-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Curiosity may kill the reckless maverick
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:09:47 -0400
Below
Peace,
Gman
http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:01 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Curiosity may kill the reckless maverick
>I googled and found a forum with my exact question.... unfortunately, as
> is usually the case in such forums, there was lots of comments but no
> answers.
Figures! lol
> Once you finish wrapping this one, I have another...
>
> Every once in a while something changes setup to give boot priority to
> my 500GB drive instead of the 160GB drive where Vista and XP are
> installed. When I turn the computer on I get a very nice explanation
> that the system could not boot because the hardware configuration is
> incorrect. I press CTRL-ALT-DEL, enter setup go to boot priority and
> set it to the 160GB drive and it reboots correctly. For a while.
>
> Today, when I first entered setup to fix the problem, the 160GB drive
> was not even listed as a choice. I exited, rebooted, pressed F2 to get
> the boot menu and the 160 wasn't listed there either. I rebooted again
> to the boot menu and there it was. I selected it and things booted as
> normal.
The fact that the main drive is not listed gives you the most important
clue. For whatever reason, this main drive is suffering from a bad
connection to the mobo. Try replacing the data cable. If no joy, try a
different PS cable. If again no joy, try moving the data cable to a
different connection on the mobo. IF still no joy, you may have a drive
that's on its way out.
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