Are you sure they put the correct processor in place? Could it be a x32 bit processor now instead of the x64?
Jon On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Sean Martin <[email protected]>wrote: > Dell Studio 540 - Windows Vista Ultimate x64 > > I recently experienced a hardware issue with my desktop. Dell dispatched a > technician who was able to resolve the hardware issue by replacing the > motherboard, cpu and power supply. It appears the CPU was the culprit behind > the original hardware issue. However, now my desktop won't boot. It's as if > the hard drives are unrecognized. I see the all too familiar message > "Missing Operating System". I loaded the original OS disk that came with the > desktop. It sees the C: partition as unformatted. > > Desktop is configured with two 640GB Samsung SATA drives in a RAID 0 > config. From what I can tell, the drives are plugged in correctly. The only > configuration options in the BIOS are "ATA" or "RAID" for the onboard > peripheral devices. I can choose RAID, save changes and exit, yet it still > won't boot. Going back into the BIOS, the same option is set back to > ATA. This is an integrated RAID controller, and I see the same symptoms > using the original motherboard and the replacement motherboard. The PC does > initiate one beep, followed by 3 quick beeps during post, but later research > seems to indicate the beeps are related to the USB devices I have plugged > in. > > I can't help but think there should be additional RAID configuration > options, but none are to be found. Are there any tips and/or tricks I'm > missing, or is it likely the original CPU problem has somehow caused this > additional issue? Shouldn't the RAID configuration be accessible from the > drives themselves? > > If there doesn't appear to be any solutions, is anyone familiar with an > external SATA drive bay I can plug these drives into and then possibly > access from another PC via USB? > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
