A friend called me in panic. A brand-new computer, freshly reinstalled with Windows 7, suddenly wouldn’t boot. I couldn’t figure it out. I looked up the manufacturer’s 800 number and suggested she call. Sure, I could fix the problem eventually, but the manufacturer would know the quirks of the motherboard they used better than I [...]
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Computer won’t boot? Check your USB ports
by Dave Farquhar on October 30, 2010
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Tagged motherboard, new computer, PC, POST, quirks, RAID, raid array, RUN, troubleshooting, US, USB, usb port, windows, windows 7
Posted by Dave Farquhar on October 30, 2010
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2010/10/computer-wont-boot-check-your-usb-ports/
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