No, that will not do it. Apparently I need AHCI or RAID to use that, and I can't find them in the depths of device manager.
Ho-hum.
Whoops, sorry GG, I was not responding to you - just adding to my earlier comment.
I've just tried your suggestion, GG, and it won't "let me in". I just get the whirly thing when I try to get in that way.
I'll shut the pc down and try again when it wheezes its way back to life.
No. Turned off pc and turned it back on again. The Control panel route doesn't help. Thanks for the thought. Ended up with same old message. Still thinking and googling.
Last edited by Ancient Observer; 8th June 2012 at 16:16.