Re: Aother strange message at boot up

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From: Frank GoBell (fgobell_at_comcast.net)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 03:30:36 GMT

Videot <notathome@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> I seem to have now passed the phase where the message NTLDR is
> missing was a problem at boot up. Now I get a new message 'Reboot &
> select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot
> device' When I get this message all I do is press reset & the
> machine reboots without a problem. I only get the latest message if
> the PC has been turned of for a long time.
>
> What does this message mean? My guess is that I have had these 2
> different messages due to something other than the obvious like
> motherboard problems. Any ideas as to what the problem is?
>
> --
> Thanks in advance

I'd suspect a dodgy hard drive, before the motherboard.

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Frank GoBell

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