Problem after wiping hard drive

Original Message

Name: kona1
Date: December 25, 2006 at 11:19:45 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive
OS: Windows95
CPU/Ram: Pentium
Model/Manufacturer: Pionex

Comment:

I had my hard drive wiped and then decided that I needed some information about the computer. When I turned it on I got a screen with information about Co-Processor, CPU Clock, Extended Memory, Master Disks, Slave Disks, different type ports, PCI Device Listing with numbers and letters under that, Verifying DMI Pool Data. Then it said "Remove disks or other media, Press any key to restart". When I press any key to restart it just keeps giving me that same message. I've never wiped a hard drive before so I don't know if this is what happens or not. I don't think this is being explained very well but hopefully someone can tell me if there is anything I can do. I just figured I'd get a blank screen or something. Thanks for any help.

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Response Number 1

Name: orbital
Date: December 25, 2006 at 12:49:37 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

Reply: (edit)

If you wiped hard drive it is blank, therefore it has nothing to boot from....

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Response Number 2

Name: jboy
Date: December 25, 2006 at 13:28:14 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

Reply: (edit)

Sure - what did you expect (or hope to accomplish) from this action?
Presumably you intend to reinstall an Operating System - otherwise, you have a large & uninteresting paperweight
... the interests and rights of some individuals take precedence over the interests and rights of others

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Response Number 3

Name: Stephen Fox
Date: December 25, 2006 at 17:32:47 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

Reply: (edit)

Sounds almost the same as "System Disk or disk error". Of course like jboy said if you erased everything then you would get that message because there is nothing to boot from.
Email if you need a 95/98 MS-DOS boot disk.
Stephen Fox
Windows 98SE 4.10.2222 A
DELL M233ST LATITUDE CP LAPTOP
INTEL 586 MMX 233MHz; 128MB RAM

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Response Number 4

Name: jboy
Date: December 25, 2006 at 18:18:49 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

Reply: (edit)

... sure - they're so hard to find online.

According to M$, that is one of the possible messages when attempting to start up with non-bootable media (just not the commonest)
"I don't think this is being explained very well"
Agreed - - although there's still time to clarify things (and that would be... nice)
... the interests and rights of some individuals take precedence over the interests and rights of others

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Response Number 5

Name: trvlr
Date: December 26, 2006 at 07:27:41 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

Reply: (edit)

And what info were you hoping to obtain at this stage of events?

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Response Number 6

Name: kona1
Date: December 26, 2006 at 11:28:49 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

Reply: (edit)

I was going to give this computer away but I needed some information about it that I neglected to write down or memorize. I have a new computer is the reason for all this. I do have all the disks, etc. that came with the computer when I got it new. Thanks for the help. Jan

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Response Number 7

Name: trvlr
Date: December 26, 2006 at 11:42:14 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

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Did you get all you needed in terms of info?

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Response Number 8

Name: jboy
Date: December 26, 2006 at 15:55:22 Pacific
Subject: Problem after wiping hard drive

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Seems like much ado over nothing then - it's an erased, nonbooting hard drive, and the only information it can easily render is from the POST screen or the BIOS (as one would expect)
If the drive has more than one partition, and/or depending on how it was 'wiped', information may still be on the disk (if that is a concern)
... the interests and rights of some individuals take precedence over the interests and rights of others

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