Sounds like the IDE channel died. POST is just a simple hardware function check and does not check the IDE channels for functionality. Plus, it is possible for an IDE channel to die and all tests stating that the channel is working. It is possible that the second IDE channel is not effected. I have found it to be rare that both channels would be dead but, it has happened before.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 15:05 To: [email protected] Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] weird computer problem OK, my computer has stumped the local computer guy so am wondering if anyone here has a clue. The computer is a Gateway AMD Athlon K-7, was running windows 98 as the os. It had 512 mb memory. Out of the blue, when turned on, the computer would not boot. It boots thru the bios, then has a black screen that says disk not ready. So, of course we thought it was the hard drive. The floppy drive works, as we can boot with a rescue disk. The weird thing is it wont read the c drive. The hard drive rescue disc wont read the c-drive. We take the c-drive out and it is easily read by another computer. Next we thought of a boot sector virus. Scanned, scanned and scanned, no virus, no adware. So, we put another known working hard drive in the computer, wont boot, wont read the drive, yet the computer will boot past the bios,and the mother board appears to be functioning as we can access the bios just fine and it all looks to be working. The cmos battery was taken out and put back in. Any ideas on Ginny If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.2 - Release Date: 3/11/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.2 - Release Date: 3/11/2005 If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
