hard disk fail?

[phosho510]

when i turned on my computer, on the main menu it says hard dish fails. press f1 to continue. so i press f1 and then it says hard disk fails, insert boot disk and press enter to continue????
what does that mean??

 

[Alvin.C]

Re:

Hello,

The error signifies that your HDD is not being detected due to a fault. Check to make sure that the HDD is properly hooked up. Also, check to see if BIOS recognises your HDD. If it does, then ensure it looks and sounds mechanically healthy.

Next you'd want to check and fix problems with your Hard Drive. Find a boot disk with CHKDSK functionality, or with assumption, use your Windows XP Installation CD to boot into the Recovery Console, where at the Command Line Interface, you can do CHKDSK.

 

[phosho510]

yea, but the funnie thing is my cd drive wont open? it worked b4.

 

[Alvin.C]

Re:

...oh dear.

Does your BIOS recognise any drives?

 

[phosho510]

never mind i found out that the cable connecting my hardrive and motherboard was ripped or torn

 

[jolancer]

never mind i found out that the cable connecting my hardrive and motherboard was ripped or torn

curiouse, how did that happen?

 

[phosho510]

not sure...

 

[wongb18c]

CD drive should still work... it receiving power has nothing to do with the HD?