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Ok I just bought the HP A305w-b from Walmart. At first boot I got the
message 'operating system not found'. I ctrl+alt+deleted a couple
times, same message. Shut it down with the power button and XP loaded
fine at restart. Next morning I turn on the computer, same message,
shut down with the power button and restart and all is well. Can anyone
tell me why this is happening?

LeAnn

"LeAnn" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Ok I just bought the HP A305w-b from Walmart. At first boot I got the
> message 'operating system not found'. I ctrl+alt+deleted a couple
> times, same message. Shut it down with the power button and XP loaded
> fine at restart. Next morning I turn on the computer, same message,
> shut down with the power button and restart and all is well. Can anyone
> tell me why this is happening?
>
> LeAnn
>

Well if you lucky it's only a lose cable. There's no telling what that poor
thing has been through by those highly trained shipping and receiving boys
there at your local Walmart. I'd crack open the case and make sure the IDE
ribbon cable is seated nice and tight on the back of the harddrive and also
at the other end on the motherboard. Also check the power cable on the HD
and make sure it's nice and tight. If that don't do it I'd take that sucker
back. There isn't a do not remove or void your warranty sticker on the back
or anything is there? Good Luck!

Hank

Thanks, I'll check the cables and if I get brave I'll open up the case.
I've shut down and restarted a few times with no problem so maybe it
corrected itself

LeAnn

Hank wrote:
> "LeAnn" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>Ok I just bought the HP A305w-b from Walmart. At first boot I got the
>>message 'operating system not found'. I ctrl+alt+deleted a couple
>>times, same message. Shut it down with the power button and XP loaded
>>fine at restart. Next morning I turn on the computer, same message,
>>shut down with the power button and restart and all is well. Can anyone
>>tell me why this is happening?
>>
>>LeAnn
>>
>
>
> Well if you lucky it's only a lose cable. There's no telling what that poor
> thing has been through by those highly trained shipping and receiving boys
> there at your local Walmart. I'd crack open the case and make sure the IDE
> ribbon cable is seated nice and tight on the back of the harddrive and also
> at the other end on the motherboard. Also check the power cable on the HD
> and make sure it's nice and tight. If that don't do it I'd take that sucker
> back. There isn't a do not remove or void your warranty sticker on the back
> or anything is there? Good Luck!
>
> Hank
>
>

"LeAnn" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Thanks, I'll check the cables and if I get brave I'll open up the case.
> I've shut down and restarted a few times with no problem so maybe it
> corrected itself
>
> LeAnn
Phone installers have a term "came clear" which means "we are closing out
the service call but don't know what corrected the problem". Get brave and
open the case and check the cables. Don't ever tug on the ribbon, always
manipulate the connector.

Ok I guess I'll have to do it because it's HAPPENING AGAIN LOL. Stupid
question....what does the IDE cable look like? Will I know it when I
see it? Where is it located?

LeAnn

Chet wrote:
> "LeAnn" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>Thanks, I'll check the cables and if I get brave I'll open up the case.
>> I've shut down and restarted a few times with no problem so maybe it
>>corrected itself
>>
>>LeAnn
>
> Phone installers have a term "came clear" which means "we are closing out
> the service call but don't know what corrected the problem". Get brave and
> open the case and check the cables. Don't ever tug on the ribbon, always
> manipulate the connector.
>
>

DO NOT OPEN THE CASE!!!

Bring it back to Walmart or call them and _ASK_ what the warranty policy is.


"LeAnn" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Ok I guess I'll have to do it because it's HAPPENING AGAIN LOL. Stupid
> question....what does the IDE cable look like? Will I know it when I
> see it? Where is it located?
>
> LeAnn
>
> Chet wrote:
> > "LeAnn" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >
> >>Thanks, I'll check the cables and if I get brave I'll open up the case.
> >> I've shut down and restarted a few times with no problem so maybe it
> >>corrected itself
> >>
> >>LeAnn
> >
> > Phone installers have a term "came clear" which means "we are closing
out
> > the service call but don't know what corrected the problem". Get brave
and
> > open the case and check the cables. Don't ever tug on the ribbon,
always
> > manipulate the connector.
> >
> >
>

Oops too late. I've checked all the cables and everything seems to be
plugged in firmly, I'm still getting the error intermittently.

