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Old November 6th 08, 08:29 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
pjhjones
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Default Windows 98 Boot up issues

I have a WIN 98 machine that during boot up gives the following message:

"Drive Not Ready
Insert BOOT diskette in A:
Press any key when ready_"

When I press any key I get.
"Searching for Boot Record from IDE-0. . Not found
Searching for Boot Record from Floppy. .Not found"

Then a repeat of "Drive Not Ready..."

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Old November 6th 08, 09:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Jeff Richards
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Default Windows 98 Boot up issues

The hard disk drive is corrupted or has failed or has a loose connector, or
the hard disk drive controller is faulty, or the hard disk drive is
misconfigured in BIOS setup.

You will need to obtain a boot floppy - see he
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Be sure to follow the directions on the site for creating the boot floppy
from the download file.

You should do a thorough inspection of the hard disk drive installation,
checking for loose connections, then run the hard disk drive diagnostic
program available from the hard disk drive manufacturer's www site.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"pjhjones" wrote in message
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I have a WIN 98 machine that during boot up gives the following message:

"Drive Not Ready
Insert BOOT diskette in A:
Press any key when ready_"

When I press any key I get.
"Searching for Boot Record from IDE-0. . Not found
Searching for Boot Record from Floppy. .Not found"

Then a repeat of "Drive Not Ready..."



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Old November 6th 08, 09:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.disks.general
Jeff Richards
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Posts: 1,526
Default Windows 98 Boot up issues

The hard disk drive is corrupted or has failed or has a loose connector, or
the hard disk drive controller is faulty, or the hard disk drive is
misconfigured in BIOS setup.

You will need to obtain a boot floppy - see he
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Be sure to follow the directions on the site for creating the boot floppy
from the download file.

You should do a thorough inspection of the hard disk drive installation,
checking for loose connections, then run the hard disk drive diagnostic
program available from the hard disk drive manufacturer's www site.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"pjhjones" wrote in message
...
I have a WIN 98 machine that during boot up gives the following message:

"Drive Not Ready
Insert BOOT diskette in A:
Press any key when ready_"

When I press any key I get.
"Searching for Boot Record from IDE-0. . Not found
Searching for Boot Record from Floppy. .Not found"

Then a repeat of "Drive Not Ready..."



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Old July 13th 09, 09:29 AM
akash222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Richards View Post
The hard disk drive is corrupted or has failed or has a loose connector, or
the hard disk drive controller is faulty, or the hard disk drive is
misconfigured in BIOS setup.

You will need to obtain a boot floppy - see he
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
Be sure to follow the directions on the site for creating the boot floppy
from the download file.

You should do a thorough inspection of the hard disk drive installation,
checking for loose connections, then run the hard disk drive diagnostic
program available from the hard disk drive manufacturer's www site.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"pjhjones" wrote in message
...
I have a WIN 98 machine that during boot up gives the following message:

"Drive Not Ready
Insert BOOT diskette in A:
Press any key when ready_"

When I press any key I get.
"Searching for Boot Record from IDE-0. . Not found
Searching for Boot Record from Floppy. .Not found"

Then a repeat of "Drive Not Ready..."
windows 98 is a old version use windows vista or windows XP it has great features and good look it does not having problem like boot there are no issue in another windows software be accurate before using any operating systems
 




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