Re: Interesting Windows/HD issue
From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 07/04/04
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 10:57:39 -0700
Slor wrote:
> I have a machine that has recently decided to give me an "operating
> system
> not found" when I turn it on in the morning. The interesting part is
> that
> this I can turn it off and restart and things boot up fine. Same
> thing 2
> days straight. The only reason I put this in these groups is that the
> issue didn't start happening until I installed the latest security
> update
> from MS. Whether or not it's a just a coincidence, I don't know.
> Once it's up and running, no problems have been encountered.
>
> At any rate, does this sound like a software problem or possibly a
> hard
> drive that's going bad? Can anyone suggest an app or built-in Windows
> utility for diagnosing the problem?
>
> The OS is XP Home edition, SP1 with all the critical updates. The
> machine is a P3 750 with 384 MB RAM and 2 IDE hard drives.
>
This sounds like bad hardware, either 1) failing power supply; 2)
failing hard drive; 3) failing motherboard. Test your hard drive with a
utility downloaded from the drive mftr. You can use something like
TuffTest to test the motherboard, although it may not be definitive.
Test your power supply by swapping it out with a known good one or
using a multimeter.
Malke
-- MS MVP - Windows Shell/User Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!"
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