Re: reboot failure HD not detected: BIOS???

sg wrote:


"Clark..." wrote:


sg wrote:

When I turned my pc on this morning it froze so I manually rebooted.
I got a black screen and an error message allowing me to press F1 to
reboot or F2 for setup. F1 repeated the same message; F2 showed me
the HD was unavailable. I set BIOS to auto detect the HD, escaped
and got the same message over and over: F1 or F2, with only F2
working. BIOS continually showed HD not detected, so all my
repair/reinstall disks were useless. After repeatedly rebooting
manually, XP booted for a while, then froze again. When I manually
shut off, then on again several times, I got a message that reboot
failed and to contact Dell (pc is well out of warranty). I was able
to get online for a while before it froze again--no keyboard or usb
mouse would work. Other error messages said only the system would be
damaged by further attempts to reboot . PC wouldn't turn on at all,
just a "whir sound" and then shut off completely. When I got xp to
start up again I started a thorough virus scan which was interrupted
by another warning about system damage with an error message that was
on and off so quick I couldn't write it down, just remember "KRNL"??
After another wait it finally booted and still hangs a bit, but if I
go offline Mozilla closes (crashes) and I can go back on--have not
had to shut off or reboot. IE also hangs, but doesn't crash.
Anti-virus and Windows update are up-to-date. I don't understand
BIOS--if this happens again what can I do?


Your hard drive is toast, need a new one and a total reinstall

Clark...
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Don't you have Google in your part of the world?


I'm using the hard drive now, which means you are wrong .

Back up all your important files while you can! The problem you experienced can only be caused by failing hardware, it isn't an operating system (Windows) problem. The symptoms are consistent with that of a failing hard drive, don't be lulled into believing that the drive isn't faulty just because it "eventually" booted, the next time it may not boot at all! Go to your hard drive manufacturer's web site and get a diagnostic utility for your disk and run it to see what it reports. Your problem could also be caused by a loose connection to the drive, open the case and reseat the cables at the drive and motherboard.

John
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