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Greg DeLong <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 1 Nov 1998 16:41:34 -0500
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Try running Norton anti virus

> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Robert Prickett
> Sent: Sunday, November 01, 1998 11:02 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] [PC BUILD] No boot from floppy
>
>
> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:04:21 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Have you checked your CMOS settings?
>
> Yes.  Actually, it has A: [first] tried that, and a menu, meaning I
> have a choice at bootmenu from C or A [kind of clever--I like it]
>
> But alas, I still cannot boot.  What I have  done so far:
>
> removed everything but video card, RAM, keyboard, floppy drive
> replaced floppy drive ribbon cable
> ensured 'red trace' at #1 pin--both ends fo ribbon cable
> replaced floppy drive
> tried numerous 'proven' bootable floppy disks
>
> The stinker is this:  the A drive reads perfectly in NT, or in the
> NT/DOS shell, and it performs, reading any file on the floppy.
>
> It just won't boot.
>
> driving me nuts sooner that I deserve
>
> suggestions....please....?
>
>
>
>
>
> My NEW Windows95 Crisis Center:
> http://computerhelp.org
>
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