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Sounds like the IDE controller is bad on the motherboard,you could buy a PCI
controller card or it might be time for a new motherboard. Might be worth
testing with a differnt hard drive in the computer first though not to spend
money in the wrong places.
Paul Ryan
Germany
> Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:28:06 +1300
> From: Ian <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: pc will not boot
>
> You say it shows up on another PC. So you can see it's contents when =
> it's connected to another computer? But on your own machine, the BIOS =
> doesn't see it?
>
> Ian Porter
> Computer Guys Inc.
> Arrowtown
> New Zealand
> [log in to unmask]
>
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> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: ariel torres=20
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] pc will not boot
>
>
> Hi Ian thanks for the quick response. I have tried all those things =
> and the hardrive does show present on another pc. Any other suggestions =
> please?
>
>
>
> >From: Ian=20
> >Have you checked to drive power cable to see if has any output =
> (between black and yellow - 12 volts, between black and red - 5 volts)? =
> Maybe swap it for another unused plug? Swapped the ribbon cable? Tried =
> the drive in another PC? Does it show up in the BIOS as being present?=20
> --------------=20
> > My pc has been working fine for about 2 years now all of a sudden it =
> does not want to boot. I tried changing the CMOS battery but wasn't the =
> problem. It wasn't kicked, moved opened or anything until after the =
> problem began. Front light turns on, fan works and power supply works =
> but harddrive does not turn on, does not spin.
>
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