On Jun 4, 10:01 am, Thomas O <Thom...@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Paul - thanks for the information. To answer your question - I've got 1g of
> 3200 DDR RAM in my system. I tried to slave the HD on a couple of other PC's
> was to make sure that my MB was okay. For some reason none of the attempts to
> read the HD as a slave have been successful. The HD can be see but can not be
> accessed.
I don't like using the slave mode on a questionable unit. I prefer to
unplug the cds, and put the drive as master on it's own channel.
One utility I've had sucess with, is handy recovery.
http://www.handyrecovery.com/
The trial version only allows you to recover 1 file per day, but at
least you can see if the drive is recoverable by a do-it- yourselfer.
Somewhere buried in the testimonials on the website, is a link to
version 1.0, which is freeware, and unrestricted.
>
> I will check the capacitors tonight. I like your description of the
> capacitors - but I'd change it to small beer can. If one or more are bad, do
> you recommend replacing the MB or just the bad capacitor?
If you can find someone to do the work, or can do it yourself, then
recapping a motherboard is cheap. But if one capacitor is bad, it is
prudent to find all capacitors of the same model and replace them. But
most shops don't do capacitor work anymore, as the labor charge is
often higher than the replacement of the motherboard.
It is easier to replace the whole motherboard.
>
> If I can't read the drive what about going to data recovery?
>
> --
> Thomas
>
> "pau...@efn.org" wrote:
> > On Jun 1, 4:27 pm, Thomas O <Thom...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > (Through the install CD I purchased), the SP2 installation failed at about
> > > 95%. When I rebooted, the reboot stops after the windows splash screen with
> > > the message "not enough resources for API". I can't start up in any mode nor
> > > can I roll back. A couple of friends have tried to "slave" the drive without
> > > success. How do I recover the drive?
>
> > > --
> > > Thomas
>
> > Quick question: how much RAM do you have? That not enough resourses
> > sounds like a shortage of RAM.
>
> > By shortage, I mean 128mb or less.
>
> > It could not hurt to verify the working condition of your machine by
> > testing the RAM, and hard drive. To see if there's a REASON the update
> > failed.
>
> >http://www.memtest.org/
>
> >http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/
>
> > Both of these utilities can be booted from a floppy or CD.
>
> > Also, open up the machine, and look for any bulging or leaking
> > capacitors -- they look like little soda cans. If any are bulging or
> > leaking, you've got a dead motherboard.
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