[dba-Tech] Operating System not found

yes, thats taken care of. have just replaced the system drive which started 
all the mess.
but how do you back up a motherboard? ;)
like: Scottie, beam me a copy of the MOB? :)

Lembit

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Kjos" <garykjos at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [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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