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Heart of Darkness is a book ? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />
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it is a book, Al. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> i can't recall the name of the author though ..... & it's not Jove. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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Drat!! you are a funny guy Jangg <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> >>>> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />
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My computer froze last night, and then Windows wouldn't boot up. I got this error message:
Disc boot failure, insert system disk and press enter
I went into the BIOS and checked the "boot priority." There are 2 hard drives on my computer. One has all the system and program files and the other is only for storage. The storage drive was designated in the BIOS as the #1 in the boot process. I switched them around and my machine booted up with no trouble. This leads me to a question. Why or how did the BIOS boot priority get switched around, or if it was always like that, how come it always worked before? And why did the computer freeze?
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hey Cleg, right now it can be anything.
symptom: the computer freezes.
symptom: BIOS error message -> Disc boot failure, insert system disk and press enter
that does sound like your BIOS setting went a bit wacky. but is that default setting? if your motherboard is a new one, even at default setting, your hard drives should be detected properly.
may i know if your storage HD is set as master or slave? which IDE channel? primary or secondary? what about your system HD?
another thing; how is the time or date on your BIOS? does your PC keep the time right? if let's say u switch off your PC at 10pm & u switch it back on the next day at say 8am, does the time lag? if it does, then u can just change your BIOS battery.
right now with only 1 symptom, it's hard to tell what caused the error. wish i can help more, Cleg. sorry.
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hey Cleg, right now it can be anything.
symptom: the computer freezes.
symptom: BIOS error message -> Disc boot failure, insert system disk and press enter
that does sound like your BIOS setting went a bit wacky. but is that default setting? if your motherboard is a new one, even at default setting, your hard drives should be detected properly.
may i know if your storage HD is set as master or slave? which IDE channel? primary or secondary? what about your system HD?
another thing; how is the time or date on your BIOS? does your PC keep the time right? if let's say u switch off your PC at 10pm & u switch it back on the next day at say 8am, does the time lag? if it does, then u can just change your BIOS battery.
right now with only 1 symptom, it's hard to tell what caused the error. wish i can help more, Cleg. sorry. The computer is 15 months old including the motherboard. The storage HD is set as master. That sounds wrong to me; I am wondering if I should switch that around. primary IDE channel. The system HD is not on an IDE channel as it is a raptor--SATA HD. The time does not lag. Thanks.
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This error message reminds me of a small, tiny file win needs to boot up. If that's missing or corrupt, then it won't.
I don't remember the name, though.
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When bootsequence detects a error in it's cmos, it resets to standard settings. This could happen due a critical HD writing error, something made the HD do crazy things. Or a virus designed to attack the cmos.
Scan for virusses, did the pc at that time suffer any physical disturbances? A fluke in the powersupply, shaking? I've experienced similar problems where my laptop refused to boot when been transported on rough surfaces, in the back of the car. Due to the vibrations.
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My first thought was that you've a 3,5 floppy disc inserted by mistake. But you've allready checked that, right?
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I was playing Morrowind when it froze. Hmm.
I don't have a floppy drive.
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open up your pc and check all wires to your harddisks ;-)
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Note that you should keep a hand or a shoulder against a metalpart of your case to kill of static electricity <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />. Otherwise you might "kill" parts of your computer.
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The storage HD is set as master. That sounds wrong to me; I am wondering if I should switch that around. primary IDE channel. Hmm correct your system disk should be on the primary IDE and set as master, you storage disk should be Primary>Slave and your DVD Secondary>Master if you have another optical drive that should be Secondary>Slave ... unless you do a lot of recording in which case it is better to have the DVD recorder set on Primary>Slave <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> But hey I am just an old guy pottering around with PC's although I must admit that out of the 5 comps that I am surrounded with only 3 work <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" /> but we shall persevere <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
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hmm...... i don't think SATA would cause any complication but then again, i have no experience working with SATA HD as i don't own one. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />
@ Cleg -> is there any weird sound coming from your SATA HD? can the motherboard BIOS detect that SATA HD?
yeah as what Draggy said, it might be a viral attack which may have broken windows enough that it won't boot. when it comes to XP, there are a few files which are totally crucial for windows to load.
if u have a spare PC, u can always port that SATA HD to that PC & do virus scan on it. let's hope it's just some software problem & not hardware.
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Thanks for the replies. It appears to be that Morrowind is the culprit. I have had 2 more freezes which occur only when MW is running. One of the freezes gave me a blue screen STOP error which seems to be a typical issue according to the Elderscrolls forum. So I will update my drivers, etc. Personally I think it is really dumb that a computer which far exceeds the recommended specs would have issues that lock up my computer. I had no trouble with Oblivion. And although the freezes are new, I have been getting error messages often with MW when I exit the game. I just ignored them since they didn't affect gameplay. When I think on it -- MW is the only game old or new that has had this kind of effect on my computer. Stupid game!
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Please do a defrag, if possible. I've had strange errors myself that went away when I had the defragger runnung - especially concerning heavily fragmented (big) files. There should still be a free version of "O&O Defrag" be in the depths of the internet; O&O is a German company which made a fairly well impression to me. Alternatively, you could use the defrag program of the German magazine c't , which you can find here : http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/ and to be exact here : ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/hdtool11.zipThese two defrag programs are seeminly for NTFS only. Sorry, for FAT users (like myself).
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Please do a defrag, if possible. I've had strange errors myself that went away when I had the defragger runnung - especially concerning heavily fragmented (big) files. There should still be a free version of "O&O Defrag" be in the depths of the internet; O&O is a German company which made a fairly well impression to me. Alternatively, you could use the defrag program of the German magazine c't , which you can find here : http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/ and to be exact here : ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/ctsi/hdtool11.zipThese two defrag programs are seeminly for NTFS only. Sorry, for FAT users (like myself). A defrag never hurts. I'll do it. But I have to say that I went and played Oblivion after my last post, and it ran smoothly with no problems. Oblivion is a superior game. Morrowind had potential, but it is just too poorly designed.
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When bootsequence detects a error in it's cmos, it resets to standard settings. This could happen due a critical HD writing error, something made the HD do crazy things. Or a virus designed to attack the cmos.
Scan for virusses, did the pc at that time suffer any physical disturbances? A fluke in the powersupply, shaking? I've experienced similar problems where my laptop refused to boot when been transported on rough surfaces, in the back of the car. Due to the vibrations.
what is te exact error message or where in the POST doe it hang.
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Scan for virusses, did the pc at that time suffer any dark force disturbances? A Luke in the powersupply, shaking? (Slightly modified. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> )
When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it.
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"Interplay.some zombiefied unlife thing going on there" - skavenhorde at RPGWatch
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