Hi there BoyBoy,

I suggest that you boot into the BIOS setup and check to see if it is detecting a hard drive. If you have an "auto-detect drives" option please take it. You might have to look at the boot sequence to see if the HDD is an option?


I can see 3 possibilities here:

1. The drive has died.
2. The connection has worked loose
3. Chip failure on the MoBo

If BIOS doesn't see the drive you will need to open up the computer.

If the drive is firmly seated then it isn't #2, so you should remove it and test it or get it tested on another computer. That will tell you if it is #1 or #3.

If you have access to a spare 2.5" drive you can insert it and test for #3. If it works then your drive is dead by implication?

Good Luck!