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    SATA Controller Problems

    Yeah, the boot order is listed right about "boot other device." The usual options are there (HDD 0, floppy, CDROM, etc). It should be HDD 0, I imagine. I looked in integrated peripherals, but couldn't see anything that mentioned the SATA controller. I was able to find my manual, and it...
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    SATA Controller Problems

    Thank you so much for the responses, folks. I really appreciate them. I just got home, and once more I've looked as much as I can through the BIOS and can't find anything that would even be related to the controller card or any menu that would even be related to PCI devices. In fact, what's...
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    SATA Controller Problems

    I've looked everywhere I can in the BIOS, but I don't see anything that would indicate that the machine is trying to boot to the card. Does anyone else have an A7N8X that can check this for me? I can't see anything...
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    SATA Controller Problems

    Here's my issue. I have an ASUS A7N8X mobo. Attached were an 80GB PATA drive (for the OS), and a 250GB SATA drive (for files). I wanted more storage, and bought two 300GB SATA drives. The problem is that my mobo has two SATA connections on it, so I needed more. So I bought an inexpensive...
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    Odd product search- USB->PS/2

    "Come on. At least *try* to make it look like you searched first." Thanks for the warm reception. I've done a hell of a lot of research on this. The first link you gave isn't even what I'm looking for, it's the wrong direction. The problem is, as some of those links have stated, is that...
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    Odd product search- USB->PS/2

    Due to the configuration of my switch and the computers we use at work, and the need to work on many machines at once, I need adapters to use a USB keyboard and mouse on PS/2 ports. Is there such a thing? I haven't been able to find anything. Thanks for your help.
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    Newbie challenges the veterans!

    Well, congrats and thanks to stevty2889 for being the first to suggest CHKDSK. Apparently there was a single bad sector or block, which was fixed, and the installation was instantly possible. Huzzah! Thanks again for all the help, folks. I REALLY appreciate it.
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    Mouse challenge 2004!

    No thoughts on the subject?
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    Newbie challenges the veterans!

    I'm trying checkdisk right now. There is 7GB free, so I don't think that's it. Apparently it is possible to install other things to this machine. Here, however, is the word straight from the Event Viewer's mouth: Event Type: Error Event Source: Disk Event Category: None Event ID: 7...
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    Mouse challenge 2004!

    Sorry, no prizes here, aside from the hearty "thanks" from a newbie. I've become dependant on the crappy software of Logitech. It sucks. I hate every bit of software that Logitech has created (LOVE their products), but there's one feature in their mouse software that I absolutely live by...
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    Newbie challenges the veterans!

    Thanks for the reply. Yes, these computers are all networked. However, we've tried installing from a mapped CDROM elsewhere and we got the exact same problem. We also tried installing from this disk on other machines while loaded into a mapped drive, but they all worked. It really doesn't...
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    Newbie challenges the veterans!

    That would be strange because the disc worked on every other machine we've tried it on.
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    Newbie challenges the veterans!

    Okay, so I've looked at the machine some more. Under any account, including the super secret admin account, the same thing happens with every installation attempt. I found the event viewer (I did some research on it to know how to use it, thanks for mentioning it). The error it listed at...
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    Newbie challenges the veterans!

    Thanks!! Sadly, this lowly newbie does not know of these highly advanced "Event Viewer" logs that you speak of. I can tell you that the user does indeed have all the necessary permissions. He's the CIO of our department :) That also means I can't really rush into his office going "Oooo...
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    Newbie challenges the veterans!

    Hello all, I look forward to purusing these boards. For the moment, I'd like to test your wits and knowledge with a head scratcher. I'm installing Office 2003 on a laptop here at work (it's an office, they have to have MS stuff). So, I put in the CD and run the setup. I get the...