eMachines EL1852G Support Question
eMachines EL1852G Support Question
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Question posted by stanp52 on January 27th, 2014
E Machine Say Missing Operating System Is This Cause By A Bad Hard Drive
my e machine say missing operating system. i unplug the computer and disconnect everything and it still does nothing
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Answer #1: Posted by geekyankit1991 on January 27th, 2014 12:04 PM
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Your computer locks up, crashes, stalls or otherwise fails to completely boot up into Windows. That's particularly painful, since most all of our diagnostic tools require that Windows be running. Diagnosing the problem with a computer that won't boot can be difficult.
In this article we'll look at some of the resources that you do have available, and try to gather a little information about the type of problem you might be experiencing.
I'll start at a successfully booting Windows, and work backwards to a completely dead machineTech freak
Related eMachines EL1852G Manual Pages
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 5
...In such cases, please contact your office may have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. You MUST use the list provided by your regional office MAY have a DIFFERENT part ...part number change is made, it will NOT be noted in the FRU list of customer machines.
To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional Acer office to...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 9
... Service Guide
1 The exact configuration of your PC depends on page 75 for reference only. System Features
Component Operating system support
Processor
Core logic Graphics controller Memory Expansion options Connectivity Hard disk drive (HDD) Optical disc drive (ODD)
Description • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium ×64 • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic ×32 •...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 11
microATX (µATX) 244 × 200 mm
Environmental Requirements
Aspect Operating temperature Operating humidity
Description 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) 15% to 80% RH non-condensing
EL1852 Service Guide
3 Physical Specifications
Aspect Chassis dimension (W × D × H) ...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 20
... to the specified boot sequence. Press Enter to specify the boot device priority sequence for removable drives.
Select whether to allow the BIOS to boot the operating system in the following order: • Hard disk • Optical drive (CD/DVD) • Removable device • Network boot (LAN)
Press Enter to specify the boot device...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 21
...Select whether to run multiple operating systems in independent partitions. Consult your operating system as well. Select the amount of 32-bit hardware and 32-bit operating systems that support the Physical ...harmful software from executing and propagating on 64-bit OS and those 32-bit systems that causes a computer to appear to addresses above 4 GB. This can reduce exposure to enable...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 22
... Floppy and remaining as FDD (Ex.ZIP drive).
If Auto, USB device equal or less than 2GB will be used to force a HDD formatted drive to boot as harddrive.
Enables or disables ...RAID Native IDE
Enabled Disabled
Enabled Disabled
Auto Floppy Hard Disk
Enabled Disabled
Enabled Disabled
Enabled Disabled
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EL1358 Service Guide Select an operating mode for the onboard SATA. Enables or disables ...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 25
... reduce this field to Enabled to disable the Spread Spectrum feature if you are overclocking.
This reduces interference problems with other electronics in clock speed causing the overclocked processor to lock up. Value
Enabled Disabled
Enabled Disabled
EL1358 Service Guide
17 A slight jitter can introduce a temporary boost in the area. Frequency...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 37
Removing the Optical Drive and the Hard Disk Drive
1. EL1852 Service Guide
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Disconnect the other end of the optical drive.
2. Disconnect the data and power cables from the rear of the data cable from the mainboard.
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 38
3. Disconnect the other end of the data cable from the rear of the hard disk drive. 4. Disconnect the data and power cables from the mainboard.
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EL1852 Service Guide
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 49
...2.
Proceed to recreate the failure by running the diagnostic tests or repeating the
same operation. 3. Make sure that there is no point of the failure is set to ...to the installed drives. 8. If the cause of contact in the system that all components are firmly and properly attached to their appropriate
mainboard connectors. 9.
System External Inspection
1. Unplug the power cord...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 57
... S.M.A.R.T.
capable hard disk sends ...Drive ATAPI Incompatible
4th Master Drive ATAPI Incompatible
4th Slave Drive ATAPI Incompatible
5th Master Drive ATAPI Incompatible
5th Slave Drive ATAPI Incompatible
6th Master Drive ATAPI Incompatible
6th Slave Drive ATAPI Incompatible
S.M.A.R.T. Capable but Command Failed
S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace
S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status BAD...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 58
...Bad
Static Resource Conflict PCI I /O resource conflict when configured by BIOS POST. Error initializing secondary DMA controller.
BIOS could not initialize the Slave Interrupt Controller. In this error is a fatal error, often indication a problem with system hardware. This causes...system hardware. POST error while trying to a drive's boot sector. Description
The BIOS has detected ...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 59
...is enabled in the BIOS setup but the device is not retaining its data due to reboot the machine. PS/2 keyboard is not present in the AMIBIOS8 ROM. A reset or power cycle is pressed ...
51 CMOS
Message Displayed CMOS Date/Time Not Set CMOS Battery Low
CMOS Settings Wrong CMOS Checksum Bad
Description
The CMOS date and/or time are invalid. CMOS contents failed the Checksum check. This may...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 60
...FRU indicated in the right column is the most likely cause.
the Control Panel.
• Reload software from Recovery...normal, but the fan still does not work . • IDE drive connection/cables
• IDE disk drives
• See "Undetermined Problems".
• Mainboard
NOTE Ensure the ...fan should be operative, and the processor clock setting should be exactly set to Enabled.
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 61
...; CD/DVD-ROM is damaged.
• Disconnect all cables from CD/DVD-ROM drive except power cable, then press the eject button to try to master connector or the drive is clean before LED shutting off. Hard Disk Drive-related Symptoms Symptom/Error Hard disk drive test failed.
CD/DVD-ROM drive cannot load or eject when the...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 65
... Hard disk drive • DIMM • CD/DVD-ROM drive • Expansion boards 4. Power on page 41)
Follow the procedures below to isolate the failing FRU. Visually check them for damage. Remove or disconnect all... failed FRU. Undetermined Problems
NOTE • Verify that all of the failure is operating correctly. (See "Power System Check" on the computer. 5. Determine if the problem has ...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 66
...cause the system to the USB storage device and rename it as "amiboot.rom". 4. Disconnect... the USB storage device from the computer. Select Ok, then press Enter.
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EL1852 Service Guide BIOS Recovery
An interruption during the creation of the crisis disk. 2. Creating the BIOS Crisis Recovery Disk
1. Unplug... the Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system and plug in a computer ...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 71
...CLR_CMOS jumper to be unreadable. Locate the clear CMOS jumper on a flat, steady surface. 5. Unplug the network cable and all peripherals. 2. Remove the side panel. 6. If necessary, remove any...the changes you made in the Setup Utility caused error messages to clear the CMOS data. • 1-2 position: Normal operation (default) • 2-3 position: Clear CMOS data
To clear the...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 100
...hardware exploded view 74 FRU list 73 specifications 86 Hardware Diagnostic Procedure 41 HDD, see hard disk drive 1 HDD-ODD bracket remove 28 headphone jack 4 heat sink fan cable connector 66 humidity...54
monitor port 5
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name product 10
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ODD, see optical disc drive 1 operating system 1 optical disc drive
configuration 11 remove 29 specifications 88 troubleshooting 53 OS support 1
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panel rear ...
eMachines EL1852 Service Guide - Page 101
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expansion 5 software specifications
antivirus 2 operating system 1 specifications audio 89 card reader 89 Ethernet 89 hard disk drive 88 memory 87 optical disc drive 88 power management 90 power supply ...19 system time 11 system views front view 4 system weight 3
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temperature monitoring 16 operating 3
troubleshooting BIOS checkpoints 42 BIOS recovery 58 BIOS update 59 clearing CMOS 63 component ...
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