Cloned hard drive, same PC – STOP error
Question I am trying to clone Windows 7 onto a new hard drive, to use in the same laptop. Old hard drive is a Hitachi 500 GB 7200 RPM, new one is Seagate Momentus XT 750 GB. This is a Dell D630. It has...
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Why do people care so much about boot time of an operating system? [closed]
Question I run both Windows and Linux, and I rarely restart my computer, once a week or a month. I just close the lid to put it to sleep or just press sleep. But whenever I see an operating system...
View ArticleNew Intel D2700DC won’t start
Question I just bought an Intel D2700DC motherboard and powered it with a Picopsu 80 / AC-DC 12v 6.67A 80w adapter. When I plug it in the STDBY led lights up but when i short-circuit the on/off pins,...
View ArticleRemove Grub 2 Blockfiles from Partition eg. /dev/sda1
Question In the process of setting up an encrypted Windows partition along with a dual booting Ubuntu, I have had to install the GRUB bootloader onto a partition /dev/sda1 instead of the MBR. In this...
View ArticleHow to fix the boot loader?
Question I dual booted my xp installing linux mint 12. 2 days ago I downloaded the Android SDK, on Eclipse Indigo (on Linux Mint) and now I can’t start Linux Mint, nor XP. I can only use XP in safe...
View ArticleUnable to boot from windows 7 dvd
Question I’m trying to install windows 7 on my computer. I’ve downloaded the boot image from microsoft and burned it to a dvd The dvd is not a valid boot device in my computer. I’ve tried the dvd on...
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How to Boot CentOS in CLI?
Question I have a CentOS 6.2 OS which boots into GUI. How, upon startup, can I not boot into the GUI and instead, boot into the CLI? I want to do this at computer startup time. Asked by BGM Answer When...
View ArticleWhy does the fan spin up to high speed momentarily when the computer is...
Question On many computers, when the computer is turned on (even before POST), the fan spins up to high speed momentarily, then settles down to normal operating speed. This appears to be normal, but...
View ArticleDefrag C: /b really works to Windows boot optimization?
Question The command Defrag %SystemDrive% /b really works to optimize Windows boot time? (The defrag /b option is not documented by Microsoft). I am trying to use it in an attempt to optimize the files...
View ArticleIs a SSD suitable as root disk for an always-on server?
Question Since an SSD has no moving parts, it seems to me to be perfectly suitable as the root disk of a server that is always on. Is there any reason that you would suggest not using an SSD for this...
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