Recent content by Johntodd

Got the surge protector. Basic stuff. IDK why power supplies just go away... (hey, that sounds like song lyrics)

It could be a power supply problem - it's happened before around here. Craptastic power company and electrical storms that are compressed across a 500 foot bluff. I've seen sideways lightning and ball lightning. We always power down at the first sign. But I have been replacing power supplies...

I have a CD Rom and 2 DVD drives. None of them are bootable anymore. They show up when the BIOS does it's scan early on, but the BIOS won't actually boot from them. None of my optical media will boot, not even Memtest. Windows can see them, but forever gives me the 'please insert a disk'...

OK, I'll check out the BIOS settings. Thanks! -johntodd

Hi! I'm new here. My name is John Todd. How are you? I apologize if this has been covered already. I tried the search and browsed a lot but couldn't find the answer. I think it is because I don't quite know what to ask for. Here is my problem: I need to re-image my main C:. I'm running...