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Name: [C]ritikal Date: June 6, 2002 at 04:54:08 Pacific
Comment:
i need help...of course. every time i turn on my computer it says
203: drive not ready 20?:insert boot disk
so i put in my boot disk and it wont reinstall windows 98. and it keeps telling me to insert the boot disk.but each time it does not work.but there was something unusual i noticed. instead of c:/..............it had a:/............in dos mode
Name: Dan Penny Date: June 6, 2002 at 06:58:37 Pacific
Reply:
Can you be a bit clearer on your problem description? If the drive is not ready, and if the boot disk isn't working, how are you "getting a:\ instead of c:\" and or dos mode?
(Could be just me too. I've read in "extra" things for simple problems before.) ;>)
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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer Date: June 6, 2002 at 11:56:11 Pacific
Reply:
If you're booting to the boot disk, then of COURSE the prompt will read A:/> because that's the drive letter of your Floppy.
Put the Windows 98 CD in your CD Drive, change the boot order in the BIOS to the CD, and you can then install Windows 98 from the CD.
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Response Number 3
Name: mesich Date: June 6, 2002 at 12:37:13 Pacific
Reply:
We both may be reading "extra" here Dan. :)
Like Jennifer said you are using a floppy to boot so you will see A:\>
Type the drive letter for your cd-rom and Enter. A:\>d: [Enter] or e: [Enter] at the prompt d:\>type setup and [Enter] or e:\>setup [Enter]
Good Day All! Mesich
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Response Number 4
Name: k_semler Date: June 6, 2002 at 13:48:07 Pacific
Reply:
But to use a boot disk, you must set the boot order as follows: A:\,C:\. If you do not, it will not recognize your boot disk. Also, did you make sure your FAT has not been corrupted? I would recreate the primary DOS partition just to be on the safe side.
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