PRIMARY MASTER HARD DISK FAIL

[FRANKIE]

PRIMARY MASTER HARD DISK FAIL: DOES THIS MEAN i AM PLAIN
OUT OF LUCK????? IS THE WINDOWS DISK/OR MY ERMERGENCY
START UP FLOPPY OF NO HELP?????/ WIN 200 PRO

 

[Mark V]

PRIMARY MASTER HARD DISK FAIL: DOES THIS MEAN i AM PLAIN
OUT OF LUCK????? IS THE WINDOWS DISK/OR MY ERMERGENCY
START UP FLOPPY OF NO HELP?????/ WIN 200 PRO

This is a hardware issue (not command prompt).
Check cables and BIOS and download a HDD manufacturer's diagnotics
bootable diskette to possibly determine the condition of the drive.
Spinrite (Gibson Research) _might_ be helpful.

PS ALL CAPS is considered to be shouting (and rude) in newsgroups.
Even if you are in a panic and have no backups of your important data.