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тАО04-18-2004 05:54 AM
тАО04-18-2004 05:54 AM
Cannot find operating system...
PC: HP Pavilion 7940
HD: 40GB (2 partitions, 20 GB each)
During the bootup process, I have been getting the message, "Cannot find operating system." This happens intermittently. After this, I changed out the hard drive since I found out that the Fujitsu HD that came with it was a problematic one. Well, this problem still happens. When I check the BIOS, it doesn't 'see' the HD (this happens intermittently as well). I checked the CMOS battery and it is good also. I checked the power coming out of the power supply, and I am getting the normal 5VDC and 12VDC. I changed out the ribbon cable going from the mother board to the HD and that didn't fix it either.
Any ideas? Could the BIOS need an update? How might I fix this?
Rich D
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тАО04-18-2004 05:29 PM
тАО04-18-2004 05:29 PM
Re: Cannot find operating system...
try to change the secondary master ide in your hard disk. if again same problem, next thing update the system bios aslo.
Thanks,
Saravanan
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тАО04-19-2004 02:21 AM
тАО04-19-2004 02:21 AM
Re: Cannot find operating system...
You might have another unstable HDD. Also if your BIOS cannot "see" the HDD it sounds like your motherboard is damaged. Can you mount the HDD in another computer and check it?
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тАО04-19-2004 04:38 AM
тАО04-19-2004 04:38 AM
Re: Cannot find operating system...
The hard Disk could be linked to modal Master or Slave or Auto.
Try to change settings and after verify if the BIOS see it.
Bruno
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тАО04-19-2004 08:11 AM
тАО04-19-2004 08:11 AM
Re: Cannot find operating system...
I did get one message from the BIOS when I first went into it saying the harddrive was operating out of specs and that I should save my files ASAP and replace it. The problem and the mesage have not come back but it's only been over the weekend.
Ron
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тАО04-19-2004 11:19 AM
тАО04-19-2004 11:19 AM
Re: Cannot find operating system...
2. How's your battery?
3. I presume you have the most recent upgrade of the BIOS flashed in there.
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тАО04-19-2004 11:21 AM
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