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soccerchamp76 · 07-13-2005, 05:29 PM

Hard drive most likely failed. The restore disc works because the computer is booting off of the CDROM drive, and not the hard drive. When it tried to access the HDD, it failed, and went to the next available drive, the floppy drive (A

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Do you hear the normal noises coming from the HDD when you boot the computer? Try taking the case off and turning it on and listening closely to hear anything funny.

07-13-2005, 05:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Hard drive most likely failed. The restore disc works because the computer is booting off of the CDROM drive, and not the hard drive. When it tried to access the HDD, it failed, and went to the next available drive, the floppy drive (A. Do you hear the normal noises coming from the HDD when you boot the computer? Try taking the case off and turning it on and listening closely to hear anything funny. __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.