I just replaced a motherboard where one of the two IDE controller 
channels went bad (hardware problem). Works good with a new MB.

Tom

Anapro wrote:
> My wife's computer stopped booting from the hard disk. It boots from the
> CDROM just fine, and the hard disk is recognized. I ran FIXBOOT and FIXMBR
> on the HD with no results - still will not boot from the HD. The hard disk
> will boot fine in another machine. Another hard disk will NOT boot in my
> wife's machine. Switching IDE channels and cables has the same results -
> boots from CDROM but not the HD.
>  
> At this point, I concluded that something in the BIOS boot code must have
> gone bad. Since it is an older Celeron board with only USB 1 capability, I
> have ordered another board, better board. However, I am still curious about
> the symptoms. Anyone have similar experience and any conclusions?
>  
> Thanks,
>  
> Peter Shkabara
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