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    Sec Master HDD Error

    Hi,

    I boot up my comp and it says,

    Released: 08/06/2001
    AMIBIOS (C)2001 American Megatrends Inc
    A6529MS V1.0 080601
    Interl(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor, 1.50GHz
    CheckingNVRAM...
    262144KB ok
    DEL:Setup F11:Boot Menu F12:Network Boot

    Then after a few miniutes it wills say under "DEL:Setup F11:Boot Menu F12:Network Boot"
    Sec Master HDD error
    Press F1 to Resume

    I hope some one can help me out. I really need to use the computer! Thank You in advance.

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    We need a bit more information: what make and model?
    Are you comfortable opening the computer up and working inside? If so, I would suggest unplugging the grey ribbon cable that connects the cdrom or dvdrom to the motherboard while the machine is unplugged from ac power. Then, try turning it on and hitting F11 on boot and choosing hard drive as the boot device. If you are uncomfortable inside, take it to a pro. Tip him or her well, and refrain from looking over anyone's shoulder.
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    its samsaung SyncMasters 750s, and the gray cable is connected from my drive to my cdrom. Now its connected just to the drive, and its not working. I also have 2 drives but one of them is currently not connected.

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    It sounds like you unplugged a drive and the system isnt happy you did.
    You need to enter bios to re detect the drives and be sure it detects whats actually there.
    And by the way a "samsaung SyncMasters 750s" is not a computer.
    It is a monitor.
    Did you unplug the drive? thats not working now.
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    ok i hav fixed the sec master hdd error, but now i got an new error...it says,

    Windows could not start because the following file is missing
    or corruupt:
    System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys

    You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup
    using the original Setup CD-ROM.
    Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair

    this happens right before windows load and its after the bios page.

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    Does safe mode work?
    Can you boot to the XP cd and the repair consul and do a chkdsk /r ?
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