Hi. I have an MSI K7T266 Pro motherboard and a Maxtor 60GB 7200 RPM Hard drive.
My problem is inconsistent bootup. Sometimes, my computer can find my hard drive during bootup, and other times, it cannot. Is this a hard drive problem or a motherboard problem? Since it is inconsistent, I do not know how to test the variables. I'm using the S.M.A.R.T. Drive function in the BIOS and it reports that the hard drive is fine.
My problem is inconsistent bootup. Sometimes, my computer can find my hard drive during bootup, and other times, it cannot. Is this a hard drive problem or a motherboard problem? Since it is inconsistent, I do not know how to test the variables. I'm using the S.M.A.R.T. Drive function in the BIOS and it reports that the hard drive is fine.