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Operating Sys Not Found
Hi, I hope you are doing well.
I am having the Op Sys NF problem. I can boot from a floppy disk and change to the C drive, but can't get a file/directory list. If I run the DIR command, I get what appears to be a list of DOS commands residing on the floppy disk. I say that because the byte size of the C drive is represented as the same size as a floppy disk. I used bootdisk I created and one I downloaded from bootdisk.com with same results. I did not use the SPINRITE program cause I do not want to purchase it without some assurance it will work--I know, cheapskate. Does anyone know of another option I might have for accessing the files on the hard drive? I posted this in GENERAL thread but did not anything helpful. I appreciate the two individuals who replied but just am not having any luck. Thanks for any help you can provide and have a great weekend. |
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Boot with a floppy - type
DIR C: what's reported? Type FDISK /STATUS What's reported?? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "KenP" wrote in message ... Hi, I hope you are doing well. I am having the Op Sys NF problem. I can boot from a floppy disk and change to the C drive, but can't get a file/directory list. If I run the DIR command, I get what appears to be a list of DOS commands residing on the floppy disk. I say that because the byte size of the C drive is represented as the same size as a floppy disk. I used bootdisk I created and one I downloaded from bootdisk.com with same results. I did not use the SPINRITE program cause I do not want to purchase it without some assurance it will work--I know, cheapskate. Does anyone know of another option I might have for accessing the files on the hard drive? I posted this in GENERAL thread but did not anything helpful. I appreciate the two individuals who replied but just am not having any luck. Thanks for any help you can provide and have a great weekend. |
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When I run Dir C command I get a list of DOS commands. No directories and
nothing that indicates the Dir actually reported on C drive. When I run FDISK, I get no disks found. "Noel Paton" wrote: Boot with a floppy - type DIR C: what's reported? Type FDISK /STATUS What's reported?? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "KenP" wrote in message ... Hi, I hope you are doing well. I am having the Op Sys NF problem. I can boot from a floppy disk and change to the C drive, but can't get a file/directory list. If I run the DIR command, I get what appears to be a list of DOS commands residing on the floppy disk. I say that because the byte size of the C drive is represented as the same size as a floppy disk. I used bootdisk I created and one I downloaded from bootdisk.com with same results. I did not use the SPINRITE program cause I do not want to purchase it without some assurance it will work--I know, cheapskate. Does anyone know of another option I might have for accessing the files on the hard drive? I posted this in GENERAL thread but did not anything helpful. I appreciate the two individuals who replied but just am not having any luck. Thanks for any help you can provide and have a great weekend. |
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Hmm - sounds like you HD has died - terminally!
I hope you have backups? The RAMDisk is being allocated to drive C:, because there's no visible HD It may be worth checking the IDE connectors to the HD and making sure that they're properly seated, and that the power leads are OK -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "KenP" wrote in message ... When I run Dir C command I get a list of DOS commands. No directories and nothing that indicates the Dir actually reported on C drive. When I run FDISK, I get no disks found. "Noel Paton" wrote: Boot with a floppy - type DIR C: what's reported? Type FDISK /STATUS What's reported?? -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "KenP" wrote in message ... Hi, I hope you are doing well. I am having the Op Sys NF problem. I can boot from a floppy disk and change to the C drive, but can't get a file/directory list. If I run the DIR command, I get what appears to be a list of DOS commands residing on the floppy disk. I say that because the byte size of the C drive is represented as the same size as a floppy disk. I used bootdisk I created and one I downloaded from bootdisk.com with same results. I did not use the SPINRITE program cause I do not want to purchase it without some assurance it will work--I know, cheapskate. Does anyone know of another option I might have for accessing the files on the hard drive? I posted this in GENERAL thread but did not anything helpful. I appreciate the two individuals who replied but just am not having any luck. Thanks for any help you can provide and have a great weekend. |
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S2VuUA==?= says... When I run Dir C command I get a list of DOS commands. No directories and nothing that indicates the Dir actually reported on C drive. When I run FDISK, I get no disks found. Have you made any recent changes? If not, as Noel says, it is a dead HDD. However, in the remote possibility that you might have change; I got that error after a BIOS update. After flashing the latest HP BIOS image, on reboot the "System Not Found" error appeared. I rebooted, but used the F2 key to get to the BIOS configuration. For some reason the BIOS had switched the cables, and the boot sequence. I physically swapped the cables, and re- configured the BIOS options to match what had been configured before flashing the latest HP BIOS version; after that I was back in business. -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint |
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KenP wrote:
Hi, I hope you are doing well. I am having the Op Sys NF problem. I can boot from a floppy disk and change to the C drive, but can't get a file/directory list. If I run the DIR command, I get what appears to be a list of DOS commands residing on the floppy disk. I say that because the byte size of the C drive is represented as the same size as a floppy disk. I used bootdisk I created and one I downloaded from bootdisk.com with same results. I did not use the SPINRITE program cause I do not want to purchase it without some assurance it will work--I know, cheapskate. Does anyone know of another option I might have for accessing the files on the hard drive? I posted this in GENERAL thread but did not anything helpful. I appreciate the two individuals who replied but just am not having any luck. Thanks for any help you can provide and have a great weekend. Well, so far the weekend is going rather mediocrely... there's still time though. As Noel said, the reason you seem to have a "C:" when you boot from the EBD is that the RAMDisk which the EBD creates is being assigned that letter. Looks like you have a dead disk, *but* you'll want to check a few things before you turn it into an industrial-art paperweight. BIOS - ensure drive detection is set to AUTO. Does the red light come on when you boot up ? Do you hear the drive spinning up? Cables - may be a bum power or data cable. Rick |
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