This can be caused by the hard disk not working properly, what you have to check is the following: [1] Proper setup in the CMOS, Disks over 540MB need to be set to LBA mode. [2] Ribbon is properly installed? [3] No hardware conflicts with the master and slave settings? [4] Ribbon is not damaged? [5] Check to see if the hard disk is formatted or not, if so does it have an operating system on it?