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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: fireball53 on July 18, 2004, 03:47:54 AM

Title: Boot message can't find master drive?
Post by: fireball53 on July 18, 2004, 03:47:54 AM

Get this message when trying to boot up the computer which then will not go any further. Anybody any ideas what is going on here?

Title: Re: Boot message can't find master drive?
Post by: Raptor on July 18, 2004, 04:59:58 AM

Did you recently install a new hard drive without setting either the jumper to cable select and master in BIOS or to Master on hard disk?

Title: Re: Boot message can't find master drive?
Post by: fireball53 on July 20, 2004, 01:19:23 AM

Well it is actually a computer I was having a look at for someone else that was not working. They did not have a boot disk so they asked me for assistance and that is the message that came up. As far as I know there had been no hardware changes to the computer so I was wondering if the hard drive has had it.

Title: Re: Boot message can't find master drive?
Post by: Raptor on July 20, 2004, 05:13:55 AM

I suggest you check the BIOS settings to see if the harddrive is properly configured. Also check the jumpers on the hard drive to be sure, if you have not yet done so.

Title: Re: Boot message can't find master drive?
Post by: fireball53 on July 20, 2004, 11:56:46 PM

Thanks I'll do that and we will see what happens

Title: Re: Boot message can't find master drive?
Post by: merlin_2 on July 21, 2004, 01:32:43 AM

check the ide cables...or renew them?and are they on correctly?