[dba-Tech] Operating System not found

I'd say it's time to backup any data on that system. Just in case. ;-)

I had a similar, "now you see, it now you don't", experience with a
DVD drive this morning. It was there and working. I was playing a dvd
while I had a couple other things going on including a data backup. I
shut down Media Player and the drive access light stayed on and the
door would not open to allow me to take out the disc. At that time I
didn't realize that there was a force release button inside a little
hole in the front on this particular drive. I went into device manager
to see what it thought about that drive and it didn't even appear
there at all. The second DVD drive was there but not this one. OK. Try
a restart. Still can't see it in device manager and light is still on.
Do a shutdown and then power it back up and THEN it showed back up
again and the open drawer button again worked.  Grrrr.

I hope your system has gotten that wierdness out of it's system Lembit
and will continue to work as it's supposed to.

GK.

On 10/15/07, Lembit Soobik <lembit.dbamail at t-online.de> wrote:
> ok, now dont tell me computers have no soul or life of their own or an own
> will ;)
>
> exchanged the power cables back, and it is working fine still.
> so explain this:
> - the PC works ok yesterday till afternoon
> - then all of a sudden, it wont start (Operating system not found), checked
> it with 3 different HDs that all work.
> on all of these Acronis can see the disk and the directories on it.
> this morning again the same.
> - disconnect 1 pair of HDs and it works
> - exchange power connections and reconnect the HDs - still works
> - reexchange power connections, so its the same wiring and everything as
> yesterday afternoon and this morning,
> and the system still works fine. nothing is different from yesterday when it
> didnt work.
>
> and now, how do I find the problem????
>
> Lembit
>

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Gary Kjos
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