Check that you have the latest BIOS upgrade.  Had the same kind of problem
that the BIOS upgrade fixed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: J & M Home Computer Services [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 4:21 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PCBUILD] 1790 - Disk 0 error
>
>
> I have a Compaq Presario with Windows 95, 1.2 gig h/drive and
> 16mb ram.
>
> My hard drive packed it in last week so I replaced it with an
> 8 gig hard
> drive. I used EZ Drive to setup the hard drive and all went
> ok. But now when
> I start the machine I get "1790 - disk 0 error - F1 to boot"
> showing. When I
> hit F1 it starts just fine.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the 1790 error showing
> and what may be
> causing it?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Michael Murray
>
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