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when i start my pc it hangs befor it detects where to boot from then after
it skips A: and then the cdrom. it tries my hard disk. then it crashes and
simply says error.

i go into the bios and it says that its not there?
i havent touched anythin

please help someone

Possible Scenarios:

1. Drive is failing.
2. Motherboard is failing.

Solutions:
1. Try drive on different motherboard.
2. Try different drive on same motherboard.

On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:22:52 +0100, "Jordan Lee"
<> wrote:

>when i start my pc it hangs befor it detects where to boot from then after
>it skips A: and then the cdrom. it tries my hard disk. then it crashes and
>simply says error.
>
>i go into the bios and it says that its not there?
>i havent touched anythin
>
>please help someone
>

"Jordan Lee" <> wrote:

>when i start my pc it hangs befor it detects where to boot from then after
>it skips A: and then the cdrom. it tries my hard disk. then it crashes and
>simply says error.
>
>i go into the bios and it says that its not there?
>i havent touched anythin
>
>please help someone
>

Check inside the case and make sure all the connections are fully
seated. Sometimes a cable, especially a hard drive data cable, will
become partially dislodged.

Leave the cover off the machine and power it up. Do you hear the hard
drive spinning? Do you hear a clicking noise every few seconds from
the hard drive?


The most likely cause of your problem is a total failure of the hard
drive, and in that case your only option is to replace it. A visit
to the repair shop might be advisable, if only to confirm that the
drive is defunct.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."