Press the delete key during the POST screen, which will take you into the BIOS setup. There should be a boot tab that allows you to set the sequence to floppy, C drive.  I don't understand: it was working OK, then somehow without getting into the BIOS setup you changed the boot sequence to floppy only (I don't think that setup exists in the BIOS for your machine)?  That is a very improbable sequence of events.  Are you sure there isn't something else wrong, like the C drive got disconnected somehow?



alan smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Amy, thanks for the idea, but this is a 5 year old DELL and there is no
>default on this setup, and since it doesn't find the CD or hard drive,
>I can't reach F8. And, since I bought it used, I can't go to DELL for
>help.  Somebody must know how to program the BIOS chip????
>                                                    AL SMITH
>
>Amy Ledford <[log in to unmask]> wrote:As it is trying to start up, hit either F2 or F8
>repeatedly, and it should go into setup mode. On the
>boot menu, you can change it back, or on the Advanced
>menu, you can restore defaults.
>
>Amy Ledford
>--- alan smith wrote:
>
>> Can someone tell me how to restore the boot sequence
>> in my computer?
>> I somehow changed it from floppy, CD, hard drive to
>> floppy only, now it won't start up!
>> OS Win2Kpro, P4 2.5Ghz in a DELL Optiplex GX200
>> rev A04
>>
>> Thank you, AL SMITH
>>
>>


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