Does not recoginze hard drive...sometimes

[My Name]

Every two weeks or so when I try to start up the computer it fails to boot
because it is unable to recognize the hard drive. I have found that if I
remove the other drives (two cdrw's and one zip) it will then start up. If
I then shut it down and re-install the drives everything works fine again
for a couple of weeks. I have tried replacing the ribbon wire connecting
the drives. The hard drive is connected onto the primary ide and I have
tried connecting it onto the middle connection of the ribbon wire and also
onto the end connection but I still have the same problem. Any idea what is
causing this problem?

Thanks
MN

 

[Foopy]

Every two weeks or so when I try to start up the computer it fails to boot
because it is unable to recognize the hard drive. I have found that if I
remove the other drives (two cdrw's and one zip) it will then start up. If
I then shut it down and re-install the drives everything works fine again
for a couple of weeks. I have tried replacing the ribbon wire connecting
the drives. The hard drive is connected onto the primary ide and I have
tried connecting it onto the middle connection of the ribbon wire and also
onto the end connection but I still have the same problem. Any idea what is
causing this problem?

Thanks
MN

Have you flashed the BIOS lately? If so did you clear the CMOS after
flashing? Almost all motherboard manufacturers suggest clearing the
CMOS just after flashing the BIOS. If you don't do so some of the old
data can be retained in the CMOS data and can cause problems.


Foopy

 

[Malke]

Have you flashed the BIOS lately? If so did you clear the CMOS after
flashing? Almost all motherboard manufacturers suggest clearing the
CMOS just after flashing the BIOS. If you don't do so some of the old
data can be retained in the CMOS data and can cause problems.


Foopy

Well, your motherboard could be dying or the drive itself could be
failing. Do hardware diagnosis on the drive and the motherboard. If you
can't do this yourself, then take the machine to a good local computer
repair shop (not a BestBuy or CompUSA type store).

Malke

 

[My Name]

Thanks for your replys .... will look into your suggestions