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Friday, May 11, 2007 at 5:25 pm
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Posted by terri (8 messages posted)


A friend had a computer that had windows 98se on it, and he changed monitors. Now 
it does not start in windows what can I do? I tried putting the cd into the cd rom 
and it says invalid system disk. Now I have to use a public computer to ask for help 
anyone know what to do? I am not familiar with computers. I do not know computer 
terms the bios says award modular bios v 4.51pc. I need to make sure the settings 
are correct, how can I tell to make sure he did not try to change things in the bios? 
Can anyone tell me what each of the items in the bios should be set at. It says Award 
Bios on the main screen. I have checked all the cables nothing is loose. I figure 
maybe not knowing what he was doing he changed something in the bios. On the left 
side of the screen when I start computer and hit delete to enter set up the bios 
shows this list.
Standard cms setting 
Bios feature setup 
Chipset features setup
Pnp/pci configuration
Load bios defaults
Load setup defaults 
Right side of screen shows 
Integrated peripherals 
Supervisor password 
User password 
Ide had auto detection
Hd low level format 
Save and exit setup 
Exit without saving 
How can I tell if he changed anything does any one have a picture of each of the 
things on list so I can highlight them and see if anything was changed?




Responses to this message:
*DOS Prompt -- No Windows (gewg_: Friday, May 11, 2007 at 8:58 pm)
*re: windows not starting (Keith Stanier: Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 2:20 am)
*re: windows not starting (Ed: Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 7:35 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-windows not starting (terri: Fri, May 11, 2007, 5:25 pm)
*DOS Prompt -- No Windows (gewg_: Fri, May 11, 2007, 8:58 pm)
-re: windows not starting (Keith Stanier: Sat, May 12, 2007, 2:20 am)
-re: windows not starting (Ms. Eagle: Sat, May 12, 2007, 2:35 am)
-re: windows not starting (Keith Stanier: Sat, May 12, 2007, 9:53 am)
-"Monitor drivers" (gewg_: Sat, May 12, 2007, 11:51 am)
-re: "Monitor drivers" (Keith Stanier: Sun, May 13, 2007, 7:11 am)
*re: "Monitor drivers" (gewg_: Sun, May 13, 2007, 9:11 am)
*re: "Monitor drivers" (Ms. Eagle: Sun, May 13, 2007, 10:11 pm)
-re: windows not starting (Ed: Sun, May 13, 2007, 7:35 pm)
-re: windows not starting (Ms. Eagle: Sun, May 13, 2007, 10:22 pm)
-re: windows not starting (Ed: Fri, May 18, 2007, 5:53 am)
*Calling things by their proper names (gewg_: Fri, May 18, 2007, 9:09 am)
-re: windows not starting (Ms. Eagle: Fri, May 18, 2007, 9:50 am)
-re: windows not starting (Ed: Fri, May 18, 2007, 10:25 am)
*re: windows not starting (Ms. Eagle: Fri, May 18, 2007, 11:00 am)
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