Try using the command

sys c:

from a good bootable floppy with the same operating system version if possible.....you may
need to copy the sys command from the hard drive onto the floppy it can be accessed in the

c:\windows\command       directory

Most likely the new BIOS is configuring the drive slightly different, therefore losing
sight of the boot sector. Another possible solution is to 'force' the same drive
parameters you were using with the old BIOS....

Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Wertman <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 3:34 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] 486 Won't Boot from Hard Drive


Hi All-

        I was working on an older 486 machine for a friend,  actually installing
one of those y2k bios cards so he could avoid a more expensive upgrade.  I
installed the card, rebooted to dos and ran a check program just to make
sure the thing really would work.  Everything went fine, so I powered down
the machine and rebooted, and now I can't get windows to load from the hard
drive. The floppy boots fine, and niether scandisk nor norton reports thier
being anything wrong with the drive. I can also freely access the drive.

I tried to do an fdisk /mbr, didn't help, and I scanned for viruses as
well, not that either.  Can anyone suggest some things I might try to make
the disk bootable again?  I didn't change anything in the bios, and the
disk is detected fine from there.

The disk:  528MB seagate
The OS: Win95 ( a I believe)
The bios is an Award 4.50G

Thanks for your help.


Eric Wertman

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