I always do the "see if it happens again" part no matter what. But do make sure your backups are good, while you're up and running, as James suggested.
During the fall when the average house temp falls, it's typical to see intermittent and one-time problems as connectors and other hardware adjust to new temps when powered off. And the temp change can also push components that were ready to fail into failure. If the problem persists, I'd start by removing and re-installing the data cable on the hard drive, at both ends. You can also try a simple restart shutdown (without power off) to verify that rebooting while fully warmed up is good. When you finally get to your shutdown test, try powering on immediately. If that's good, try it again but let the system cool down for 30 minutes. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Dykes Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Operating System Not Found Error When I opened the message, I found that Carl Houseman had written: > Remove the floppy and/or CD from the drive(s), shutdown and power off, power on, > and see if it happens again. No can do, Carl! There isn't anything in the drives......however it does sound like it's "looking" at a bad disc (I remember that sound from the old days). Thanks, Jim -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
