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How to decode BIOS errors
Thanks for the post. I'll see if I can find a copy of PCI Sniffer. Given that this machine is 8 years old I have definitely added and removed a number of PCI cards. The hard drive issue is more acute. I have a 3.5G drive that has been slaved since I added it 5 years ago. It's faster and has...- nmaclean
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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Trying to make a slave a master
I got the latest version of the MaxBlast software, but didn't see any "low level" tools. It has a menu driven interface that allows you to create partitions according to what OS your running. Didn't see any way to delete partitions, only re-partition. I ran FDISK and deleted the EXT...- nmaclean
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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How to decode BIOS errors
I have a Gateway P75 with an Intel Overdrive processor. The BIOS is 1992 vintage from AMI, version 1.00.11.AX1T. Immediately after reporting keyboard and mouse detected and prior to "installing" hard disks, the following error is reported: Auto-Configuration Error: 03:0E Bus#:01...- nmaclean
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Trying to make a slave a master
I'm trying to make a 3.5G Maxtor EIDE drive themaster/boot drive in my system. It is currently a slave to a 730M Western Digital. I assumed that if I cabled the Maxtor in place of the WD and set the jumper to master I could reformat and re-install the OS. The trouble is the BIOS seizes before...- nmaclean
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
