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Re: Cannot read HDDs, help!



on Fri, Dec 15, 2000 at 05:20:48AM -0500, Fu-Dong Chiou (chioufd@sas.upenn.edu) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am having a very bad problem now.  I got a multibay carrier to add a
> second HDD on my Compaq LTE 5200 laptop, so I was trying to back up the
> filesystem to another HDD.  Then, I shutdown the system, and the message
> said the system has been halted.  I then pulled out the multibay carrier
> (to replace with another HDD), but apparently, there is something funny
> going on (even though it said the system has halted), the LCD display
> went crazy.  Anyway, that must have been a grave damage, as now I can no
> longer boot the computer.  From BIOS setup, I realize that all HDDs are
> not being recognized.  Even floppy diskettes are not being read.
> 
> Can any one tell me what has happened?  Is it possible to fix this
> problem?  I appreciate any help.  Thanks!

I'd strongly recommend you contact your vendor.

Note that "system halted" is just that -- the operating system is
halted.  If your computer is still powered, you can do serious harm to
it.

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