Computer Boot Problem, please help ASAP...

MainFramed · Jul 4, 2003

All of a suden when I boot up my main rig, it boots past the boot screen then gives me a page where at the bottom it says:

Verifying DMI Pool Data.......

and it stops there. what the heck. anyone got ideas?

Pepsi90919 · Jul 4, 2003

hard drive MBR is fubar.

edit: unless it normally is followed by "... Done", if so then it's a bios issue

LeeTJ · Jul 4, 2003

ayup.

make sure everything is plugged in well.

NogginBoink · Jul 4, 2003

Hard drive cable plugged in backwards?

Two masters on the IDE bus?

That kind of thing.

brunswickite · Jul 4, 2003

This looks ON topic

MainFramed · Jul 4, 2003

ok thanks, ill check it out when i get back later. thanks. hopefully i will get back to ya'll with a good update

ThisIsMatt · Jul 4, 2003

Last time I had a rig hang there, I rebooted and it never posted again :\

MournSanity · Jul 4, 2003

Just throw it out the window and buy a new one...

loup garou · Jul 4, 2003

Originally posted by: MainFramed
anyone got ideas?

I got an idea...try posting in the right forum.

alkemyst · Jul 4, 2003

well since this is off-topic I'd say my cat's breath smells like cat food.

too many tech posts here lately.