Re: Stupid question: How do you use BIOS to detect a drive?

dornachu@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I think my internal hard drive (not the main one, one that i added
later for stuff) is damaged. It was working fine (although getting
slower and slower), then all of a sudden yesterday, it became
inaccessible. I don't know what to do.
I searched on the internet and most people suggest using BIOS to detect
it, but i don't know how to do it.

Also, i have a bt program running that saves onto E drive (damaged
drive), and i am unable to open the program because it's trying to
access E. I removed the program and reinstall it and the queues are
still there!!! What should I do?

To get into the BIOS, you'll do some key press as soon as the computer
starts up. Usually there will be a prompt at the bottom of the screen that
says something like "Press DEL to enter Setup". Or F2 or the like.

Accessing the BIOS
http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
http://www.uktsupport.co.uk/reference/biosp.htm
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000235.htm

Once in, you are looking for the place where the drives are listed. It's
safe for you to look around; just don't make changes since you don't know
what you're doing.

Probably your best bet is to take the machine to a professional computer
repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA) for diagnosis and
repair. I'm not saying this to hurt your feelings, just being practical.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
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