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More info?)
It's a WD so will do that and see what it says. The freezer trick didn't
work <g>.
"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:uBOTnw7OFHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> It won't hurt. If the drive is dying then you should
> download and run the diagnostic program from your
> disk manufacturer's home site.
>
>
> "Randy Starkey" <randy.starkeyNOSPAM@NOSPAMvictorychurch.com> wrote in
> message news:115aorrijnfasa9@corp.supernews.com...
>> Thanks for the tips - I'll keep that on hand - it looks like the drive is
>> dying/dead though - it won't boot in another identical machine, and the
> BIOS
>> is sporadically not even recognizing the drive at all. Still think I
> should
>> run this?
>>
>> --Randy
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
>> news:O$GleJ2OFHA.248@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >
>> > "Randy Starkey" <randy.starkeyNOSPAM@NOSPAMvictorychurch.com> wrote in
>> > message news:1159hsj2dee5cf9@corp.supernews.com...
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> We have a problem with C drive boot disk (WD1200JB - IDE 133) giving
>> >> an
>> >> error of non-system disk. The disk light stays on solid also. Machine
> is
>> >> stripped to nothing but C drive and video. WinXP Pro. P4 basic
>> >> machine.
>> >>
>> >> What would be the best order of steps to trouble shoot this, and the
> most
>> >> likely causes?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >>
>> >> --Randy Starkey
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > Your first step should be to determine if WinXP is OK or not.
>> > Perhaps you have only a minor problem with your boot environment.
>> >
>> > - Format a floppy disk on some other WinXP/2000 PC.
>> > Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work. And don't try
>> > and create some type of boot disk - just format it, nothing else!
>> > - Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your WinXP CD to A:\
>> > ntldr
>> > ntdetect.com
>> > - Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
>> > [Boot Loader]
>> > Timeout=3
>> > Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
>> > [Operating Systems]
>> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
>> > Professional" /fastdetect
>> > - Boot the machine with this floppy
>> >
>> > Post the result here.
>> >
>> >
>>
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