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I remember back in '00 when Alexander wrote:
> Hey,... I need some help. I've actually been trying, unsuccssfully,
> to install Linux.... any kind... BUT IT'S NOT WORKING. Listen to
> this:
> No Hard Disk!
> No hard disk drives could be found. Make sure they are cabled
> correctly and are turned on before the system's started. You may
> gave to change driver settings at the boot,... or load a driver.
What is tell ing you this? the BIOS? If it's a Linux distribution,
which one and at what point does it show up?
> Now,... what the hell? I'm fairly sure I have a hard drive.
> I've tried the many solutions offered by people on IRC, people I
> know, and my own personal knowledge... which isn't much when it comes
> to Linux. I've gone into BIOS and looked to fix crap there... still
> no results... My HD is IDE, but it's got an Ultra66 IDE Controller
> (listed under SCSI in System), it's already partitioned, and as far
> as I can tell, it's ready to go... I partitioned with PartitionMagic
> by the way... Kat(don't know her last name) told me that a SIG
> on campus actually helps set Linux up... would that be you guys?
> If so, HELP. Thanks a bunch... HELP.
What kind of computer is it? Do you know who makes the motherboard?
Do you know what kind of IDE chipset it uses?
You gave us a lot of information, but not the right kind of
information to figure out what's going wrong. . .
Matt
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