Winodws or BIOS problem?

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When I first boot my puter in the AM, my second Hard Disk drive is
apparently not recognized, and does not show in "My Computer". If i
"reboot" an hour or so later, it shows up.
Any one have any suggestions.
Thanks
John

 

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JohnR wrote:
> When I first boot my puter in the AM, my second Hard Disk drive is
> apparently not recognized, and does not show in "My Computer". If i
> "reboot" an hour or so later, it shows up.
> Any one have any suggestions.
> Thanks
> John
>
>


Does the BIOS recognize the drive's presence during the initial boot?
This question must be answered before considering an OS-related issue.


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Cant tell for sure, since the screen doesnt let me look at the step by step
boot process. If I go to setup, it does show the hard drive there, with an
auto detect. The system is a Dell 3000, and worked fine till about a week
ago.
Thanks
John



"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> JohnR wrote:
>> When I first boot my puter in the AM, my second Hard Disk drive is
>> apparently not recognized, and does not show in "My Computer". If i
>> "reboot" an hour or so later, it shows up.
>> Any one have any suggestions.
>> Thanks
>> John
>
>
> Does the BIOS recognize the drive's presence during the initial boot? This
> question must be answered before considering an OS-related issue.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH

 

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JohnR wrote:
> Cant tell for sure, since the screen doesnt let me look at the step by step
> boot process. If I go to setup, it does show the hard drive there, with an
> auto detect.


That would indicate that the BIOS does recognize the hard drive's presence.


> The system is a Dell 3000, and worked fine till about a week
> ago.

Have you asked Dell's Tech Support if this is a known issue?


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Have you ran CHKDSK /R on the drive yet?


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"JohnR" <onejm@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Cant tell for sure, since the screen doesnt let me look at the step by
> step boot process. If I go to setup, it does show the hard drive there,
> with an auto detect. The system is a Dell 3000, and worked fine till
> about a week ago.
> Thanks
> John
>
>
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eVfZ5mtNFHA.3356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> JohnR wrote:
>>> When I first boot my puter in the AM, my second Hard Disk drive is
>>> apparently not recognized, and does not show in "My Computer". If i
>>> "reboot" an hour or so later, it shows up.
>>> Any one have any suggestions.
>>> Thanks
>>> John
>>
>>
>> Does the BIOS recognize the drive's presence during the initial boot?
>> This question must be answered before considering an OS-related issue.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
>> both at once. - RAH
>
>