[TechAssist] Re: Computer problem.Will not recognize hard drive

push del on boot and make sure the boot disk order is
a: then c: on your bios setup. If not change the
settings or load the defaults and see what happens. If
they are correct try the default load anyway. If no
good have someone with Winxp pro lend you a start up
disk. Maybey a member could email it to you. Then at
least you can see if it's accessible in DOS or trully
burned out.Ray
--- albert walfield <albertwalfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> You never left a floppy in A: drive or a bootable cd
> rom in cd DRIVE as will
> check these drive on staRT UP FOR  BOOT  DIAK BEFORE
> IT GOES TO HARD DRIVE
> AND WILL CAUSE A BOOT ERROR. JUST A THOUGHT
> 
> ALAlbert Walfield
> 
> Since 1974
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Labeauxman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:53 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Computer problem.Will not
> recognize hard drive
> 
> 
> > Hi Mando,
> >
> > Probably the hard drive failed, either that or a
> some virus maybe? I'd
> look
> > at the drive closely. Put a startup disk in it and
> test..... HTH
> >                                                   
>                 Lindsey
> >
> >  bought this computer about 2 months ago from a
> friend and its been
> > working good until last night. He said he had it
> built by shop here in
> > town about 3yrs ago.It has win.xp professional. It
> was working fine
> > until I installed a Kodak printer (not a new one)
> last night. I did some
> > printing for about 1 hr,left it alone for awhile
> and when I came back to
> > use it again,there was wording that there was a
> fatal error and that
> > win. would shutdn.
> > I tried to reboot and it say's (Disk Boot Failure)
> Insert system disk
> > and push enter but I don't have this (system
> disk). When its booting
> > up,I press delete to go to setup and then go to
> try to get the HD to
> > auto detect and it will not.How can I get this
> computer to get working
> > order again? If I get it going again,I think that
> I will uninstall the
> > printer,just in case it is causing the problem.I
> sure would apreciate
> > some help in getting my computer working again.
> Thank you very much.
> > Mando
> > Birdie's TV & Electronics
> > Casa  Grande, AZ
> >
> >
> > Lindsey Altman
> > At Home Service Company
> > 440 Cedar Ave.
> > Claxton, Ga. 30417
> > labeauxman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > (912)739-1019
> >
> >
> >
> >
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