[PLUG] Disk Hardware Problem

[Scott VanHoosen]

It's possible that one of the cards was loose in the slot, or a cable
might be loose. This could explain why it failed to work at
mom-in-law's house but worked after you brought it to your house. The
jostling around maybe have wiggled it back into contact.

I would recommend opening it up, and re-seating all the cards, giving
them a firm push into their slots. Also make sure all cables are pushed
firmly into place. I used to have a computer who's video card never
seated quite right. I finally had to remove it, slightly bend the piece
that gets screwed to the case, then fasten it back in, which fixed the
problem.

-Scott


--- Richard Steffens <rsteff at attbi.com> wrote:
> Yesterday, my mother-in-law's machine developed a hard disk problem.
> When power is applied, the motherboard boots, but says (something to
> the
> effect of hard disk error). I booted with a floppy, but it couldn't
> find
> the hard disk. So, I brought the machine home to have tools available
> should they become necessary.
> 
> I opened the case, tightened a loose screw for the card that has the
> serial port connector, connected the mouse, keyboard, monitor, and
> applied power. I hit <DEL> to check out the BIOS settings and found
> them
> correct for the installed drive, so I exited BIOS and waited for the
> error message (so I could give you a direct quote). Of course, the
> machine booted just fine!
> 
> My questions is, should I be concerned that something is about to
> fail?
> What should I be looking for, if it is? Has this happened to anyone
> else?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any guidance.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick Steffens
> http://rsteff.home.attbi.com/
> 
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