system doesn't boot, disk problem?

Hi all, hope someone can help.
I'm having a problem with my desktop machine (dual Windows/Linux, both
systems installed on a single Maxtor 200GB disk): when I turn it on,
it never boots and it goes into the CMOS Setup Utility instead. I
still see the disk so I wonder if the disk is broken or there is some
other problem.

This is what I see within the CMOS Setup Utiliy:

Channel 0 Master [None]
Channel 0 Slave [Benq DVD]
Channel 1 Master [None]
Channel 1 Slave [None]
Channel 2 Master [Maxtor 6V200E0]
Channel 3 Master [None]
Channel 4 Master [None]
Channel 5 Master [None]

The IDE Channel 2 Master is as follows:

Extended IDE Drive [Auto]
Capacity 203 Gb
Cylinder 65535
Head 16
PreComp 0
Landing Zone 65534
Sector 255

Thanks.

Previously eric <questermocolle@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, hope someone can help.
> I'm having a problem with my desktop machine (dual Windows/Linux, both
> systems installed on a single Maxtor 200GB disk): when I turn it on,
> it never boots and it goes into the CMOS Setup Utility instead. I
> still see the disk so I wonder if the disk is broken or there is some
> other problem.

> This is what I see within the CMOS Setup Utiliy:

> Channel 0 Master [None]
> Channel 0 Slave [Benq DVD]
> Channel 1 Master [None]
> Channel 1 Slave [None]
> Channel 2 Master [Maxtor 6V200E0]
> Channel 3 Master [None]
> Channel 4 Master [None]
> Channel 5 Master [None]

> The IDE Channel 2 Master is as follows:

> Extended IDE Drive [Auto]
> Capacity 203 Gb
> Cylinder 65535
> Head 16
> PreComp 0
> Landing Zone 65534
> Sector 255

> Thanks.

Just a wild guess, but maybe this is a broken Keyboard that sends
the PC into the BIOS?

Arno

eric <questermocolle@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm having a problem with my desktop machine (dual Windows/Linux,
> both systems installed on a single Maxtor 200GB disk): when I turn
> it on, it never boots and it goes into the CMOS Setup Utility instead.
> I still see the disk so I wonder if the disk is broken

That doesnt produce that symptom, going into the cmos setup ute.

> or there is some other problem.

Yes there is. Most likely a motherboard problem.

> This is what I see within the CMOS Setup Utiliy:

> Channel 0 Master [None]
> Channel 0 Slave [Benq DVD]
> Channel 1 Master [None]
> Channel 1 Slave [None]
> Channel 2 Master [Maxtor 6V200E0]
> Channel 3 Master [None]
> Channel 4 Master [None]
> Channel 5 Master [None]

> The IDE Channel 2 Master is as follows:

> Extended IDE Drive [Auto]
> Capacity 203 Gb
> Cylinder 65535
> Head 16
> PreComp 0
> Landing Zone 65534
> Sector 255

> Just a wild guess, but maybe this is a broken Keyboard that sends
> the PC into the BIOS?
>
> Arno

Thanks, that was indeed the problem, I had a glimpse of inspiration
and switched keyboard and there, problem gone!

Previously eric <questermocolle@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> Just a wild guess, but maybe this is a broken Keyboard that sends
>> the PC into the BIOS?
>>
>> Arno

> Thanks, that was indeed the problem, I had a glimpse of inspiration
> and switched keyboard and there, problem gone!

Cool!

Arno