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From: lesio on 25 Mar 2010 22:29 system is maybe 4-5 years old - last time they made P4 3.0 GHz (not 2.8) I double checked BIOS for floppy - floppy was shown in BIOS but not as a boot device - I've marked it "off" and now system does not look for it I also changed my boot sequence to 1 HD, 2 CD-ROM so my system goes straight to primary HD (I just did not know what else to do) anyway, PC behaves normally (so far) I've heard from other source about CMOS battery possibility - I will test it if you do not hear from it means that the system got stable thanks for all input :) lb "sgopus" <sgopus(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0CEAC124-50FE-47C0-9C56-7DBB79EA2A90(a)microsoft.com... > Your sentence is confusing, are you saying the floppy is mentioned as the > boot device? or it's not mentioned? > > in either case your other issue might be related, if the hd can't be found > to write temp files or save data, windows might reboot on it's own, how > old > is your system? > > "lesio" wrote: > >> floppy is not installed at all and mentioned in the BIOS as a boot device >> (?!?) >> thanks for the heads up with the HD >> I've made already copies on my other HD >> >> "sgopus" <sgopus(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:C6DE4993-5D3C-4C06-95E5-1597B6B1358B(a)microsoft.com... >> > At first thought, I would look if you have set your floppy as the first >> > boot >> > device, if this is not the case, then I suggest you replace your HD >> > ASAP, >> > as >> > it appears it's getting ready to fail, seek errors usually mean, drive >> > head >> > is failing or dirty, and there is no way to clean it, just replace it, >> > I >> > strongly urge you to make a drive clone of your primary drive before >> > you >> > insert the new one in place, it will save lots of problems later. one >> > suggestion for software is Acronis True Image, get the latest version. >> > >> > "lesio" wrote: >> > >> >> hi, >> >> when I power up my pc I am getting this message >> >> "diskette drive 0 seek failure. >> >> primary drive 1 not found >> >> strike F1 key to continue...." >> >> >> >> I have win xp home ed. with one hd - 160 gb; P4 2.8 GHz; Dell >> >> when I strike F1 my system starts normally >> >> what's wrong? and how serious it is? >> >> >> >> PS. recently my system restarted itself few times during powering up - >> >> before F1 message showed up >> >> two problems are connected? >> >> >> >> please educate me, thnx >> >> >> >> -- >> >> lb >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> . >>
From: lesio on 27 Mar 2010 21:40 what do you think about Hirens BootCD? friend recommended; I ran some HD test - nothing negative came back is it reliable tool? my system is still stable "sgopus" <sgopus(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0CEAC124-50FE-47C0-9C56-7DBB79EA2A90(a)microsoft.com... > Your sentence is confusing, are you saying the floppy is mentioned as the > boot device? or it's not mentioned? > > in either case your other issue might be related, if the hd can't be found > to write temp files or save data, windows might reboot on it's own, how > old > is your system? > > "lesio" wrote: > >> floppy is not installed at all and mentioned in the BIOS as a boot device >> (?!?) >> thanks for the heads up with the HD >> I've made already copies on my other HD >> >> "sgopus" <sgopus(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:C6DE4993-5D3C-4C06-95E5-1597B6B1358B(a)microsoft.com... >> > At first thought, I would look if you have set your floppy as the first >> > boot >> > device, if this is not the case, then I suggest you replace your HD >> > ASAP, >> > as >> > it appears it's getting ready to fail, seek errors usually mean, drive >> > head >> > is failing or dirty, and there is no way to clean it, just replace it, >> > I >> > strongly urge you to make a drive clone of your primary drive before >> > you >> > insert the new one in place, it will save lots of problems later. one >> > suggestion for software is Acronis True Image, get the latest version. >> > >> > "lesio" wrote: >> > >> >> hi, >> >> when I power up my pc I am getting this message >> >> "diskette drive 0 seek failure. >> >> primary drive 1 not found >> >> strike F1 key to continue...." >> >> >> >> I have win xp home ed. with one hd - 160 gb; P4 2.8 GHz; Dell >> >> when I strike F1 my system starts normally >> >> what's wrong? and how serious it is? >> >> >> >> PS. recently my system restarted itself few times during powering up - >> >> before F1 message showed up >> >> two problems are connected? >> >> >> >> please educate me, thnx >> >> >> >> -- >> >> lb >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> >> . >>
From: sgopus on 28 Mar 2010 19:09
CMOS Battery has nothing to do with the drive hardware ie seek failure, the battery only keeps the settings on CMOS and date current, default CMOS settings will still fine the drive just fine. different drives fail at a varied rate, at the age of your system, I would suspect your drive is getting ready to fail, a general saying, (it's not if it will fail, but when!) being prepared is being forearmed, having backups and new drive ready is better than being caught without backups and a dead drive you can't get your data from. It's your call! "lesio" wrote: > system is maybe 4-5 years old - last time they made P4 3.0 GHz (not 2.8) > I double checked BIOS for floppy - > floppy was shown in BIOS but not as a boot device - I've marked it "off" and > now system does not look for it > I also changed my boot sequence to 1 HD, 2 CD-ROM so my system goes straight > to primary HD (I just did not know what else to do) > anyway, PC behaves normally (so far) > I've heard from other source about CMOS battery possibility - I will test it > if you do not hear from it means that the system got stable > thanks for all input :) > lb > > "sgopus" <sgopus(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0CEAC124-50FE-47C0-9C56-7DBB79EA2A90(a)microsoft.com... > > Your sentence is confusing, are you saying the floppy is mentioned as the > > boot device? or it's not mentioned? > > > > in either case your other issue might be related, if the hd can't be found > > to write temp files or save data, windows might reboot on it's own, how > > old > > is your system? > > > > "lesio" wrote: > > > >> floppy is not installed at all and mentioned in the BIOS as a boot device > >> (?!?) > >> thanks for the heads up with the HD > >> I've made already copies on my other HD > >> > >> "sgopus" <sgopus(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:C6DE4993-5D3C-4C06-95E5-1597B6B1358B(a)microsoft.com... > >> > At first thought, I would look if you have set your floppy as the first > >> > boot > >> > device, if this is not the case, then I suggest you replace your HD > >> > ASAP, > >> > as > >> > it appears it's getting ready to fail, seek errors usually mean, drive > >> > head > >> > is failing or dirty, and there is no way to clean it, just replace it, > >> > I > >> > strongly urge you to make a drive clone of your primary drive before > >> > you > >> > insert the new one in place, it will save lots of problems later. one > >> > suggestion for software is Acronis True Image, get the latest version. > >> > > >> > "lesio" wrote: > >> > > >> >> hi, > >> >> when I power up my pc I am getting this message > >> >> "diskette drive 0 seek failure. > >> >> primary drive 1 not found > >> >> strike F1 key to continue...." > >> >> > >> >> I have win xp home ed. with one hd - 160 gb; P4 2.8 GHz; Dell > >> >> when I strike F1 my system starts normally > >> >> what's wrong? and how serious it is? > >> >> > >> >> PS. recently my system restarted itself few times during powering up - > >> >> before F1 message showed up > >> >> two problems are connected? > >> >> > >> >> please educate me, thnx > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> lb > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> . > >> >> > >> > >> > >> . > >> > > > . > |