I just wandered in........... haven't followed this thread but did you
try..............
Fdisk/MBR.............(I just did that and the message reads the master
boot
code has not been updated)

The problem occurs at this point. After pressing enter I get Error
reading fixed disk. Then I it goes back to A prompt. Also it will not
accept
a boot disk. I have to use a 98se start up disk. When I use a "boot"
disk I
get the message Hard disk failed.I have tried replacing with the boot
disk
after using the start up disk but this gives me a list of files from
the
config.sys that are missing or corrupted.  then i get warning hma is
not
available additional low memory will be used  finally I end at file
missing
or corrupted:FDISK Type the name of the Command  Interpreter. I am
baffeled
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The guru up the street says that it must be my hdd but if I can get my
start
up disk to recognize my hdd and I can get to A: prompt  but  i cant
get my
Fdisk to work then I must be missing a command.   Thanks  for the help
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                                      John Stoker

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