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Hi,
The message below is for a friend.
Can't boot my Windows XP hard drive. At boot time I get a black screen
(the words "no signal" are displayed).
I've tried installing the disk as a slave on a second computer (Windows
ME) but the the drive is not even visible in Windows (although it is
visible in the BIOS setup screen).
I can however view the contents of the drive using a small utility
called "Drive Rescue". So if necessary I could probably save all the
data I need to another disk.
Ideally, I'd like to try to boot from CD but how can I configure DOS to
boot from CD when screen is blank.
Also, if I manage to do this, what is the next step to make HD bootable
again assuming it is a configuration problem and not a hardware
problem?
Hi,
The message below is for a friend.
Can't boot my Windows XP hard drive. At boot time I get a black screen
(the words "no signal" are displayed).
I've tried installing the disk as a slave on a second computer (Windows
ME) but the the drive is not even visible in Windows (although it is
visible in the BIOS setup screen).
I can however view the contents of the drive using a small utility
called "Drive Rescue". So if necessary I could probably save all the
data I need to another disk.
Ideally, I'd like to try to boot from CD but how can I configure DOS to
boot from CD when screen is blank.
Also, if I manage to do this, what is the next step to make HD bootable
again assuming it is a configuration problem and not a hardware
problem?