Computer newbies forum: ASUS Desktop Windows 7 HD Disabled in BIOS

A true ram error will cause this issue if not corrected. It maybe the result of "heat stress" on basic or low-level quality if pushed too hard. It appeats that maybe the case, but you need to verify. With power-OFF remove or swap around the ram sticks in the PC and se if that helps or clean the innards of the PC as well. T^his overall should or point what maybe the problem. Being 1yr. old if used for gaming intensity you reached a point where something has to give. Prolonged gaming in a heat stressed enviroment finds the weakest link and causes problems. If ram stick has gone bad, replace with saimilar. But also check into better cooling plus that cleaning I've mentioned, its too important to overlook. Check all that out and come back with results.


tada -----Willy

Thank you. I will try what you suggested on Wednesday and will post result

Did what you suggested, but no change ;-(
I took screens snapshots,is there a way for me to upload to this forum giving hopefully more info on what ever is going on? Don't see an upload option Thank you

I think I may have found a way to share snapshot. Thank you

http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt224/pat1111609/

It's clearly listed at http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt224/pat1111609/DSC03413.jpg

But the PERECOVER issue has many causes from a PC that was never cleaned (overheats) to a failing drive.

The story is too slim to give the nod to either common issue but you could get out the canned air early and do the work now.
Bob

The HD ia actually found but appears the PC won't boot because it can't find it. After I did some googling, it appears the Asus maybe the root of this. It just maybe more a mtrbd. port issue as it got hit in some way or another. The controller itself could be faulted as it may succumb to heat stress as i stated before. You could reset the HD cables and se if that works or try yet another SATA port and check results. I would for now try just booting from the DVD drive, make that the 1st boot device, actually swap ports, disconnect the HD for now. If it works or boots with a "bootable disc", then we know the port is OK and it wants to work, overall. Attach HD at SATA 3, where to swapped from DVD but make the HD the 1st boot device and see if works. It should take longer though to see it errors boots at all or this errors.

here is some info on that error:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-system/primary-hard-disk-error/b92d1bb2-0fd1-4247-a7e6-14d313a3c25f

If nothing seems to correct the problem, then it looks more like a mtrbd. problem due to faulty SATA ports ot it's chip.

tada -----Willy