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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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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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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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