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Please help with non system disk error?
Name: Ben Schwartz Date: February 16, 2002 at 21:13:34 Pacific
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I recently installed windows 3.1 on my computer, and after i installed it it said to reboot, and i said yes, it rebooted, dos didnt even start, and it said non system disk error, and there was no disk in drive a:\ please help how to get out of that.
Name: k_semler Date: February 16, 2002 at 21:29:35 Pacific
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Insert your boot disk and start your machine. When you are at the command prompt, type SYS C: This will transfer the system files over to your hard drive making it bootable.
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Response Number 2
Name: Ben Schwartz Date: February 16, 2002 at 21:48:57 Pacific
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Thanks K but, I cant even get to the command prompt
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Response Number 3
Name: k_semler Date: February 17, 2002 at 00:14:40 Pacific
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Before you installed 3.1, did you install DOS on the drive first? What does it say when you attempt to start with a boot disk?
Windows 3.1 is just a GUI, it is not an OS. You need to have DOS 3.3 or above installed for 3.1 to work.
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Response Number 4
Name: k_semler Date: February 17, 2002 at 08:55:55 Pacific
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I forgot to mention, you must have it set in your BIOS to boot from the floppy drive first.
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Response Number 5
Name: Ben Schwartz Date: February 17, 2002 at 11:31:44 Pacific
When I start my computer up I get a Boot disk error, insert start up disk. I thought it was my hard drive, so I bought a new one but it gives me the same error whether it is the new, the old one, or without one at all.
Please help. Dave
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Response Number 7
Name: Brian McCready Date: May 18, 2002 at 18:18:33 Pacific
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what is the fix for getting non-system boot failure insert boot disk and restart the computer. I get the error even with the hdd id cable disconnected.
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