Summary: Can anyone help? I reformatted my hard drive and got a bit carried away! Any ideas when you get the following message :- NO ROM BASIC System Halted ...
Summary: You can boot a box without an operating system. Gaming boxes like the Atari 2600 typically used programs written directly to the hardware. The sort of...
Summary: Have 486 puter and while downloading Dos 6.22, the install stopped, and now all I get is message No ROM BASIC System halted every time I boot up. Help...
Summary: I dunno what density the floppy is, but if this is a 386, then there is a chance that the floppy could be a 720kb. "read error" or "sector not found" ...
Summary: I believe the 5150 is the original IBN PC with 5 ISA slots. Original model 16K/64K motherboard. Revised mothboard 64K/256K. The only things I rememb...
Summary: Hello all. I picked up a couple of computers at a local Salvation Army for a whopping $2.00 each. I think they're 486's but I bought them for parts. A...
Summary: You aren't going to like the answer to this. When you use a DOS program under Win2K you are not actually using DOS, but rather, a DOS emulator. All of...
Summary: I acquired a Toshiba satellite pro 410cdt, because the guy couldn't figure out how to complete hard disk reformatting. When I boot it up it runs memor...
Summary: I am tying to install dos on a 486 but after I reboot the computer it tells me I have no Rom Basic System Halted.If I Fdisk the drive when I reboot I...
Summary: Yup. I came looking for just this info also. I have an old PS-2 Model 25 (c. 1987) with a 720k drive and no HD. (Someone was gonna throw it out...) ...
Summary: Definitely don't buy the GWBasic disks - you can d/l them (where else?) at Powerload - but it's not an operating system - you can't boot up to it. I'v...
Summary: Now that I put DOS in it It gives this message. NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED_ i tried with DOS 6.22 1st then DOS 4.01. Both cases message is same ...
Summary: I am fully in support of Crusader. It is inappropriate to make jokes of others. It would be kinder if we asked them to provide specific answers like "...
Summary: Hi I am a newbie when it comes to how computers function and how to fix them...I found an old 486 that HAD Win 3.1 and Dos 5.0 on it. The reason i s...
Summary: The rom basic isn't useful for stand alone programs, but can help if you want to learn programming. Yep, there are 8 bit VGA cards out there as I hav...
Summary: Read this completely before you start, if possible copy and paste it to your word program or notepad and printed out. If you don't have a bootdisk yo...
Summary: I have a 486 computer that when you try to boot it up is says NO ROM BASIC SYSTEM HALTED Do I need to go to setup adn auto detect hard drive and then ...
Summary: Most users mix up the idea of a BASIC MS-DOS Boot Disk, and a RECOVERY Boot Disk. BASIC BOOT DISK is used to start ANY machine and has minimum drivers...
Summary: i had the same problem...u need to use mscdex.exe it is the basic driver for a cd rom get the file(look on a boot disk or get from someone else) then...
Summary: I'm currently crunching on a related problem and I notice this topic fairly recent, so I'll put my 2 cents in: (I have a Creative 6x CD-ROM drive, and...
Summary: I posted this message without explaining the prob. Basically I want to change drive letters for CD-Rom and CD-R drives in Dos. Where do I add the l:X ...
Summary: When you shutdown Windows to get MS-DOS, you get a basic dos good for troubleshooting,formating diskettes etc.Download a Windows 98 SE boot disk or ma...
Summary: I sent you an answering email and it came back. The basic problem seems to be that you do not have the correct device line in the config.sys...
Summary: Give me a break I haven't messed with dos in like 15 years! I was only 15 back then and my dad wouldn't let me dig right in to his expensive toy. Ex...
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