Biggest flag here is the CMOS error. Replace the PC's battery and go through all the BIOS settings. At 02:31 PM 7/2/2001, you wrote: >Hello all, > I am having problems booting into my system after a >hard disk failure. On power-on, the usual hardware detection >fails with the following message. >|----------------------------------------| >|Primary IDE Master - None | >|Primary IDE Slave - None | >|Secondary IDE Master - None | >|Secondary IDE Master - CD-ROM/DVD | >|CMOS checksum error - Defaults loaded E.| >|Press F1 to boot or F4 to enter setup | >|----------------------------------------| > > The configuration I had before the failure was: > >|----------------------------------------| >|Primary IDE Master - Fujitsu Hard Disk | >|Primary IDE Slave - CR-RW | >|Secondary IDE Master - None | >|Secondary IDE Master - CD-ROM/DVD | >|----------------------------------------| >Note: >1. The power supply is ok because the CD drives opens and the HD indicator >lights comes on. >2. I also used PC-Check software to check the system and it could not find >the HD or the CD-RW >3. I changed the IDE cable and used another from a functioning PC and still >no good news. >Any help on how to resolve this. >Regards. >Inyang. - Users can unsubscribe from this list by sending email to 24hoursupport-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1/24hrsupport.htm.