hi all, my mates pc does not turn on anymore, when you switch it on it comes up with a weird error message??? hope you can see it (i took it with my fone!)

Did this just happen or has something been done with the PC (specifically hard drives) recently?

You could try going into the BIOS and resetting it.

hi hengis,

Havent got a clue what happened my mate said he switched it on one morning and it appeared but somehow i dont believe him!!

ok what do i do then cause i dont even know what a bios is or how to reset it???

Thanks

Matt

No problem, what is the exact make and model/version of the PC?

Oy,

When you hit that shiny power button, start mashing F10 and the DEL key until a screen pops up. You can then reset BIOS from there.

HOWEVER, you can easily fix this problem by just swapping your CD Drive into the Master slot, if you pull out the CD Drive (and you disconnect it ofcourse) you'll notice theres a plastic thingy in the back (a breaker). It's fairly small, pull it out, and look on the CD Drive, there should be instructions on how to set the Drive for Master, Slave, and Cable Select, just follow the diagram and replace the little breker into the position it shows for the Drive to be marked as Master. Plug it all back in and it should work

sounds like your pc isnt detecting a hard drive or cd/dvd drive correctly, follow what darklord suggested, and switch the cd drive to master, but also, try plugging in the ide cables firmly, i dont know how many times a loose connection has caused problems

am i sounding really thick by saying i havent got a clue what to do

Any way anyone can put it in english for me of what to do ????? knowing me ill delete summit i shouldnt !!