re: P.C. will not boot up!
Monday, September 3, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by C K
(5916 messages posted)
Boot into the BIOS and see if the HDD is identified. Might also need to reload BIOS
default setup values and make sure the HDD is identified or the channel that the
HDD is installed on, is set to "auto".. If the HDD developed a problem for some
odd reason, or there is a BIOS config/hardware problem of some kind, you will get
that message.
On Monday, September 3, 2007 at 12:18 pm, Gary wrote:
>After about a month of not using my P.C. I one day turned it on but would not boot
>up. At first it looks as though nothing is wrong by displaying the computer business
>logo, and after that a dim blue screen appears and says (In DOS mode) replace disc.
>Then hit any button to resume. I hit a button on keyboard but nothing. After about
>45 seconds it displays the same message every 45 seconds or so. What do I do to
get
>the thing started? The hard drive is about 6 months old. The bios battery seems
as
>though it is keeping fairly good time. And the thing always booted before. Any ideas
>on what to do?
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- P.C. will not boot up! (Gary: Monday, September 3, 2007 at 12:18 pm)
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