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| Thread ID: 93574 | 2008-09-23 05:18:00 | Booting issue - master/slave problem | paulb (1103) | Press F1 |
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| 707125 | 2008-09-23 05:18:00 | Hi My computer was working fine till the other day when I removed the second hdd to test another hdd. Once done I put my hdd back in as it was but now I'm having problems booting. I get the error message to this effect: Primary master: DVD ROM Secondary master: CD ROM Primary slave: Not found Secondary slave: my secondary ide hdd (80 GB) It also says no floppy found. I am given the option to press F1 to continue in which case computer starts or to press DEL and enter SETUP. My main hdd is a SATA 120 GB hdd. I have Windows XP home with DVD ROM, CD ROM, floppy and 2 hdds as explained. What should I do to fix this problem and correct the primary/secondary master/slave setttings? Thanks Paul |
paulb (1103) | ||
| 707126 | 2008-09-23 05:27:00 | Hi Paul, sounds like at 1 stage in the pc's life, while having 2 drives, the c: drive was formatted while the 2nd was not, when new o/s installed, the boot.ini gets written to the 2nd drive so you can keep your drive letter mappings. When you removed the 2nd drive, the boot.ini went with it. When you replaced the drive back in, i imagine you have not connected the cable correctly or when you placed the test drive in, it changed the BIOS to read a new disk other than your 2nd drive. So, the 2nd drive is IDE?, is that seen?, I think you just need to set the BIOS to boot from SATA instead of IDE....... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 707127 | 2008-09-24 09:56:00 | Hi Thanks. Yes, second drive is IDE. I have checked the boot sequence - this is correct as 1) SATA hard drive; 2) CD-ROM and 3) Floppy. However, when the computer starts it is still showing the error: "Primary master: DVD ROM Secondary master: CD ROM Primary slave: Not found Secondary slave: none It also says no floppy found." (or words to that effect). What now? Do I need to somehow reset the pimary/secondary master/slave settings? Thanks Paul |
paulb (1103) | ||
| 707128 | 2008-09-24 10:03:00 | If theres nothing on primary / secondary slave, then put both on None If both cds are on master (primary and secondary master) If you've got a floppy, enable it in the BIOS, if not disable it Check the jumpers or check that the power hasnt come out of the slave hdd |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 707129 | 2008-09-25 22:40:00 | Sorry but I don't really understand this nor how to fix it. At the moment I get the message; Primary Master is my DVD ROM Primary Slave is my CD ROM Secondary Master is None No entry for Secondary Slave. Floppy not found. Are these the right connections for Primary Master and Slave? What should be on the Secondary Master/Slave setttings? Thanks |
paulb (1103) | ||
| 707130 | 2008-09-25 23:42:00 | Depends where you've connected the devices. If theyre on Primary only then it'll say None on secondary or vice-versa If if you've got a floppy enable it in the BIOS And change the bootdisk in the BIOS to the one thats got windows on it. Then save / reboot |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 707131 | 2008-10-10 07:03:00 | Solved, thanks. | paulb (1103) | ||
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