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> I've just replaced my old 1 gig harddisk for a new one that is 8
> gigs. I'm using a Windows 95 start up diagnostic disk and my Compaq
> Quickrestore CD ROM to try to boot it. I get an A:\> prompt but
> don't know what to type in. I'm not very familiar with DOS. (I'm a
> mac person)
>
> I'm getting this message:
>
> Fatal Error 1
> Image Builder error
> too many heads

I suspect that you made an incorrect entry during SETUP, when you entered
the numbers of Cylinders, Heads, Sectors, etc. to be stored in the CMOS
non-volatile memory.  Check it carefully against your manual/drive
specifications.  A hardware malfunction or software error could have the
same effect.

Try entering "D:", without the "s, to see if the system recognizes the
D:\> drive (or whatever letter represents the CD-ROM drive).

Also "dir" for DIRECTORY, "help" for HELP; or  "dir *.bat/s/p",
"dir *.exe/s/p", "dir *.com/s/p" for the names of batch, executable,
and command files.  Then you should be able to use "name/?" to find
out what NAME.COM does.

Boyd Ramsay

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