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Adam Lloyd wrote:

> Hi people,
>
> Here is what happens at boot up:
>
> You see the computer POST, summary of computer stats.
>
> Normally you would see
>
> Starting MS-DOS ... <I always see this when I boot with a floppy>
>
> But I don't see that part. The computer just sits at this point.
>
> ...

Unplug everything you don't need. Power up the motherboard, FDD, keep the
video card in but take everything else out.  Make sure you have a bootable
floppy and try booting again. When you say the computer just sit, does the
FDD stop turning?  Can you get in to the bios? Was the computer working
before?

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