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Boot Failure
Name: angelwing Date: April 2, 2006 at 17:20:40 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: ? Product: Micronpc
Comment:
ok here is the problem, i still got the same message that said Boot Failure Insert BOOT diskette in A: Press any key when ready that is like that every time went to restart my computer, this started happen in October 2005 and it is still not working. I haven't been using my computer since then. so right now i am using a different one for now. But I still want my own computer to be fix.
So i was wondering if there is a way that can help to go into safe mode that i can copy it on my floppy disk from bootdisk.com? if so which one would be good for my computer or that can fix my computer from that site that would be good for my computer? (i can't even get into safe mode at all and I can't see my desktop) and i only can see is black screen with the message on it but i can still get in CMOS/BIOS Setup that is it.
Name: lukeles Date: April 2, 2006 at 18:21:29 Pacific
Reply:
you can press "F8" button when computer start
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Response Number 2
Name: street1 Date: April 2, 2006 at 18:52:43 Pacific
Reply:
Check the cables (both ends of them) connecting the hard disk drive. They could have been bumped loose.Check the 4 pin plug-in for power to your hard drive.
You also could have a bad ide cable.
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: April 2, 2006 at 19:01:30 Pacific
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Do you have the MicronPC recovery software?
Sorry, I do not check for private messages
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Response Number 4
Name: TopFarmer Date: April 2, 2006 at 19:16:38 Pacific
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Is the hdd detected in the bios ?
You can use any win comp and go to www.bootdisk.com and download the program to make a bootable floppy. DO get the same version of 98 ie:FE or SE. Remember the file you download is a program, do not copy it to the floppy.
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Response Number 5
Name: T-R-A Date: April 2, 2006 at 21:04:53 Pacific
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You might also want to replace the CMOS battery while you're at it. If it's dead, then you're likely losing the HDD settings (which is why it can't find a bootable device...)
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Response Number 6
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: April 2, 2006 at 22:59:44 Pacific
Name: angelwing Date: April 3, 2006 at 13:07:06 Pacific
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ham30- no i don't have the Micron Pc recovery software. it didn;t come with the pc tower. the guy that i brought it off of he built it himself. so i didn't get the stuff with it. just the pc tower.
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Response Number 8
Name: street1 Date: April 3, 2006 at 16:08:50 Pacific
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DAVEINCAPS,I had forgot the earlier post with 90 responses.
Like you said"Maybe I missed something.
Have fun."
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Response Number 9
Name: angelwing Date: April 3, 2006 at 16:52:52 Pacific
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where do i find what kind of motherboard i have?
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Response Number 10
Name: street1 Date: April 3, 2006 at 17:30:56 Pacific
Reply:
You could download Everest Free Edition.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html
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Response Number 11
Name: street1 Date: April 3, 2006 at 17:33:28 Pacific
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Forget response 10.You can't boot.
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Response Number 12
Name: zach Date: April 4, 2006 at 09:42:56 Pacific
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mscdex version 2.25 copyright (microsoft corp 1986-1995) drive d:=driver oemcd001 A;/> this is what i get when i try to reboot my computer and i try may commands but they wont work do u think u could help me out so i can boot my comptuer to windows. i jsut keep getting the black screen
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Response Number 13
Name: Rimfire Date: April 4, 2006 at 16:03:56 Pacific
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Zach, you really should have started your own thread. Fortunately this is simple. Remove the bootdisk from the floppy drive and reboot.
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Response Number 14
Name: angelwing Date: April 5, 2006 at 12:36:24 Pacific
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thank guys for all of your helped. i got my computer fixed! :-) whoo
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Response Number 15
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: April 5, 2006 at 13:03:55 Pacific
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Well, after all we went through in the previous thread, what did you do to get it fixed?
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Response Number 16
Name: street1 Date: April 5, 2006 at 15:51:50 Pacific
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Yes,as DAVEINCAPS Says"
"Well, after all we went through in the previous thread, what did you do to get it fixed?"
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Response Number 17
Name: angelwing Date: April 7, 2006 at 13:27:37 Pacific
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street1- why do you have to copy the same post as DAVEINCAPS
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Response Number 18
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: April 7, 2006 at 15:05:31 Pacific
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I suppose it's to reinforce that we're interested in the outcome. We get wrapped up in these problems too and want to know how they get fixed.
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Response Number 19
Name: street1 Date: April 7, 2006 at 17:37:01 Pacific
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It's easier angelwing if I have the same question.
We were really interested in how you fixed it.
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Response Number 20
Name: jboy Date: April 11, 2006 at 01:46:17 Pacific
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