"Joel M. Blackman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> That sounds like a possible solution.  I'll reload the defaults and see what
> happens.  What mystifies me is that it worked, I did nothing and changed
> nothing, and it didn't work.  But since nothing else has worked, I'll give
> it a try.  This A drive is not returnable.  I bought a new one, and when it
> didn't work I just took it back the same day.  The one I have came with this
> machine nearly 4 years ago, and is on its third mobo.  It worked with the
> original LX440, then with an Asus P3V4X, and this problem is with a new
> (5/12) Tyan Trinity 400 S1854.  It worked from day 1 just fine until a few
> days ago.  I'll let you know if loading the defaults works.  Thanks, Joel

If you have a known good boot floppy, and the CMOS is set to boot from A first,
but it won't, then I suspect that the mobo port went bad. Infant mortality,
since you say it is a new mobo, and a new floppy drive has been tried.

One thing to try is to disconnect your hard disk, making floppy the only boot
option. If you get a boot failure, then there is nothing wrong (likely) with
your Windows installation, but it is a hardware problem. I assume the mobo is
under warranty, take it back.


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