[vcf-midatlantic] OT: tech support please
william degnan
billdegnan at gmail.com
Tue Sep 13 19:08:42 EDT 2016
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> > On Sep 13, 2016, at 5:19 PM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> >
> > Girlfriend's computer is 15 years old, so I installed a brand new mobo,
> processor, RAM, and SSD. Only old parts are the case, power supply, and
> DVD. I triple-checked that all the mobo connectors are in the right places
> and enabled all SATA ports in the BIOS.
> >
> > First I tried booting with a live DVD to install Mint on her new SSD. I
> used a cheap IDE-SATA adapter to connect the DVD to her mobo -- the same
> adapter works fine on my computer. Doesn't work on hers. I get a message
> saying to insert boot media, the drive seeks, but it keeps returning to
> that message. I know the DVD that I burned is a good one. Checked the BIOS:
> it doesn't see the DVD at all.
> >
> > Then I tried it with a bootable USB stick. Nothing happens.
> >
> > Here's the really weird part. I disconnected the new SSD and put in her
> old HDD, which is also SATA, and I hear it spin up like it's booting
> normally (has Mint 18 on it), but I get nothing but a blank screen after
> the boot options menu. It * should * start right up like before.
> >
> > I'm stumped.
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>
Power supply.
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