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  1. Posts : 678
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
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       #21

    LiquidSnak said:
    Save the BIOS .exe file onto a flash drive, transfer it to the machine that isn't running correctly, and update your BIOS
    Forth post down from the top of page 2, I said that I had already done just that. The only quibble was that I had run the BIOS update (if indeed that's what I downloaded - I dunno) in safe mode.
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  2. Posts : 2,259
    W7 Professional x64
       #22

    Do not run it in safe mode, run it in regular mode.
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  3. Posts : 1,375
    Ubuntu 12.10
       #23

    Yup.
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  4. Posts : 2,259
    W7 Professional x64
       #24

    "boweasel said:
    After 5 minutes, I pulled the plug, and rebooted into safe mode with networking.
    Also, I really really hope that you didn't actually pull the plug out.
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    Ubuntu 12.10
       #25

    Stopping chkdsk midway into its operation will really mess up your computer badly.
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  6. Posts : 678
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       #26

    LiquidSnak said:
    "boweasel said:
    After 5 minutes, I pulled the plug, and rebooted into safe mode with networking.
    Also, I really really hope that you didn't actually pull the plug out.
    Exactly what should I have done if I attempted to boot normally, saw the 'Starting Windows' screen, and then nothing? I assumed waiting 5 minutes was a sensible period. How long should I have waited? An hour? A week? Or what else could I have done? The screen was black - Ctrl/Alt/Delete did nothing. If you've got some magical combination of keys to press in that situation, please... let me know. Because it's knowledge I don't possess.
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  7. Posts : 2,259
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       #27

    Hold your power button down for 5 seconds, or use the restart button on your tower. You should never pull the electricity, as this will usually damage components. If nothing was damaged by literally unplugging the machine, you got lucky.
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  8. Posts : 678
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       #28

    SlasherIT said:
    Stopping chkdsk midway into its operation will really mess up your computer badly.
    Slasher, I never said that I stopped chkdsk midway into its operation. I have no idea what you read that would lead you to that belief. You are actually beginning to exasperate me.
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  9. Posts : 678
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       #29

    LiquidSnak said:
    Hold your power button down for 5 seconds, or use the restart button on your tower. You should never pull the electricity, as this will usually damage components. If nothing was damaged by literally unplugging the machine, you got lucky.
    I used the I/O toggle switch on the tower - not literally 'pulling the plug' I know. So I guess I'm guilty of using bad terminology
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  10. Posts : 2,259
    W7 Professional x64
       #30

    Boot into safe mode, uninstall all drivers for ethernet, and restart your machine. Then update your BIOS
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