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PC eye · 07-26-2006, 02:18 AM

You may have a hardware error code being seen there. Which version of Windows are you currently running? If 98 or newer you can try the "fdisk /mbr" command at the dos prompt when booting from a 98 startup floppy to write a new boot sector. But the problem being seen right after an electrical storm suggests likely hardware damage due to a sudden power surge. The "Device error: 12General Failure" sounds like an error code according to Packard Bell and not an OS error message being seen.

07-26-2006, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 20,803	You may have a hardware error code being seen there. Which version of Windows are you currently running? If 98 or newer you can try the "fdisk /mbr" command at the dos prompt when booting from a 98 startup floppy to write a new boot sector. But the problem being seen right after an electrical storm suggests likely hardware damage due to a sudden power surge. The "Device error: 12General Failure" sounds like an error code according to Packard Bell and not an OS error message being seen.