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  1. bullnorton

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    okay here is the problem... the computer was put to sleep... when it woke up it had the message harddisk fail... it was working fine before this happened.... any help please
    i guess i should also say that in the bios it finds the hdd fine...could it be the MBR???
     
    bullnorton, Dec 19, 2001
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  2. Alex Ethridge

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    Is this a permanent situation or does the hard disk come back after rebooting?
     
    Alex Ethridge, Dec 19, 2001
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  3. bullnorton

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    it does not come back....i will also say that it is a new system... only 3 weeks old.. if that matters
     
    bullnorton, Dec 19, 2001
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    Did you check cables in the machine, make sure they are not loose?
    Also, if you have two sets of cables in the machine (one for the HD and another for the CDROM) you could switch them.
     
    Rikku, Dec 19, 2001
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  5. bullnorton

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    thanks for all your help... it turned out i had a bad ide cable.. and i just replaced it.. works fine.. thanks again all:p
     
    bullnorton, Dec 19, 2001
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