Re: Operating system not found

From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 12/10/04


Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:27:24 -0700

rajb15a wrote:
> Win XP service pack# 2
> 512 MB ram
> Internet explorer/Firefox
> I don’t know what happened all of sudden. I tried to reboot my system after
> it did’ nt turn off properly. Now it says operating system not found.
> I checked bios and under primary slave and primary master it says none.
> I do not see my hard drive. How do i fix this problem
>

        Well, until your BIOS recognizes the hard drive, WinXP certainly can't
load. You have a hardware failure. It could be either the motherboard,
or the hard drive, based on what little information you've provided.
Try a new hard drive, first.

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