OT: Windoze can't find disk

Claude Jones claude_jones at levitjames.com
Sun Jun 17 22:06:10 UTC 2007


On Sunday June 17 2007 5:38:33 pm Geoffrey Leach wrote:
> Sorry.
>
> I ask this because the system in question is dual-boot FC6, and hence
> there might be someone who's experienced the same problem.
>
> Otherwise, please accept my apologies.
>
> A fully functional dual-boot FC6/Windoze XP system had its MB replaced.
> On being returned (and the disk reinstalled) it booted FC6 just fine,
> but XP could not find the disk. Not that it just would not boot, but
> that under no circumstances (CD boot, ASR boot, normal boot) could XP
> find the disk. The disk partitions are: 1 - NTSF, 2 - /boot, 3 - /.
> Any suggestions as to what might be missing? FWIW, the disk is SATA,
> and, yes, the driver disk was provided at the appropriate time.
>
> Thanks.

Did you try all the different SATA controllers?
Did you carefully go through all the BIOS settings?

-- 
Claude Jones
Levit & James, Inc.
Leesburg, VA




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