Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:21:16 GMT
From: "Fubar Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Lib.HD problem - BIOS says No Drive
>It looks awfully as if the bios is seeing *nothing* where a disk
>ought to be...I know this is a long shot, but if you wake up the
>bios (lots of escs as the machine is booting usually does the
>trick) does it actually show anything in hard drive section?
Well I can now confirm this was a good guess!
The BIOS states: ACPI BIOS V 7.40
I cannot access any of the following settings:-
- PERIPHERAL - Hard Disk Mode = Not Used
- DRIVES I/O - Built-in HDD = No Drive
- PCI BUS - PCI Bus = IRQ11
- IO PORTS - 3 setting to do with sound/synthesizer/midi/etc
The BIOS 'Set Default Values' option (Fn, Home) resets the default value on
the settings that I can access, but has no effect on any of the settings
listed above.
I presume the DRIVES I/O is the relevant one? Can I not access it because
the BIOS has 'determined' the installed hard drive does not exist at all?
What can I deduce from this? Does this indicate the fault lies with the
drive or elsewhere?
>Remind me what the model is?
110
>If it's not a 50 or 70 I couldn't say - but I'd take a guess at there being
>two screws on a cover at one end of the machine...00
>or 000 crosshead screwdriver will be enough to remove it.
TVM, I'll take a look when I get back...
Sincerely... Steve
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