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Ric
May 14th 04, 12:38 PM
I started up my old Windows 98 computer the other day and
went to Explorer. When it opened I noticed the second
hard drive was not there. I opened My Computer and also
the same thing. I had recently moved the computer, so I
opened it up and checked the connections and then re-
started. I still can't see the drive. Is there some way
to check to see if the drive has failed? TIA
Steve Baron - KB3MM
May 14th 04, 11:54 PM
Does the BIOS detect it ?

"Ric" > wrote in message
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> I started up my old Windows 98 computer the other day and
> went to Explorer. When it opened I noticed the second
> hard drive was not there. I opened My Computer and also
> the same thing. I had recently moved the computer, so I
> opened it up and checked the connections and then re-
> started. I still can't see the drive. Is there some way
> to check to see if the drive has failed? TIA
Bert Kinney
May 15th 04, 12:01 AM
Hi Ric,

If Tweakui is installed, make sure the drive is not unchecked there.

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"Ric" wrote
> I started up my old Windows 98 computer the other day and
> went to Explorer. When it opened I noticed the second
> hard drive was not there. I opened My Computer and also
> the same thing. I had recently moved the computer, so I
> opened it up and checked the connections and then re-
> started. I still can't see the drive. Is there some way
> to check to see if the drive has failed? TIA
May 15th 04, 01:28 AM
How do I get to the BIOS?


>-----Original Message-----
>Does the BIOS detect it ?
>
>"Ric" > wrote in message
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>> I started up my old Windows 98 computer the other day and
>> went to Explorer. When it opened I noticed the second
>> hard drive was not there. I opened My Computer and also
>> the same thing. I had recently moved the computer, so I
>> opened it up and checked the connections and then re-
>> started. I still can't see the drive. Is there some way
>> to check to see if the drive has failed? TIA
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