Tdr Computer Needs Help?

[radar doctor]

I use this computer every night to look at the TDR and now i need some help. I have a HP model 8565C I need to replace a sound card and i think it's on the Mother board. I went to wally world and bought a sound card. Can anyone furnish or tell me how to do all this? I also bought another pc just like this one with the Hard drive out. I was looking inside of it today and the wiring plugs are numbered but the sockets are not? any help will be appreciated. I know this is not a truck but at least it used to read the TDR which i dearly Love... thanks B

 

[hdm48]

The sound card should be a plug-and-play device as long as it is compatable with your system. You didn't say which OS you have or any other info on your computer. Like what motherboard, power supply, which BIOS. But it should have come with some drivers for it. If your running Windows, it should auto-detect the new hard ware. But be sure to uninstall the old drivers for the old sound card.

As for the hard drive. I hope you checked to see if it is compatable with your Motherboard. If it is, just attach it as the old one was. Make sure it is configured as the "master" and plug in the data strip and power cord. Then load whatever OS you want. W2000 is my choice but XP has NTFS which is better.

Oh yea, one more thing. Make sure you're grounded or use a static cord or you will fry everything.

There is a lot more to cover but I hope it all works. I hate to say this but, you can't just throw parts at a computer and have it work. But you never know, you might get lucky.



This help?



Dave

 

[tugboatphil]

Ditto what Dave said. If your computer is as old as mine, there are several plugs available for power, for new hardware. They're usually 4 lead plugs that are either small or large. Pick the one that matches your hard drive and plug it up. They all lead back to your power supply.



Can't stress enough to ground yourself before touching the innards of the computer. I zapped a modem once after walking across the carpet in dry winter air.

 

[radar doctor]

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Thanks Dave, Im sorry i didn't give you enough data. I'm not up on computers. I have XP software. Id love to see a schedmatic of a HP Model 8565c Computer so i would know where to hook up this sound board and i don't see any board that even resembles the one i bought so i'm thinking the sound is on the mother board. can you tell me how to undo the software you mentioned i had to do that after installing the new card. tks B ps there are about 5 i think, large plugs with 4 pin male connectors and i see where some of them go. they all come out of the power suppy, can i put them any where they will plug in???

 

[radar doctor]

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the last mesg at the bottom? Can anyone help there tks bill

 

[Philip]

Yes you can. They only fit in one way also. So make sure you check for orientation of the plug.

 

[hdm48]

If your mother board is like a All-in-Wonder board look to the rear of the board and you will see 4-5 black or brown "slots" with a lot of connectors in them. These are PCI slots and you can plug in your new sound card to one of these (remove the knock-out plug to the rear) and then start the unit. DO NOT plug it into the top one--this is a AGP slot and it won't work!! Plug your speakers and microphone into the new sound card and not your old jacks.

After it starts, XP will notify you of new hardware detected and ask you what you want to do. However, if it is Windows certified, it may just tell you it detected it and wait for you to tell it what to do.

Agree to everything.

Now as far as the old drivers, Go to start, settings, control panel, add/remove software, find your old drivers for the old sound card and remove it. Or, in control panel, go to add/remove hardware, and remove your old sound card. What your trying to do is tell Windows to not start the old sound card.

If, however, the new drivers prompts you to override the old drivers, great, do it.

I know this all sounds confusing, and it is. I have no way to know how your unit is configured and this is why shops charge so much to do stuff like this.

Is this unit within a LAN? If it is, the topology type would help me understand how your set up. Are you using a router and a NIC card? Server?

If it gets to far out of hand, go to a local comunity college and ask if one of the CIS classes would be able to set it up as a project. Or, talk to the people who sold you the card. If you lived within driving distance of me I could do it for you.

I know I may be a little vague here but it is very hard to know how your set up. Quite often I get calls from folks who buy stuff off the web and don't have a clue how to install it. Then they get mad because it doesn't work. It's not the sellers fault nor is it the buyers fault. There is just too much to take into account when changing hardware or software.

Oh, one more thing. Make sure you save all the info you need to save when changing the hard drive 'cause it's all gone when you pull the old hard drive. Or if you have a Null Modem you can dump it back in.

Are you ready to take that college course yet?



Dave