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Act IV – Sec Master HDD Error

Turns out this referred to the 10GB IDE harddrive that had been removed from the system but was still listed in the BIOS. Correcting the boot order to make sure that SCSI was a boot device and redecting the harddrives to remove the reference to the 10GB HD corrected the error. Once the IDE harddrive was returned to the system it would not boot. Moving the ide harddrive to the slave position with one of the CDROMs as master allowed the system to boot. I’ve had my friend’s computer for 4 weeks and feel terribly guilty. I am thankful that it will be returned tonight.

Next Act – Quality Time with Noah

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Act III – Bathroom Floors

The bathroom floors have been cleaned. This involved removing all non-permanent objects (trashcan, toilet brush, step stool, baby bath, etc.) and sweeping then mopping. Side acts included making lunch for Amy, helping Noah identify spider webs and spiders, drilling a hole in the floor, staring at closet and deciding future design, scaring prospective renters with the dog, and fetching diapers.

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Next Act – Solving “Sec Master HDD Error” on bootup of a system with SCSI drives.

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Act II – Website Updates

Terms of Serviced added to a registration page complete with javascript to disable submitting the form until the TOS had been marked agreed. Addition of information into confirmation email. Changing a background color on a particular page. Creating a form that submits to mail server. Side acts included some blogging and phone conversation.

Next act – Clean bathroom floor

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Act I – Kitchen Floors

Performance included removing non permanent objects like trash cans from kitchen. Trash was emptied from kitchen trash can and bathroom trash can and diaper pail while burning my first fried egg. Dog walked while taking trash out. Trash cans sanitized. Lottery results posted. 2nd egg put in frying pan. Kitchen floors swept. Dog walked while mop pail and bucket are retrieved and filled. After little progress noticed on fried egg, burner turned on. Floors mopped. Egg eatten.

Next Act – Brief updates to website

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Today is going to be a bizarrely stressful day of balancing work, cleaning, and attention to the kids. I could easily spend all day simply cleaning. I could easily spend all day trying to clear some backed issues off my plate. The stress my wife will take upon herself at the thought of a surprise visit from my folks and their friends will undoubtedly bring us both to the breaking point multiple times today.

I begin today’s show with the kitchen floors…