hello; I have a puzzler
I have a compaq evo D510ff
I was getting a non-disc error; so I pulled the hd
Put a new 40 maxtor ide
recognizes hd
will not boot windows or linux
just a blinking cursor
I reset ram; installed new cmos battery, cleaned and checked all connections
same thing happens; the evil cursor
Nothing is on hd(blank)
When I put any disc in cd-rom; I hear it start just fine; and then it stops, and then re-starts full bore'
but still; CURSOR.
driving me nuts(and that's a short ride)..
what is going on?
Funds are precious; so I need this one for homework I do
512 ram
40g hd
Celeron
Addenum: CD-Rom was defective(replaced with TDK-worls great)
But when I went to bios for drives' it shows
IDE Primary-0-40g hd
CD-Rom-1-TDK
Floppy drive-o
So I guess it's not recognizing hd after all
What can I do??
thanx for the help...
I have a compaq evo D510ff
I was getting a non-disc error; so I pulled the hd
Put a new 40 maxtor ide
recognizes hd
will not boot windows or linux
just a blinking cursor
I reset ram; installed new cmos battery, cleaned and checked all connections
same thing happens; the evil cursor
Nothing is on hd(blank)
When I put any disc in cd-rom; I hear it start just fine; and then it stops, and then re-starts full bore'
but still; CURSOR.
driving me nuts(and that's a short ride)..
what is going on?
Funds are precious; so I need this one for homework I do
512 ram
40g hd
Celeron
Addenum: CD-Rom was defective(replaced with TDK-worls great)
But when I went to bios for drives' it shows
IDE Primary-0-40g hd
CD-Rom-1-TDK
Floppy drive-o
So I guess it's not recognizing hd after all
What can I do??
thanx for the help...