Fluckit, I lied. Not on "purpose tho". I claimed to be a "computer expert", and so far I can't "fix Roxann's computer". Just "stop listening to me", I don't want to lead you wrong...

Fluckit, I lied "again". I am actually a "very competent" computer "programmer", as well as someone that can sort things. What I don't have is "testing" equipment". Another thing is I don't have a ton of computers to "swap" components. Nor manuals for a "particular" computer. What I do have, is alot of "general" knowledge about computers. I try what I feel is "logical".

Roxann's computer.

The first thing that "I know for a fact" happened, was she got some kind of "power surge". Her "power" wouldn't come on at all after this. I told her, the best bet was to get a new "power supply". I knew that's what happened, but I didn't know if it "fried" anyother components when it went. I always knew this was a possibility.

We called around, checked around. It became "determed" (rather to take it in), buy a power supply "new" that we could take back if we didn't need it. We did, and the "power was back". I was completely right on what started it.

Her settings were the same. We had power. But when we went to "boot" it up... it didn't recognize the "hard disk". This meant.. likely the "hard disk was bad", and most likely more. I tried every "trick in the book", and (at the least) the hard drive was fried too. We put "mine in" and it worked in hers. Hers didn't in mine.

Well, I told her to go ahead and get a "new hard drive". Just get your backup disks.. and we'll "reinstall everything". Well she didn't have those. I didn't have an XP backup. The BIOS seemed to be "intact", so I said look on "eBay" and get a new "XP" disk. I honestly thought this would solve it all.

We did get "XP" to install in her computer. But when it came to "load it after a re-start" it wouldn't. Could be the "BIOS" settings I thought. We had to change "boot drives and such". After "hours and hours" of swapping componets (as well as setting changes).. we realized some things. first off. Every computer component I had in my computer "worked in hers". Every component she had "worked in mine". Same "settings" and all.

I did notice the "ribbon cable" on her hard disk may had got a "loose end" from being "plugged in and out so much". Yes, this was part of the problem. I know that now. But not the "main thing". I used mine to "re-check" all we checked before. Again.. all components worked in mine, not hers.

Windows installed on her new "hard drive". Yet won't work on hers, but will on mine.

I don't feel now the BIOS is corrupt. It worked on my hard disk and "auto detected". Her mother board isn't "fried", my hard drive worked great in hers.

The only thing I have "left" (thinking wise), is that maybe (since she got a bigger hard drive) the motherboard on her computer can't support it. I don't have a "manual", so I really don't have a real way of knowing. Computers do have "limits" on how high you can upgrade.

This is gonna be like the "first time" I support taking the "computer to the shop" in my life. I mean, I know what I am doing.. but not ways to test everything.

She's gonna "take it in to the computer shop". You got no clue how much I hate that, but support it this time.

So I say.. "Don't listen to my computer" advice AGAIN! At least not, till we find the truth on this. Until we see if the "logical assumptions" I made were right.

Take care all, Gary :)