If you do not remedy this situation soon, you will have drive failure. The failure is caused by the ribbon cable being cut. The drive should work properly as soon as you replace the cable. The above situations can occur with the computer seemingly working properly. There are times that your computer will simply not start at all.
Computers run a series of self diagnostic tests as they boot up.
If you computer fails one of these tests, your computer will not start. You were get a series of audible beeps when this happens. When you hear these beeps, you can quickly narrow down the cause of the problem. Along with the beeps, you will be given an error number. Refer to the table below to help figure out where you computer is having problems.