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???primary master missing???
Name: Bonnie Date: July 28, 1999 at 09:11:56 Pacific
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my friend was given a computer with windows 3.1 but when we turn it on it just says primary master missing.Can anyone tell me what that means?is her plugs bad or do I need to confiqure something?It really seems like a good computer with alot of upgrading potential.but there is no recovery disk. thank you
Name: TopGun Date: July 28, 1999 at 14:40:42 Pacific
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Primary master missing is the hard drive. Get into the CMOS and do a auto detect on the hard drive.
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Response Number 2
Name: Tom Harrington Date: August 11, 1999 at 21:07:19 Pacific
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OR this may get into the jumpers on the hard drive. The hard drive can be set to be self-standing, master, or slave. Any chance that's been changed recently?
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Response Number 3
Name: Tom Harrington Date: August 11, 1999 at 21:07:44 Pacific
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OR this may get into the jumpers on the hard drive. The hard drive can be set to be self-standing, master, or slave. Any chance that's been changed recently?
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