Can't reboot computer even with DOS startup disk!
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Original Message
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Name: Graeme
Date: June 8, 2000 at 01:21:22 Pacific
Subject: Can't reboot computer even with DOS startup disk! |
Comment: I'm experiencing the same problems - old computer (486/66) and I MUST have done something wrong because when it rebooted, all I got was a blank screen (no 'loading Windows 95' or anything). I followed the instructions above, and put in my DOS 6.22 startup disk, and it just sits there now for HOURS and HOUES saying 'Starting MS-DOS'. If the boot dick won't even work what can I do? PLEASE, PLEASE could someone help me - I am at my wits end here! PLEASE!!!!
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Response Number 1
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Name: shaggee
Date: June 8, 2000 at 10:23:09 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I don't know if this will help but I had a similar problem a few months ago. It turned out that the fkoppy drive had a damaged read\write head. The disk would start to boot and then it would freeze. I hope this helps.
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Response Number 2
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Name: Doug
Date: June 8, 2000 at 10:23:22 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Try a couple of things first. Open your computer, pull the cable off your CD-ROM drive, then try to boot from your boot disk. If that does nothing, try detaching your Hard drive and see if you can boot up.
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Response Number 4
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Name: ScoAce
Date: June 20, 2000 at 08:13:55 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I take it you have checked the BIOS for the boot order. Ignore the advice about disconnecting the CD drive, seen as the cd drive will be IDE and the floppy drive isn't. Try another boot disk created on another pc running dos or Win95 (sys a:)
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