Matt, if were having a meeting tommorow, drag all this stuff with you to 
the meeting, and im sure we can fix things up pretty quickly (faster if 
mrO shows up...)

Im not sure if/when this will make it the list... I still have a little 
unhappy mail issue :(

Jamie

On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 03:34:37PM -0800, Matthew Jarvis wrote:
> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:34:37 -0800
> From: Matthew Jarvis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] HD info missing/wrong
> 
> Darren Hayes wrote:
> >Matt,
> >
> >If checking hardware cable connections and jumper settings does not
> >resolve...
> >
> >1. Are you stating that the BIOS POST report on screen during boot up does
> >not list the drive.
> >
> 
> Does not show drive. First thing I see boot related is "No disk in Drive 
> A"...
> 
> >or if it does, the you are observing an error during boot up? If so what is
> >the error?
> >
> >2. Not sure if this was implied already but did you try setting the hard
> >drive geometry to "Auto" in BIOS?
> 
> "Auto" attempt gives blanks for sectors, cyl etc.
> 
> >
> >3. Is this drive connected directly to system board or to a controller 
> >card?
> 
> to the system as primary controller 1
> 
> >
> >4. Does this drive contain BOTH a system AND boot partition?
> 
> Honestly, I'm not sure. I've never known the drive to be partitioned in 
> any way.
> 
> 
> >
> >5. Did you install OS on this drive while another drive was also connected
> >(and which already contained both a system AND boot partition)?
> >
> 
> Nope, not to my knowledge
> 
> >6. Was this drive ever used in a multi-boot setup. If so which OS's were
> >involved?
> >
> 
> Nope, not to my knowledge
> 
> >Regarding your other drive you might try Acronis True Image v.8 and build a
> >Media Rescue boot disk within TI. I've solve a lot of drive issues with 
> >that
> >utility.
> 
> it was just a freebie 3 gig drive I was going to plug in for some more 
> hamster porn space, but I'll keep Acronis in mind if Toby can't 
> resurrect it... thanks...
> 
> 
> 
> Matt
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