Re: BIOS Looses HD Information

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From your original post I assumed that the bios information was not there
when the system was first turned on. If so this won't be an overheating
problem. If it loses the bios information after the machine has been
running for a period of time this very well could be the problem.


"JCO" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've already replaced all the cables last month when the problem was first
brought to my attention.
The drive spins up and you can feel it vibrate. So far, since my friend
brought the computer to me, I've only had to restore the information in
the bios one time. It's been running every since ... just fine. I've
been browsing with it. I used Norton Utilities to check the entire drive
(including free space). No issues yet.

Since I can't get the issue to repeat, checking cables and replacing the
battery are both cheap and easy to do. But no telling how long I will
have to wait before I can assume that the issue is fixed. Your right
about switching the HD to the other controller. I tested that out already
but then moved it back to its original position.

Thanks for the great advice. Seems that I had most of it covered already.
I may just have to wait it out longer. I will put the case back on to see
if that has anything to do with it. One fear is that it could be heat
related too.


"LVTravel" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If everything other than the Hard Drive information is OK in the bios it
is NOT the battery going bad.

You either have a HDD failure or the power cable or the drive ribbon
cable has come unattached. Open the case with the system off. (Any
cable or touching inside the case should be with the power off and the
computer unplugged since the motherboard may have power present with the
system turned off.) Reseat the cables on the HDD and turn on the system
and listen for the drive to spin up. If it does not spin up, replace the
power cable with another one off the power supply. If it spins up,
replace the ribbon cable. If this doesn't solve the problem, attempt to
use the HDD in a computer (as the secondary drive) to see if it can be
accessed. If it can't, the drive is bad.


"JCO" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What causes the HD info to get lost in the BIOS. I know this use to
happen when the battery is dead but I would think that it would loose
the clock and everything. I boot up and it keeps searching for a HD but
can't find one. Finally I go into the setup and see that the there was
NO information on the HD in the BIOS.

Thanks in advance.








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