diskette drive seek error

[Guest]

I have been having to do this since right after I got my computer 5 years
ago. I messed with something and dont remember what exactly I did. When I
boot up I get a error diskette drive seek failure then I have to press F-1 to
continue. Any ideas how to fix this.

 

[GRAND_POOBAH]

You might try going into BIOS and checking to see if you are seeking the
diskette as the first boot device. If so, then either remove it or make
it farther down the list (after CDROM and Hard Drive).

If you don't even HAVE a diskette drive, then BIOS is the place to turn
it off.

GP

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[Guest]

T Y so much that fixed the diskette error, but I did forget 1 more thing. If
you would be so kind! I also get Primary drive 1 not found. Didnt remember
until I just rebooted to fix seek error.

 

[GRAND_POOBAH]

Now I am confused. I am assuming that the "primary drive 1" is your
normal disk drive. If that is not found, then is your system even running?

Your hard drive *MAY* be going bad and/or is very sluggish to "spin up"
when first turned on. This would account for the "not found". Once you
press the F1 to continue, your hard drive may have finally come up to
speed and will boot normally.

You might want a technician to take a look at the way the drive is set
up. It could just be that the hardware jumper/cable settings are not
quite right OR, as I said, it may be going bad. One or more settings in
BIOS may be causing this problem also.

GP

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[Guest]

Thats what I kinda thought too. But yes as soon as I click F1 it starts fine.
Been this way since 2004?

 

[Guest]

I have been having to do this since right after I got my computer 5 years
ago. I messed with something and dont remember what exactly I did. I believe
it is in my bios.

 

[GRAND_POOBAH]

Hey! Wait a minute! "Primary Drive 0" would be the Master on the
Primary controller and "Primary Drive 1" would be the Slave on the
Primary controller. If the error you get is for drive 1, then it is
saying that it can't find the Slave drive, not the Master drive.

Tell me how many *Physical* drives you have on your system, including CD
drives.

GP

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[Guest]

Local disk (C)
CD-RW Drive (D)
DVD Drive (E)

 

[GRAND_POOBAH]

If your BIOS is of the type that lets you see what is on each controller
(Primary and Secondary) I'd bet that something doesn't match. Possibly
your CD-RW drive is not on the Primary controller, but on the Secondary.
Something like that. The drives you list look OK, but you still get
that F1 to continue, correct? When you hit F1, your computer operates
normally?

GP

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[Guest]

When I reboot It comes back on and says:
Bios Version A03
Primary drive 1 not found
Strike the F1 key to continue
As soon as I do it starts windows.

 

[GRAND_POOBAH]

Sounds to me that when your computer was set up originally it was set up
wrong. There are tiny jumpers on every hard disk and other devices that
connect to the Primary and Secondary controllers. They, along with
BIOS, do the original setup of the drives for use by the operating
system. If they (or BIOS) isn't set up properly you will get some sort
of error message. If this has been going on for 5 years then it
probably hasn't been a thorn in your side. I'd say either take it to a
professional, or just keep pressing the F1 key ;<)

GP

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