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Old 12-16-2006, 03:26 PM
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Pc Blue Can't recognize hard drive or DVD???? HELP!

Dell Dimension 8100 - P4 1.3 GHz dating to 2001. Sys refuses to boot and apparently can't see the HD or DVD. BIOS set to AUTO and checked for Boot sequence; CD/DVD, HD, 3.5 floppy.

Sys was used for son at college...no telling where it's been! Tried to reload XP but can't see any periph device. Onboard battery checks ok.

I suspect that HD is dead. HD is IBM/Hitachi Deskstar 20GB. How can I test the HD to be sure? What is the next step? Do I possibly have a dead motherboard?

Thanks

Al



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