OT- Computer Diagnostics

[Brian Kelsay]

Robert Kennedy wrote:

>Hi All,
>
>"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."
>Whoever said that was probably talking about helping a
>family member with their computer.
>
>Last fall my adult daughter's computer was dieing. So
>her brother, with the assistance of their cousin who
>built systems, put a new box together for her. The
>only carryover was the hard drive. That has since
>failed and been replaced. They installed Winblows98
>with all the latest patches and the latest drivers for
>the hardware.
>
>Since the new drive went in the system freezes
>regularly. This happens randomly and often enough that
>she uses her boy friend's system for school work.
>
>After several attempts at fixing it my son has washed
>his hands of the thing. My nephew is now a freshman at
>Notre Dame. Why don't you do something says her mother
>to me who has not assembled an IBM compatible computer
>newer than a 386.
>
>Anyway... Can someone suggest a reliable place to take
>the @#$**! machine to get this mess diagnosed? My
>duaghter lives near the Sprint Campus. I live not too
>far from the Bannister Mall.
>
>Thanks,
>
I can look at it.  Email me off list.  Probably a bad IDE cable or a 
misconfiguration somewhere such as the BIOS.

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