Serious problems

[Handy Andy]

Hi everyone

I really need some help and above all, some advice on this.

I switched on my PC this morning, and immediately noticed various problems:

- Slow startup
- occasional blue screens
- Occasional startup in safe mode

When I go into control panel > system, there is the following error on both the Primary IDE controller and secondary IDE controller:

"Either this device isn't present or isn't working properly. Try upgrading the driver and try again"

I tried updating the driver but the system says I already have the latest.


Other error message is when I click on the performances tab:

"C drive is using MS-DOS compatible system file mode. The paging of the compatibility mode is reducing the overall performance"


For information, there was a storm during the night. It woke me and I unplugged the pc from the mains, but could have been a bit late.

I really would appreciate your advice as to how to recover from this problem.

My config
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Pentium II 233 Mhz
224 MB of SDRAM
Primary IDE: 8 GB seagate hard disk (master) and cdrom (slave)
Secondary IDE: Philips CDrom burner (master)
ADSL modem connected to USB port via USB hub.
SOundblaster 16 on ISA slot
Windows ME

[YODA74]

This is a long on you'll need to check this out!!
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q130/1/79.asp?FR=1



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[Gallaeglagh]

Try to install the drivers both ways. Windows will give you the choice to "search for" or "display". I have no idea why it should make a difference but it does sometimes. Also try having the drivers on your hard drive as opposed to a removable disc.

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