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Thread ID: 12819	2001-11-12 02:22:00	Abnormal error msg when RECOVERY DISKS are in CD ROM	Guest (0)	Press F1

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24223	2001-11-12 02:22:00	My hp pavilion 8606 comes up with an abnormal error message saying that it cannot detect the hard drive. I initially thort the thing was fried but had that replaced and now have a new hard drive, but still the same msg, Tried using the start up disk (floppy) but now my floppy drive is not working - or its not being detected by the computer. When I try the recovery disks it comes up with an error msg - computer is at home- unable to supply the error msg	Guest (0)
24224	2001-11-13 00:49:00	You need to ensure that the PC can boot from the floppy; this is one of the BIOS setup options which you can access when you start the machine, usually with F2. You may find that it is configured to boot from HDD first or CDROM. There should be instructions on the screen to change the settings. The boot floppy should give you enough utility progs to check out the hard disk. FDISK will be able to tell you how the disk is partitioned, and there's usually a help file, e.g. readme.txt which you can read with the edit program (edit readme.txt).	Guest (0)
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