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gwick:
Thanks for this service.
I have a HP-Pavilion 6630, 64MB,10.2GB hard drive, Win.98.
For some time up at start-up I would get message
"operating system not found"
Tapping on top of box and restarting 5-6 times it would
open Win. 98.
To avoid this I left it on. We had a power outage and I
have been unable to restart.
When I try to install HP recovery disk it aborts.
In my BIOS Setup Utility it shows:
Primary Master--NONE
Primary Slave --NONE
Secondary Master--[CD-ROM]
Secondary Slave None
Any suggestions, or is my hard drive ca-put ??
Thanks for the replys,
Gary

Raptor:
Obtain a diagnostic tool from your HDD's manufacturer website.

See to it that all wires are properly connected.

"Tapping" your PC to make it work is never a good idea..

gwick:
Raptor,
Thanks for the reply,I do understand that tapping on
the computer is NOT in the owners manual, but us folks in flyover country work with what works, until it don't work!
It's like turning the rabbit ears or putting tinfoil on then
for better reception.
Ha,Ha-Anyway thanks again and I'll explore your suggestions.
This is a great site!
Thanks,
Gary

gwick:
When I replace the hard drive in my coumpter will
I have to buy a windows program, or can
I reinstall with the recover disk that came with it
when it was new?

Raptor:
I take it your Hard Disk Drive is failing?

It may depend on the kind of Recovery disk that was given with your PC - I have no experience with these. I'd prefer a fully functional OS over a Recovery Disk.

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