# what the fuck? computer is acting very unsexy
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528
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**Created:** [September 10, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528 "2008-09-10T11:53:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/1 "2008-09-10T11:53:32Z")
ok, so i unplugged my new computer and set up my old one cause i forgot to get some info off of it and now its being all gay…
it starts to boot up as it should, but after going through the Acer screen and giving th option to get into the boot up settiogs and the bios options, i get nothing but a blinking cursor. vista refuses to load. wtf?
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### Author:  [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/2 "2008-09-10T12:02:46Z")
Try booting to a Linux live CD to copy your data off. Then your best bet would probably be to just reinstall Vista.
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/3 "2008-09-10T12:04:01Z")
and where might i get one of these linux cd’s?
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### Author:  [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/4 "2008-09-10T12:14:15Z")
Plug your new PC in, download the .iso, burn to a cd and you should be ready to go. Most any Linux Distro comes in a Live CD form. Ubuntu works great (You should just install it instead of Vista. :D)
[http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download](http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download)
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/5 "2008-09-10T12:25:21Z")
will it run quickbooks and office 07?
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### Author:  [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/6 "2008-09-10T12:32:19Z")
push in the clutch & see if that helps!
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### Author:  [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/7 "2008-09-10T12:35:21Z")
> [@Custom Exhaust for CRX](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/custom-exhaust-for-crx/37589/10):
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> will it run quickbooks and office 07?
Ahh, I thought you were trying to pull files over from the old machine to the new one. Ubuntu has OpenOffice installed, so it’ll read Office files, however Quickbooks is certainly an issue. You don’t plan on pulling the data to the new machine?
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/8 "2008-09-10T12:37:25Z")
Noah i’ll buy you “burger king” if you stop helping him
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### Author:  [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/9 "2008-09-10T12:38:06Z")
lol… why suggest a linux cd to someone that not only doesn’t know it, but doesn’t give a fuck about it? how about a PE disk, it’s at least familiar.
does the harddrive spin up? check the physical plugs… sounds like it’s not finding the OS drive???
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### Author:  [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/10 "2008-09-10T12:39:54Z")
> [@Hardcore?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hardcore/37656/32):
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> Noah i’ll buy you “burger king” if you stop helping him
Deal.
> [@fshowcars"](#):
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> lol… why suggest a linux cd to someone that not only doesn’t know it, but doesn’t give a fuck about it? how about a PE disk, it’s at least familiar.
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> does the harddrive spin up? check the physical plugs… sounds like it’s not finding the OS drive???
Because it’s quick and easy, compared to the process of making a PE disk.
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### Author:  [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/11 "2008-09-10T12:49:53Z")
are you kidding? just run pebuilder and it does it for you???
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### Author:  [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/12 "2008-09-10T13:05:45Z")
> [@Your gear this year? v.board/ski kr3w](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/your-gear-this-year-v-board-ski-kr3w/37764/7):
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> are you kidding? just run pebuilder and it does it for you???
If you think he’s not going to be able to figure out how to drag and drop files in Linux, how can you expect him to run PEbuilder?
Same logic you were using. 😃
Either way will work, though I misunderstood his original problem.
If you still have your Vista CD that came with that machine, insert it, restart, boot to it like you are going to reinstall Vista, and it should give you the option to repair the OS. Give that shot, provided the machine is indeed finding the drive the OS is on.
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/13 "2008-09-10T13:25:35Z")
dont have to transfer anything. had a file an an old computer. plugged it in, emailed myself what i needed and that was that. shouldnt really factorin to this.
this “new” computer isnt brand new… ive had it for a few months.
i also checked the plug on the hdd before posting any of this. it seemed secure. couldnt really tell if it was spinning or not tho.
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### Author:  [@SmokinDiesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SmokinDiesel)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/14 "2008-09-10T13:36:14Z")
Throw it off of the wall … and buy a new one
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### Author:  [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/15 "2008-09-10T13:36:16Z")
> [@Hardcore?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hardcore/37656/33):
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> Same logic you were using. 😃
or the lack of logic… fucking pebuilder is a double click, next ,next, next, burn… it’s easy and it’s the platform people are used to… then, when you boot it, it’s familiar. i’m done with the subject.
darkstain, sounds like something physically is fucked… check both ends of the sata cable… the keyboard in plugged in? are you just that retarded that your PC won’t boot?
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/16 "2008-09-10T13:39:03Z")
yeah the keyboard is working fine. if i ctrl alt del when with this fagggish blinking cursor, it will try and reboot. gheyness. how can you fuck up a computer by unplugging it? lol
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### Author:  [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/17 "2008-09-11T09:32:51Z")
If it is a cable issue, I have extra SATA cables I can pass along.
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### Author:  [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/18 "2008-09-11T09:59:10Z")
linux cd’s to copy files :kekegay:
The problem is, you bought an acer. Haven’t you read any threads on here about what a good computer manufacturer is?
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### Author:  [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/19 "2008-09-11T10:09:25Z")
> [@LS1 go BOOOOM! Then fire..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls1-go-boooom-then-fire/37758/33):
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> linux cd’s to copy files :kekegay:
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> The problem is, you bought an acer. Haven’t you read any threads on here about what a good computer manufacturer is?
x2
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🤣
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### Author:  [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-the-fuck-computer-is-acting-very-unsexy/199528/20 "2008-09-11T10:21:13Z")
> [@LS1 go BOOOOM! Then fire..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls1-go-boooom-then-fire/37758/33):
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> The problem is, you bought an acer. Haven’t you read any threads on here about what a good computer manufacturer is?
um, power supply, hdd, optical drive;mo board, case… how can a manufacturer fuck that up? its not like they even make any of the components…
ok i pulled the hdd out and put it in the other computer. still doing the same shit, except now it says Verifying DRM pool or some shit like that, then i get the blinking cursor. please fucking tell me the hdd isnt fried…
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