[Ham-Computers] Re: DIMM vs UDIMM - Essentially The Same?

[Jim Hill]

If you have problems with Gene's MBR  repair suggestion, I have used 
BootitNG from Terabyte to fix the MBR after converting from a dual 
boot setup to just Windows.  Before using it, the computer didn't 
seem to know a hard drive was there - pretty spooky.  You download 
the application, make a boot floppy and use it for the fix.  It's a 
freeby.  If you need it, I'll send some additional info on 
downloading and using it - this coming week as I'll be gone this weekend.

Jim


At 10:23 AM 11/13/2008, you wrote:
>Thanks!
>
>I did have two different brands of ram in there for at
>least a couple of years - now this one is behaving badly.
>
>More of the story ...
>
>Bad RAM interacting with a full HDD and perhaps confusing
>the IDE I/O - appears to be the cause of trashing the
>Superblock on my HDD.
>
>The process of trying to recover the HDD - not knowing
>that the RAM and I/O were variables - resulted in loss of
>the partition information, rendering the HDD inaccessible.
>
>I have installed another HDD and will buy a matched set
>of RAM, probably two 512's instead of two 256's.
>
>Meanwhile I am hoping that one of the discount data
>recovery companies is legitimate because there are some
>irreplaceable family pictures on that HDD and the budget
>doesn't allow for $1,000+ but I may be able to sell some
>radio stuff and raie $300.
>
>Anyone familiar with these two companies - or could you
>recommend a reasonably priced trustworthy alternative?
>
>http://www.floridadatacorp.com
>http://www.aerodr.com/services.asp
>
>>Are you going to "add" one of these to a system in order to "upgrade"
>>the RAM?  If so, all the normal "caveats" (or "gotchas") apply when
>>mixing RAM modules - "different" modules may or may not work with
>>each other; it's best to "match" modules, at least in "pairs".
>>73, - Aaron, NN6O
>
>
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