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Jane Neurotic (0) Inmate Newly admitted From: Insane since: Oct 2004	posted 10-10-2004 00:19 My window XP once in a while came out "Strike F1 to try reboot, F2 for setup utility" after being turned on. Previously, I just hit F2 and went to the setup page and did "Alt-F,ALt-E,Alt-B" while leaving the three lights of Num-Lock, Cap-lock, and Scroll-lock on. Then after I rebooted the machine, it would be fine. Now this does not work any more. Anyone can help me? The boot sequence just showed discette drive, no any other hard drive. Thanks. Jane
UnknownComic Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: 2 steps away from a los angeles curb Insane since: Nov 2003	posted 10-10-2004 03:38 Hmmmm... Any bumps to the case? PC been serviced or moved lately? Is the IDE cable loose? Does the HDD work in another machine? Could be the drive just failed... best test is to connect it to another PC and see if it still works. Or a cable could just be loose... ______________ Is This Thing On? Webbing; the stuff that sticks on your face when you stroll through Spider Forest
Jane Obsessive-Compulsive (I) Inmate From: Insane since: Oct 2004	posted 10-10-2004 21:53 Thanks, UnknownComic. I opened the case. Unplugged the IDE and power cables and replugged them back in. Now it works. It's bizarre. Since the two cable lines were not loose at all.

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Jane
Neurotic (0) Inmate
Newly admitted

From:
Insane since: Oct 2004

posted 10-10-2004 00:19

My window XP once in a while came out "Strike F1 to try reboot, F2 for setup utility" after being turned on. Previously, I just hit F2 and went to the setup page and did "Alt-F,ALt-E,Alt-B" while leaving the three lights of Num-Lock, Cap-lock, and Scroll-lock on. Then after I rebooted the machine, it would be fine. Now this does not work any more. Anyone can help me?
The boot sequence just showed discette drive, no any other hard drive.
Thanks.

Jane

UnknownComic
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: 2 steps away from a los angeles curb
Insane since: Nov 2003

posted 10-10-2004 03:38

Hmmmm...

Any bumps to the case?

PC been serviced or moved lately?

Is the IDE cable loose?

Does the HDD work in another machine?

Could be the drive just failed... best test is to connect it to another PC and see if it still works.

Or a cable could just be loose...

______________
Is This Thing On?

Webbing; the stuff that sticks on your face when you stroll through Spider Forest

Jane
Obsessive-Compulsive (I) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Oct 2004

posted 10-10-2004 21:53

Thanks, UnknownComic. I opened the case. Unplugged the IDE and power cables and replugged them back in. Now it works. It's bizarre. Since the two cable lines were not loose at all.