----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne Harris <[log in to unmask]>
> Hello, again. I need your help again. I have a new motherboard (new to
> me), a PA-2002, that I just installed in my computer. I have only a 2.5G
HD,
> a floppy drive, a video card, a keyboard and a mouse connected up. I put
in
> a WIN 98 startup disk in and chose no CD, got to the A prompt, then tried
to
> run FDISK. I got the message "No fixed disk present." I tried another HD,
> another HD cable, I changed BIOS setup for the HD to the right cylinders,
> heads and sectors. I tried the type to AUTO, LBA, Normal and AUTO. None of
> this worked. I checked the jumpers on the CPU and found it was set to
> 100MHz. I have a 90MHz in the motherboard so I changed the jumpers to
> reflect that. I also tried to format with a /u and a /mbr. Still nothing.
I
> am still going through the manual to see if there is anything I missed,
but
> I would like to know if anybody out there has an idea that I haven't
thought
> of or mentioned yet. The computer worked fine as a 486 before I changed
the
> motherboard, so I am assuming that it is motherboard related. I know this
is
> an old computer, but I want to make it my 3rd computer on my network I am
> building. One will have WIN 98, one will have WinNT Server and this one
will
> have Linux of several flavors. I am going to school on all of these and
want
> to be able to access all, over my intranet, and also access the net
through
> my cable modem. Can anybody help? I am off to try more now.
>
>
>
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Wayne
Have you checked the jumper settings on the HD(s)? I doubt this is your
problem though.
Begin by looking for physical problems. Bent pins, loose connections etc.
Maybe the power cable to the HD has a loose wire. Try another plug. I'd like
to know if you sort this one?
Mick
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