Desktop not booting up

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Pamarkie Posts 1 Registration date Sunday June 30, 2013 Status Member Last seen June 30, 2013 - Jun 30, 2013 at 10:51 PM
jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020 - Jul 1, 2013 at 04:17 AM
Can someone please help me, my desktop stops booting up at "detecting IDE drives", I have not replaced anything, I closed it last night and today it would not boot up.
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jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020
Jul 1, 2013 at 04:17 AM
Hello,

Try this 1

The BIOS is having a problem in detecting your Hard drive.

Open your CPU Cabinet --> Make sure that the Molex Power Connector and

the IDE Data Cable are firmly connected. If the problem still exists then

try changing the Molex Power Connector \ IDE Data Cable.

Good Luck
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