> Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 05:56:52 -0700 > From: Paul Wittry <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Old 486 won't boot up anymore > > ---Reply to mail from Adam Lloyd about [PCBUILD] Old 486 won't boot up anymore > > > 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. > > > > I believe the hard drive has some bad sectors. > > > > It is very old. Only a 156 meg hard drive! > > > > I have tried formatting the entire drive. Reinstalling DOS 6.22 on it. It > > always does the same thing! > > > > Could this mean there is something wrong with the drive? > > > > If anyone have has suggestions I would love to hear them! > > > Hello Adam, > > Hmmm. . .Could be the drive, however I suspect the MBR (Master Boot > Record). Does the computer boot properly with a floppy? Can you then > see the C: drive? > > If so, make sure that your boot floppy contains the > files, 'SYS.COM' and 'FDISK.COM'. First try 'SYS C:', if you get some > error, then try 'FDISK /MBR'. Hi Paul, The system boots just fine with a floppy. I can see the C: drive with no problem. However, I have tried all the above tricks. All give the same result. I mention.. the computer doesn't boot to the C: drive. +-/-\|)/-\|^| |_.----------------------------------------+ | [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] | | web: http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/park/2835 | +--------------------------------------------------------+ PCBUILD maintains many useful files for download on our web site - visit our download page at: http://nospin.com/pc/files.html