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won't boot! – bennythebear

bennythebear

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Posts: 1225
From: kentucky,usa
Registered: 12-13-2003
 		ok, i have a gateway motherboard(not sure model) running a pIII 500mhz and the hard drive is a 1-2 gb seagate with windows 98 installed on it. here the problem, the motherboard won't recognize the hard drive, and i have no way of knowing if the motherboards idea is shot, or what. any help would be appreciated, and not knowing the motherboard model, i don't know what bios to get in order to flash/upgrade it.

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CapnStank

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From: Sask, Canada
Registered: 12-16-2004
 		Make sure you've got the jumper (if I'm correct) set to primary master not slave or any of that.

Also make sure all cables/power sources are working as well.

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bennythebear

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Posts: 1225
From: kentucky,usa
Registered: 12-13-2003
 		the jumpers on the drives are set, and i suppose it could be the ide cable(i never tried another one), it's just i've never had a bad ide cable before. i suppose it would be worth a startt. i'm pretty sure the cd-rw drive i was using is shot, because it won't even open when it has power coming to it, or turn on...the power supply should be good considering it boots up and the case fans come on hooked up to the same power source as the drives(it has enough wattage to power it all). i think i'll try the cables thing right now, it would be great if it's something so easy.

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proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

proverbs 25:7
open rebuke is better than secret love.

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bennythebear

Member

Posts: 1225
From: kentucky,usa
Registered: 12-13-2003
 		it works!!! it was either one of two things...
1. the cable was bad
2. it need to be plugged into the primary ide connector on the motherboard

my guess is number 1...go capnstank...thanks!

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proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

proverbs 25:7
open rebuke is better than secret love.

www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia

www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs