On Saturday 17 September 2005 21:47, Walter Dnes wrote: > Can you check the jumpers on the drive? In the old days, there were > just "master" and "slave". Now there's a 3rd option "cable select", > which may be abbreviated as "CS". It works "automagically" with Windows > but it does *NOT* work with linux. If the jumper is set CS, set it to > master and try booting from it again. Good thinking, except that it's failing in the BIOS. Linux has nothing to do with it.
I would suggest checking the jumpers (if it's a PATA disk), unplugging and replugging the signal cable (at both ends), and unplugging and replugging the power cable. If you have access to one, try with a different signal cable, and try with a different lead from your PSU Also might check for bad a bad CMOS battery, and check the BIOS settings, ensuring all your controller hasn't accidentally been turned off. You might also try wiggling the block of connectors on the drive. I happen to have a funky SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 which stops my system booting if the connector block is jostled the wrong way.
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