JAY EMRIE wrote in a message to ALL:

 JE> A new development in my crazy system problems.

 JE> Every once in a while when I try to boot up I get the following
 JE> message: 

 JE> NTLDR is missing
 JE> Press CTRL + ALT + DEL to restart.

 JE> Doing this causes NOTHING to happen.

 JE> If I press RESET on the case, the system usually reboots correctly.

 JE> This AM, I THINK I noticed that the C: (boot drive) was not
 JE> recognized in the BIOS load phase of booting. I will have to pay
 JE> closer attention to what is happening during that phase in the
 JE> future. 

Does the drive get recognized if you reset?  It sounds to me like it's
taking a little bit too long to respond to the rest of the system, 
initially.

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