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dosn't recognise HD (Hd failure??)
Name: barneyruble Date: March 18, 2005 at 04:27:24 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: Sempron 3000/768
Comment:
on start up, XP shows following error message- boot disk failure, insert system boot disk. does this mean my HD has died?? in Cmos system dosnt recognise a HD being installed even though I have used it bfore on theis system. can I recover the data, or does this have to be done by a pro? havn't changed the hardware set up, apart from adding 1 front case fan!! all my digi photos are on the disk so i really need to get them back, not to mention all those hours playing games... thanks for your help
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: March 18, 2005 at 04:32:19 Pacific
Reply:
Hi barney,
Don't panic.
With the power UNPLUGGED, reseat all cards and cables.
Leave just that one HD and your floppy hooked up.
Waht does BIOS report now?
M2
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Response Number 2
Name: enginedoctor Date: March 18, 2005 at 05:13:01 Pacific
Reply:
Double check the jumpers on the harddrive and make sure you have them set right for the belt posistion. It could mean your harddrive is trashed. It could be settings in bios. What is the first boot device listed in bios? You could always pull it out and stick it in another computer as a slave drive and explore the drive and get your pictures if the drive isnt trahsed.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on..
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Response Number 3
Name: barneyruble Date: March 19, 2005 at 12:42:41 Pacific
Reply:
thanks guys, panic over!! re seated ALL CONNECTORS etc. (did HD connector before) and XP loaded without a hitch! weird thing was on start up, the machine did a memory scan and showed all 80Gb, but in bios didn't recognise a HD was even connected!! anyway, all is now good... cheers barn
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