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Windows 98 problems
Hello All,
I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98 os. At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery (resetting the BIO's). Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc. Now comes a "menu" that says...... Microsoft CD Startup Menu 1. Boot from Hard Drive 2. Boot from CD ROM If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen. If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting up Windows 98. I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30 Gig HD. I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that ! I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck. I am running out of options here..please he me !!! |
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I would ask your friend for the Pc's user manual and recovery disk.
It will tell you how to run its Recovery CD or recovery system. Or maybe you can download a manual from the HP site. Eric, PC Buyer Beware! http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/ " wrote: Hello All, I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98 os. At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery (resetting the BIO's). Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc. Now comes a "menu" that says...... Microsoft CD Startup Menu 1. Boot from Hard Drive 2. Boot from CD ROM If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen. If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting up Windows 98. I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30 Gig HD. I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that ! I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck. I am running out of options here..please he me !!! |
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Go into the BIOS setup and make sure the boot sequence is set to
"A:, C". Be sure to save the change when exiting. Then try the boot floppy. Ben wrote in message = ... Hello All, I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion = x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows = 98 os. =20 At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the = battery (resetting the BIO's). Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc. =20 Now comes a "menu" that says...... =20 Microsoft CD Startup Menu =20 1. Boot from Hard Drive 2. Boot from CD ROM =20 If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen. If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to = setting up Windows 98. =20 I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a = 30 Gig HD. I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that ! I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck. =20 I am running out of options here..please he me !!! =20 |
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in DOS did you C:format c: (??) Then boot from the Win98 disk?
wrote in message ... Hello All, I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98 os. At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery (resetting the BIO's). Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc. Now comes a "menu" that says...... Microsoft CD Startup Menu 1. Boot from Hard Drive 2. Boot from CD ROM If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen. If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting up Windows 98. I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30 Gig HD. I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that ! I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck. I am running out of options here..please he me !!! |
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wrote in message ... Hello All, I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98 os. At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery (resetting the BIO's). Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc. Now comes a "menu" that says...... Microsoft CD Startup Menu 1. Boot from Hard Drive 2. Boot from CD ROM If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen. If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting up Windows 98. I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30 Gig HD. I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that ! I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck. I am running out of options here..please he me !!! Go into the BIOS and setup to boot from the A:\ drive first (floppy). Save and close out. Try the bootdisk again. If it works, and you are at the A:\ prompt, type C: and press enter. If it works, at the C:\ prompt type dir /p and press Enter and you will see what is on the C: drive. Check that the ribbon cable to the HDD is solidly connected to the HDD and at the motherboard. Check that the power supply to the HDD is also solidly connected. |
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