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  1. svar91

    svar91 Regular member

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    i did wht u said but now it says it dosent detect any drives on the ide.
    but they are all connected!
     
    svar91, Aug 8, 2005
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    what ide cables do you have 80wire 40pin or 40wire 40pin??
     
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    the 80 wire 40 pin.
     
    svar91, Aug 8, 2005
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    on ide1, is the master drive on the middle connector or the end connector? on ide2, is the slave drive on the middle connector & the master on the end connector??
     
    ddp, Aug 8, 2005
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    yes they are like that
     
    svar91, Aug 9, 2005
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    It sounds like your system got loaded on your D drive. Try installing the D drive only in the master position on IDE 1 and see if it boots. You did have a working PC before you changed things didn't you?? Your system files have to be somewhere.

    Jerry
     
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    then i putr the hd on ide 2 or just let the computer boot with only the cd drives in ide 1?
     
    svar91, Aug 9, 2005
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    [bold]hallelujah!!![/bold]i fixed it!!!!! it was the damn ide cables!
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    one problem though when it boots it says disk boot error somthing about an ethernet controller.
     
    svar91, Aug 9, 2005
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    in the bios, see in the boot sequence if the netcard is there & disable it in the boot sequence
     
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    how do u disable in the boot sequence?
     
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    at the bottom of the screen of the bios it tells you how to change things as bioses are different in boards & versions of bioses.
     
    ddp, Aug 9, 2005
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    i have an award bios and i try to configure but there is no ethernet stuff to disable.
     
    svar91, Aug 9, 2005
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    look in the motherboard manual
     
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    its an old motherboard plus heres the problem:

    For realtek fast ethernet comtroller 2.11
    PXE-E61:Media Test Failure check cable
    PXE-MQF:Exiting PXE

    Intel UNDI PXE-2-0
    Copyright 1997-2000

    For realtek fast ethernet comtroller 2.11
    PXE-E61:Media Test Failure check cable
    PXE-MQF:Exiting PXE
    DISK BOOT FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM BOOT DISK AND PRESS ENTER

    i put in the win xp disk and it says hd not found


     
    svar91, Aug 9, 2005
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    does the bios see the hd? what is the make & model# of the motherboard?
     
    ddp, Aug 9, 2005
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    i does see the hd and its an award bios v6.00PG
     
    svar91, Aug 9, 2005
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    the award is the bios not the motherboard
     
    ddp, Aug 9, 2005
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    all it says is it a v845 pro
     
    svar91, Aug 9, 2005
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    take a look in the bios under advanced bios features in bootup sequence to see if netcard is there & disable it.
     
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    no its not there.
     
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