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Operating Sytem Not Found

post #1 of 6
3/7/07 at 2:52am
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I was using my Sager 9880 like normal this morning and everything was fine until it suddently froze up while playing World of Warcraft. I didn't think much of it and rebooted the machine only to be met with an Operating System Not Found error message upon reboot. Whenever I reboot the system I either get this error message or it just stalls after scanning for IDE devices. However, sometimes it will boot up into windows normally and run a CHKDSK (Which the systerm passes) and work completely normally. But when it goes into windows like this it will only last a short time and then freeze and have to be rebooted again. I tried calling the PCTorque tech support number that I have used in the past but it says the number is not currently in service. Can anyone offer any help/advice or another number to call? I have emailed PCTorque using the form on their website and plan to try the number again in the morning. Thanks in advance.
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post #2 of 6
3/7/07 at 4:33am
sound like boot.ini file is screw up..... can you get to boot.ini file and see what in there ?
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post #3 of 6
3/7/07 at 2:45pm
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Boot.ini:

[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
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post #4 of 6
3/7/07 at 8:56pm
the boot.ini has no bearing on the no operating system found. It is generally indicitave of either a failing HDD or controller. try removing and reseating the drive or drives.
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post #5 of 6
3/7/07 at 9:28pm
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How would I go about getting to the drives on a 9880?
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post #6 of 6
3/8/07 at 2:23am
The Hard Drive replacement info is on page 7-4 of the manual. I'm pretty sure you can get the manual from the Sager website if you don't have a paper copy. You might also try rebooting from the Windows XP disk and reinstall.
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