 AM
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Nathan-If nothing happens except fan comes on I'd be a little worried. But I'm no expert and have never experienced such a problem. You very well could have a fried board. I guess if the fan works you at least now the power supply is working. I've had that problem once before.
When my hard drive was bad I could press F2 or whatever and at least try to boot. The memory was OK, but there was no hard drive that could be seen by the computer.
Your problem sounds worse.
When my hard drive was bad I could press F2 or whatever and at least try to boot. The memory was OK, but there was no hard drive that could be seen by the computer.
Your problem sounds worse.
My dad gave up after arguing with him for half an hour. 
1/31/10, 12:32 AM
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Now I'm gonna be lonely.
1/31/10, 08:49 AM
I will buy Jack Stands!!!
1/31/10, 09:05 AM
If the fan comes on does the pc power light too ? have you tried another monitor or is that one even on ? Nathan had the same sort of thing happen we whipped his hard drive reloaded the OS and got it back from the dead so to speak, mine tried it once too it was just being so slow that it'd be a dark screen for way too long so I read hear some where to clean it up so I deleted all my temp files then emptied the recycle bin and it woke up ! lucky me.
1/31/10, 10:36 AM
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That's a PITA I don't want to get. Besides, the Mark VIII is one of my favorite cars. It should look pretty awesome w black tint all around, blackened out exterior w some decent all black (or charcoal gray) or black w polished lip wheels.
1/31/10, 11:57 AM
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If the fan comes on does the pc power light too ? have you tried another monitor or is that one even on ? Nathan had the same sort of thing happen we whipped his hard drive reloaded the OS and got it back from the dead so to speak, mine tried it once too it was just being so slow that it'd be a dark screen for way too long so I read hear some where to clean it up so I deleted all my temp files then emptied the recycle bin and it woke up ! lucky me.