If the CMOS is configured to boot from drive A first,  -- AND -- you have
a BOOTABLE disk in drive A, then the computer will not load from drive C

Check your floppy disk, make sure it has the system files installed.
The only other reason it will not boot from A is:  the network interface
card has a boot prom installed.  Remove the NIC from the system and it
will boot to drive A


Jim Meagher
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jun Qian <[log in to unmask]>


>G'day all,
>I'm trying to get rid of a Novell patition out of a old (1.7G) HDD. but
>the computer won't boot with a floppy. I checked coms setting, it should
>seek boot record from A first then C. When it boot up, it does seek the
>floppy first, but then it will skip the floppy and directly boot from C.

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