2006-11-18 09:46:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Are your hard drives plugged in?
2006-11-18 09:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Your CMOS battery is dying on you. You need to replace it. It is a size of a nickel on the motherboard. Read the following article from PC World Magazine (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,126459/article.html).
The Hassle: Periodically, my PC boots to a black screen with a message saying that my hard drive doesn't exist. When I reboot, Windows loads and everything's fine. Well, almost--the clock is always wrong. Help!
The Fix: You have a dying CMOS battery on your motherboard. You'll first need to record the system's existing CMOS settings, which you can find in the PC Setup program. When you boot up the machine, you should see on-screen PC Setup access instructions before Windows starts. Use a digital camera to snap an image of each page, or record the details with pencil and paper. For another option, read "Make a Backup of Your CMOS" in the June 2005 Answer Line. Then buy a fresh battery at Radio Shack (about $5) and follow the steps at LiveRepair.
2006-11-18 09:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by What the...?!? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
CMOS battery is dying. Replace it. It resides on your motherboard. If problems persist. Reset your CMOS. see manual for Jumper port.
Then reboot enter your BIOS and set it all back up. Set primary boot drive as CD. Secondary as the HD. and 3 as the FLoppy. If problem still persists sack me as a PC tech :P and buy a new Pc :)
2006-11-18 20:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by Rulin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1- have bios auto- detect any drives .2-change the IDE or sata cable with new cable. 3- check pin configuration on back of harddrive..should be either MASTER, or CS cableselect. (Two masters or slaves on the same ide will disable both drives). 4- youve got a bad hardrive. = attach to ide 2 and see if it detects it. If it does , IDE 1 on your motherboard may be bad.
2006-11-18 09:57:36 · answer #4 · answered by R W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might have to put it in yourself the instructions are in bios, i think you press an F key and get it to look for the drive that is installed
2006-11-18 09:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by SCOTT B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bring it into a shop and ask for all motherboard connections to be checked throughly. If that doesn't help, upgrade the BIOS firmware (ask the shop to do so).
2006-11-18 09:48:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