LeAnn

Michael-NC wrote:
> DO NOT OPEN THE CASE!!!
>
> Bring it back to Walmart or call them and _ASK_ what the warranty policy is.
>
>
> "LeAnn" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>Ok I guess I'll have to do it because it's HAPPENING AGAIN LOL. Stupid
>>question....what does the IDE cable look like? Will I know it when I
>>see it? Where is it located?
>>
>>LeAnn
>>
>>Chet wrote:
>>
>>>"LeAnn" <> wrote in message
>>>news:...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks, I'll check the cables and if I get brave I'll open up the case.
>>>> I've shut down and restarted a few times with no problem so maybe it
>>>>corrected itself
>>>>
>>>>LeAnn
>>>
>>>Phone installers have a term "came clear" which means "we are closing
>
> out
>
>>>the service call but don't know what corrected the problem". Get brave
>
> and
>
>>>open the case and check the cables. Don't ever tug on the ribbon,
>
> always
>
>>>manipulate the connector.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

"LeAnn" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Ok I just bought the HP A305w-b from Walmart. At first boot I got the
> message 'operating system not found'. I ctrl+alt+deleted a couple
> times, same message. Shut it down with the power button and XP loaded
> fine at restart. Next morning I turn on the computer, same message,
> shut down with the power button and restart and all is well. Can anyone
> tell me why this is happening?
>
> LeAnn

Because you REALLY don't know for sure if this is a hardware or software
related issue, you'd be wise to notify Walmart about this.
If you start exploring around and cause some problem on your own, you might
ruin the warranty.

Mark Mandell
>

Well I tried the HP instant support thingy (new experience for me LOL)
and they had me restore the defaults in BIOS. I'm not sure if it fixed
the problem or not but I've been able to restart a few times with no
problems. Guess time will tell.

LeAnn

mark mandel wrote:
> "LeAnn" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>Ok I just bought the HP A305w-b from Walmart. At first boot I got the
>>message 'operating system not found'. I ctrl+alt+deleted a couple
>>times, same message. Shut it down with the power button and XP loaded
>>fine at restart. Next morning I turn on the computer, same message,
>>shut down with the power button and restart and all is well. Can anyone
>>tell me why this is happening?
>>
>>LeAnn
>
>
> Because you REALLY don't know for sure if this is a hardware or software
> related issue, you'd be wise to notify Walmart about this.
> If you start exploring around and cause some problem on your own, you might
> ruin the warranty.
>
> Mark Mandell
>
>
>

time to take it back then.


"LeAnn" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Oops too late. I've checked all the cables and everything seems to be
> plugged in firmly, I'm still getting the error intermittently.
>
> LeAnn
>
> Michael-NC wrote:
> > DO NOT OPEN THE CASE!!!
> >
> > Bring it back to Walmart or call them and _ASK_ what the warranty policy
is.
> >
> >
> > "LeAnn" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >
> >>Ok I guess I'll have to do it because it's HAPPENING AGAIN LOL. Stupid
> >>question....what does the IDE cable look like? Will I know it when I
> >>see it? Where is it located?
> >>
> >>LeAnn
> >>
> >>Chet wrote:
> >>
> >>>"LeAnn" <> wrote in message
> >>>news:...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Thanks, I'll check the cables and if I get brave I'll open up the
case.
> >>>> I've shut down and restarted a few times with no problem so maybe
it
> >>>>corrected itself
> >>>>
> >>>>LeAnn
> >>>
> >>>Phone installers have a term "came clear" which means "we are closing
> >
> > out
> >
> >>>the service call but don't know what corrected the problem". Get brave
> >
> > and
> >
> >>>open the case and check the cables. Don't ever tug on the ribbon,
> >
> > always
> >
> >>>manipulate the connector.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>