When the battery was replaced, the CMOS/BIOS settings for the hard drive were probably reset to "<none>". The only way to get the system to recognize the hard drive once again is to reset the CMOS/BIOS hard drive settings.

To do this will require two things:[list=1]
[*]Access the CMOS/BIOS Setup

When the system is first powered up you usually see a brief message on-screen that let's you know what key(s) are required to get into the CMOS/BIOS Setup. For example:



If there is no indication of what to do to get in, let us know what brand BIOS (or computer) and we'll see if we can help you figure it out. (Note: Some older computers required a Setup Diskette to access the CMOS/BIOS Setup).
[*]The correct parameters for the hard drive.

To help you figure out exactly what these parameters might be we'll need the brand and model number off of the hard drive. Once you have the correct parameters in hand you'll probably need to select hard drive type "46" (or "47", or "user") and manually enter the number of heads, cylinders, write precomp etc. For example:

[/list=a]That's it. After you save your changes and exit Setup the system should be able to recognize and boot from the hard drive.

[This message has been edited by Vernon Frazee (edited 03-26-2002).]