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Geek Culture / Can anybody help? Computer doesn't boot - lots of information inside thread

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Drew Cameron
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Posted: 28th Aug 2005 16:19 Edited at: 28th Aug 2005 21:02
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Just back from the local PC place, and the hard drive is toast.

Hoping to get backups from various places now.
[EDIT] - Yep, got one from July - everything back under way...

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David R
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Posted: 28th Aug 2005 16:27 Edited at: 28th Aug 2005 16:34
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Does the PC beep at all when it starts up?

Also, have you tried altering your boot device priority recently? It sounds as if your having some kind of drive/IDE related problem. What was the last alteration you made?

(as it states - check cable)




EDIT: I just found this;
Quote: "The most common BIOS/SCSI[Media] related fault occurs when BIOS is unable to access GateA20, which controls stream access fo over 1mb. This may indicate a faulty or broken motherboard/motherboard segment"



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Posted: 28th Aug 2005 16:35 Edited at: 28th Aug 2005 19:11
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Posted: 28th Aug 2005 16:35
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Cable in right? -_-

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Posted: 28th Aug 2005 16:37
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Has the little Slave/Master plastic block thing fallen off the back of your Hard drive/moved? (mine did this recently.)


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