news@sci.kun.nl (USENET News System) (07/03/90)
From: ttn8@erato.cs.kun.nl (ttn cursus)
Path: erato!ttn8
Hello,
some time ago, I accidently started up some code in my harddisk bios. It was
part of the low level format routine and I was asked if I wanted to format my
harddisk. Of course I answered no, and nothing happened, BUT after turning the
power of my computer on or after a reboot, I get the following message:
Drive C has not been installed, and does not contain installation software
Do you want to install this unit? (y/n)
When I type an 'n' everything is ok, the computer still boots from my harddisk,
no files are corrupted, everything looks the same. There is a way to avoid
this, just low level format it, but I don't want to if I don't have to.
Is there any way to get rid of this question at every startup or after every
reboot??
My drive is a Seagate ST250R and is supplied with 'Seagate ST11 BIOS REVISION
2.0.0' (I don't know if the last is of any use).
If anyone has any suggestions (apart from: perform a low lovel format), please
e-mail me.
Thanks in advance.
John Graat
University of Nymegen
Holland
email: ttn8@erato.cs.kun.nl
or: vlsi3@erato.cs.kun.nlvlsi3@erato.cs.kun.nl (vlsi cursus) (07/06/90)
Hello again,
I thank those who already sent mails with suggestions. Maybe there are others
who know an answer to my problem (the suggestions I already received didn't
help).
There is a little problem, my account ttn8 has been closed, so if you send
something please mail it to: vlsi3@erato.cs.kun.nl
otherwise you'll get it returned.
John Graat
University of Nymegen
The Netherlands
e-mail: vlsi3@erato.cs.kun.nl