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Alandriel
Post subject: Computer crash - HELP!
Posted: Mon 27 Feb , 2006 3:57 pm
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Of all days.... today my 'old' computer decided to give me a major headache.

It just won't start! :rage: Does not boot C :rage: :rage:

... and since I know we have many computer experts :cool: on this board, I shamelessly take advantage of these recources.

I need help preferrably step by step and in idiot proof language.
The problem is

- computer does not recognize drive c / does not boot properly
- I can boot from my backup CD ROM (A drive) but when I try to access 'recover' it tells me it can't do that, not recognizing C drive

I've tried without success so far:

- check BIOS and CMOS - settings seem to be ok (but then what do I really know? ) In CMOS it autodetects the IDE Primary Master as the HDD, the A=floppy drive and also DVD and CD-ROM drives
In BIOS I'm running on F6=Fail safe Defaults

- booting via floppy or CD-rom works, but in either case I still can't access C drive after booting with either method. (invalid drive specification)
sys c: does not work either (obviously)

- check internal cable connection: seems ok, not loose or anything

My 'feeling' is there is something wrong with the way the computer assigns drive letters....but then how do I fix that?
I probably have a corrupt sys filed but how do I fix that when the computer does somehow not recognize c drive (yet autodetects it from CMOS)

:help: :help: :help:

I'm running Windows XP home edition (Athalon AMD, 80GB)

Any help/advise in this is greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)

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