talberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Main problem was that I had a windows XP fedora1 box running great
> for months. I istalled FC2, it ran for about a week, then FC2 crashed
> with disk write errors. I rebooted to find that neither windows, nor
> FC2 would run. Well after several hundred re-installs, formats,
> fdisks, maxblast3 programs and a new hard drive that experienced just
> as many problems, I'd lost all confidence in the situation.
I'm sorry to hear you've had so many problems.
Have you really ruled out hardware problems? It sounds as though you're
having problems with Windows, as well. And "disk write errors" do point
to hardware.
In general, Linux and Windows only tread on each other's toes while
booting. Once you've got the machine up, then the partitions will keep
the data well apart (unless you deliberately mount one OS' partition
from the other OS). It's generally obvious whether they're going to
play nicely together or not.
I know you've replaced the hard drive, but it's not the only hardware
that could be at fault: it could be the motherboard, the CPU, memory,
or even the IDE cable.
How hot is it in your part of the world? What's the power like?
James.
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