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Offline Clive

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Bios fails to recognise hard disk
« on: April 08, 2003, 16:26 »
Does anyone know why would the bios occasionally fail to recognise a hard disk & if it does recognise it it frequently fails during usage?  

Someone is attempting to blind me with science as an excuse for not updating a website so I thought I would ask the experts.
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Re:Bios fails to recognise hard disk
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2003, 17:00 »
My first thought is that there may be a loose wire
Try the EIDE cable and the power cable, make sure they are secure

Start with the easy things  ;)
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Re:Bios fails to recognise hard disk
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2003, 17:03 »
;D  Thank you Bat.  I'm just about to impress someone with my new-found knowledge.   :heehee:
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Re:Bios fails to recognise hard disk
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2003, 17:38 »
It may also be set to the wrong size in the BIOS,if it hasnt been set to Auto detect  :-*
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Re:Bios fails to recognise hard disk
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2003, 17:43 »
Thanks Sandra.  I'll let him deal with the cables first and see if he comes back to me.
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