# Hard drive problems

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 29, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999 "2003-07-29T05:48:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![somdow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999/1 "2003-07-29T05:48:10Z")

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sup ppls

um my ? is this, i installed a new 60g hd on an old computer of mine so thagt i can use it as backup etc etc.

now the thing is that when i start the computer, sometimes it boots up fine but then other times when i put in the password in the log on screen, as soon as i hit enter the computer freezes right there.

any sugg???

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999/2 "2003-07-29T06:04:28Z")

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[www.hardforums.com](http://www.hardforums.com) The experts here are flash people, go to [hardforums.com](http://hardforums.com) they’ve solved all of my computer problems (except for that time I wrote “del _._” in dos.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999/3 "2003-07-29T06:10:55Z")

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good thing your were on a: prompt. 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999/4 "2003-07-29T15:33:54Z")

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> \*Originally posted by NaliWarCow \*  
> \*\*[www.hardforums.com](http://www.hardforums.com) The experts here are flash people, go to [hardforums.com](http://hardforums.com) they’ve solved all of my computer problems (except for that time I wrote “del _._” in dos. \*\*

hahahah - that’s classic 🙂

I could just see your message… and them saying

> Yah - your pretty much screwed

hahaha:beam:

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**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999/5 "2003-07-29T21:40:06Z")

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Going to need some more info to help you out here… Computer specs? OS? Is it attached to a network?

Cheers!  
-Niann

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**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-problems/26999/6 "2003-07-30T01:35:26Z")

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well its an old computer, its an packard bell 333 is the speed, 64sdram, with 8g of hd space(i know its a fossil)

but i recently put in the 60g(yesterday)