Something is definitely getting lost in translation here!...

If indeed, as you say, BOTH Primary AND Secondary IDE controller channels are OFF in
the BIOS then certainly you would NOT* be booting from the hard drive!

The reason there is this setting in the BIOS is for troubleshooting and certainly,
you should be able to change their setting....

*(Except, possibly, if you are using SATA HDs)
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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Sysu" wrote in message
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Thanks for your response glee. I hope you read my first post. It included
everything I had tried except bios. In bios (Drive Config.), Primary and
Secondary are set at OFF. .... clipped