So here I am, back again after months away, and already I'm asking for computer help.
So here's the situation:
I have a Gateway GM5664 with and ECS MCP61PM-GM motherboard and two Hard Drives.
Before it was running Vista but I have install XP. In fact, I have installed XP on both hard drives.
This leads to my quandry:
Firstly, the computer when booting up asks me to choose which instance of XP I want to boot up to.
Secondly, using the reports I have from a program called System Information for Windows, I BELIEVE (note emphasis) that I do not have access to both hard
drives at the same time. This is a problem as I wish to use both hard drives at the same time.
Further I am trying to install drivers to this thing, particularly so that I can connect to the internet.
I have installed RealTek High Definition Audio Codec 2.16 that I downloaded from the internet. This does not appear to be acknowledged by my Device Manager,
which has "Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus" yellow question marked. However I do have sound after installing the audio codec.
Indeed, my device manager has many problems.
Under a Yellow Question Marked Other Devices section, here are the other Yellow Question Marked Devices:
Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus
Beanbag Emulation Device
Multimedia Controller
OTher PCI Bridge Device
PCI Simple Communications Controller
SM Bus Controller
Video Controller (VGA Compatible)
Further I see no icon for Network Adapters.
And when I try to get to ipconfig by typing cmd, I have to first change the directory it's on as it seems to think that D
ocuments and SettingsUser is
were it's supposed to start. And when I do type in ipconfig or ipconfigall, I get "Windows IP Configuration" and that's it.
So, what do I do? I have absolutely no problem just doing a clean install of XP again, but I am a bit worried about all the rebooting I've been doing. Is
there a fix to this? Am I just screwed?
Sorry for the long rant.
Thanks.
-Murmur
So here's the situation:
I have a Gateway GM5664 with and ECS MCP61PM-GM motherboard and two Hard Drives.
Before it was running Vista but I have install XP. In fact, I have installed XP on both hard drives.
This leads to my quandry:
Firstly, the computer when booting up asks me to choose which instance of XP I want to boot up to.
Secondly, using the reports I have from a program called System Information for Windows, I BELIEVE (note emphasis) that I do not have access to both hard
drives at the same time. This is a problem as I wish to use both hard drives at the same time.
Further I am trying to install drivers to this thing, particularly so that I can connect to the internet.
I have installed RealTek High Definition Audio Codec 2.16 that I downloaded from the internet. This does not appear to be acknowledged by my Device Manager,
which has "Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus" yellow question marked. However I do have sound after installing the audio codec.
Indeed, my device manager has many problems.
Under a Yellow Question Marked Other Devices section, here are the other Yellow Question Marked Devices:
Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus
Beanbag Emulation Device
Multimedia Controller
OTher PCI Bridge Device
PCI Simple Communications Controller
SM Bus Controller
Video Controller (VGA Compatible)
Further I see no icon for Network Adapters.
And when I try to get to ipconfig by typing cmd, I have to first change the directory it's on as it seems to think that D
ocuments and SettingsUser iswere it's supposed to start. And when I do type in ipconfig or ipconfigall, I get "Windows IP Configuration" and that's it.
So, what do I do? I have absolutely no problem just doing a clean install of XP again, but I am a bit worried about all the rebooting I've been doing. Is
there a fix to this? Am I just screwed?
Sorry for the long rant.
Thanks.
-Murmur