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  1. July 3rd, 2008, 12:27 PM #1
    SirDice
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    Looks like it can't find the harddrive(s).

    Go into the BIOS and try to re-detect them. Also check the boot order..

    If the BIOS can't detect the drives open the case and have a look to see if everything's still connected properly.
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  2. July 3rd, 2008, 01:08 PM #2
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    OK,

    DEL:ENTER SETUP F12 BOOT MANUAL
    I would say that means that you hit the delete (DEL) key to go into the BIOS setup and F12 to enter the manually selected boot mode menu.

    Do the keyboard lights come on? to test this hit the "Caps Lock" and "Num Lock" keys.

    Please try another keyboard, preferably a PS/2 one and remove all USB peripheral devices.

    The reason I am looking along these lines is that (in theory) you should be able to get into the BIOS (DEL key) even if there were no HDD present.

    Another thing I would try is a bootable floppy or CD and try the keyboard on another machine.
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