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Missing Harddrive!
TheGreatPoo:
I just successfully installed Mandrake Linux (the recomended installation) onto an older Micron PC and all was well until the Installer (DrakX?) rebooted my PC. After the BIOS had initialized everything, it popped a message up saying "Missing Operating System". I rebotted, went into the BIOS settings and discovered that my hardrive was gone! The BIOS won't detect it now! I tried to manually select it with no luck. What gives? Thanx to anyone who replies!
Master of Reality:
loose cable on the harddrive, it probly just neeeds the cables tightened on the harddrive by being pushed in.
LorKorub:
Either that or your jumper settings are incorrect. Go to the manufacturer's web site and search for the jumper settings.
Sleeping Dog:
Does your BIOS have an autodetect function? If so, try it.
Also check the BIOS date/time function. If it has reset back to the defaults, your MB CMOS battery may be headed South. This can cause your box to lose the HD BIOS settings too.
You could also have a power supply issue. Sometimes when a PS is going, you will be getting enough juice to power the MB and cards, but not enough to spool up the HD properly.
M.O.R. Bob is absolutely right. Check first for hardware problems.....or as my late Daddy used to say, "When you are really not sure exactly what is wrong, fix the cheap easy stuff first."
Good Luck
Sleeping Dog
TheGreatPoo:
I've done everything that I can with the BIOS. Yes it does have an auto-detect and it won't detect it. I hope that I don't have a power supply issue. I know that the HD is getting power because during the installation, just moments before, it was clickin away like mad! I have my jumper set to Master. Should I put it on "cable select" or maybe just take it out? I will check the date and time of the CMOS. I wonder why it just disapeared after the install??? That's wierd! Thanx for the replies guys!!!!!
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