DAW is back, and it works! Thanks! :)

My son got my DAW working again by replacing the power supply and the video card.  

OK, I think somehow the 2 HD's got switched around, so it boots up using the 2nd HD, which I haven't updated for over a year (I back up to another HD).  Anyone know how to make what it now considers the backup HD the main HD?

That's weird Janet. I've never heard of an entire program disappearing from a power supply melt down.

The data re-appeared? Ghost in the machine?

OK, looks like my main HD is now F drive and X1 is there.  This could get interesting.  

That's the weirder part.  My backup won't turn on, so I can't even see it.  So I have no idea what the present C drive is.  Well, maybe I had 2 HD's in this machine. I really don't remember. :( 

you can switch the boot drives in the bios.

I'd have to get your motherboard maker & model number and get the manual to really be able to help like that.

You could:

- Swap the hard drive cable ends that go onto the mother board (EASY for your son to do this)

*OR*

- You could change the drive letters from Administrative Tools / Computer Management (another one for your son because this option might still be hidden)

*OR*

- You could change the boot drive in the BIOS as Reece suggested, except that anything that references "C" won't find your files if they are now on a different drive (and vice versa).

craigb


You could:

- Swap the hard drive cable ends that go onto the mother board (EASY for your son to do this)

*OR*

- You could change the drive letters from Administrative Tools / Computer Management (another one for your son because this option might still be hidden)

*OR*

- You could change the boot drive in the BIOS as Reece suggested, except that anything that references "C" won't find your files if they are now on a different drive (and vice versa).

Craig is fully on it. All of these are the things to be looking at.

My bet is that the BIOS got reset during the repair and the previous boot order got messed up.

if the "2nd" drive is booting up to windows (which is what it sounds like you're saying) but your programs aren't there that you've been running for the past year, then it's possible she has a RAID 1 system which was disabled at some time.

or she had a data drive which had windows installed to it as well but set up by the person who built the system (her son) to boot on the primary drive.  not sure why he would have done that on purpose, but it's a possibility.

Back in the day simply switching the cable to the drive determined which one was the C drive.... I would try that. It is possible they did get re-connected incorrectly. 

Shut it off..... swap the cables ( power cables don't matter)  and reboot to see what it does. 

Well, thanks to all your great input, I just opened 'er up and switched those cables...and it works!  :)  I asked my son if he had disconnected them for some reason and he said he had disconnected everything.  I think he likes wires a little bit too much.  


Then the screen resolution was all messed up and he reminded me how to fix it and told me that's because I had a new video card.  But it didn't do that before I switched the hard drive cables.  

So hmm.....now it's probably gonna blow up or something.  But maybe, just maybe...I mean MAYBE I can do a new piece now before long.  I mean, I have a whole week before school starts again!  :) 

Thanks again, all of you!  Sure do appreciate your help.  

Oh, I'm pretty sure computers, and my DAW in particular have already driven me over the edge....

Yes, so true...