Hi,

Since it is a Maxtor drive, it is the first thing I would check out.  The
Diagnosis download would be a good place to start.  I've had too many
maxtors retire out after one year of service.

You may want to check the Bios of the main board and do a couple of things:
1) if the S.M.A.R.T. drive detection is disabled, enable it.  It will then
report errors it finds with the Drive.
2) if there is a setting for hard drive delay, increase it.  It will make
the BIOS loof for the drive for a longer time, giving the drive time to spin
up to proper speed.

and of course:
3) BACK UP WHAT"S IMPORTANT TO YOU THAT YOU CAN"T REPLACE!


Good luck

Joe

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 Hello All,
Over the last month or so, upon booting up computer a screen has shown up
with "No Hard Drive Found".
After re-booting, it worked fine.  This has happened 2-3 times. Tonite, I
had to re-boot twice.  Is this a warning of things to come? AMD AthlonXP
1700+ Maxtor 5T040H4  40GB HD 1.024RAM Windows XP Home SP-2 Build 2600

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