Trainzer
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Hi all,
I've been messing with my 1999 machine upstairs. It's a basic computer, and it has Windows 2000 Pro. Here are it's current status:
- Both Disc Drives (IDE Interface + CD-R(W)) fail to open. One gives the failure amber light.
- The floppy does not work.
- The Hard Drive is numb.
- The PSU... it works fine.
- Video card operates.
- Sound card hasn't been tested.
- Processor (AMD Durron [0.9MHz])
...what could cause this? The BIOS won't detect anything. It tells me I have nothing.
- No IDE Drives Detected.
- No Hard Drive Detected.
- No Floppy Detected.
...and a Boot Disk Failure.
Here's what I've done:
- To insure that the HDD did have the OS, I swapped it out from a computer I KNOW has a working copy. (still failed)
- I've reconnected and swapped plugs. (ribbons, cables, etc.) No dice.
- I've come to the understanding that it's the BIOS.
- It can detect a flash drive, weirdly.
- I haven't tried the mouse yet. (since basic nav. in the BIOS interface is keyboard control)
I've reset to defaults, and fail-safes too! I've tried everything, and I can't figure it out. Here's what I'm running as BIOS:
Phoenix D686 BIOS (copyrighted 1998)
I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows a way to possibly hit a emergency reset or something that'll correct this? I'm only putting this much work into this because it's my first "Project Computer". (since I'm broke)
Cheers,
Joshua
I've been messing with my 1999 machine upstairs. It's a basic computer, and it has Windows 2000 Pro. Here are it's current status:
- Both Disc Drives (IDE Interface + CD-R(W)) fail to open. One gives the failure amber light.
- The floppy does not work.
- The Hard Drive is numb.
- The PSU... it works fine.
- Video card operates.
- Sound card hasn't been tested.
- Processor (AMD Durron [0.9MHz])
...what could cause this? The BIOS won't detect anything. It tells me I have nothing.
- No IDE Drives Detected.
- No Hard Drive Detected.
- No Floppy Detected.
...and a Boot Disk Failure.
Here's what I've done:
- To insure that the HDD did have the OS, I swapped it out from a computer I KNOW has a working copy. (still failed)
- I've reconnected and swapped plugs. (ribbons, cables, etc.) No dice.
- I've come to the understanding that it's the BIOS.
- It can detect a flash drive, weirdly.
- I haven't tried the mouse yet. (since basic nav. in the BIOS interface is keyboard control)
I've reset to defaults, and fail-safes too! I've tried everything, and I can't figure it out. Here's what I'm running as BIOS:
Phoenix D686 BIOS (copyrighted 1998)
I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem or knows a way to possibly hit a emergency reset or something that'll correct this? I'm only putting this much work into this because it's my first "Project Computer". (since I'm broke)
Cheers,
Joshua