Posted by DAN on October 26, 19100 at 09:44:22:
In Reply to: harddrive failure posted by Ramesh on October 25, 19100 at 11:02:47:
REMOVE THE CASE AND BE SURE ALL CABLES ARE PLUGED IN TITE,,DOES YOUR CLOCK LOOSE TIME,,CHANGE THE BATTERY,,THIS WOULD CAUSE BIOS TO LOOSE IT'S SET UP,,A PENT 75 IS AROUND 3 YEARS OLD,,YOUR HARD DRIVE MAY BE GOING BAD,,THINK THE PENT 75 COULD TAKE ONLY A 4 GIG HD WITH OUT A BIOS UPGRADE OR SOFTWARE OVERLAY,,IF YOU HAVE WIN 95 OR LATER ON IT AND TRY IT IN ANOTHER COMPUTER START IT UP IN SAFE MODE BY HITTING F8 DURING BOOT UP AND SELECT SAFE MODE,,IF YOU DON'T IT WILL TRY TO RESET TO YOUR FRIENDS SETTINGS,LOOSING ALL OF YOURS,,
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DAN
: I have a strange problem, during by bootup after the memory test,I get the message" harddrive failed (80). I keep getting this everytime I bootup. I am running a pent 75, with an award bios. In setup it does detect my harddrive. If I keep the computer powered up for several hours, and then reboot eventully it will start properly, I can do all my usual tasks, it has never shutdown in normal operation.
: I have not tried this drive in another computer, all cables and powersupply is good.
: I will appreciate a response from anyone.