Re: Boot Up Problems

Tech Tip: Click here to run a free scan for Windows Errors and optimize PC performance


"JohnK" <jkanvik@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23Fm8$wpEJHA.768@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for the response. I think I did what you asked and now I get the
message NTLDR is missing. Hit Alt + Del and restart.

It just keeps cycling thru this sequence.

Any further suggestions would be appreciated.

You need to set the bios to boot first from cdrom

depending on your machine there are several different ways to get to the
bios (setup)
menu...

it's typically the <delete> key
but can also be F1 or F2...
or on a Compaq machine, it would be F10

if you are lucky the bios screen should tell you which key to hit
for setup

once you are in the bios, you will need to look for "boot"
or "boot order" then set the CDROM as first device and HD second
(may be IDE-0)



"philo" <philo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O4nB1mjEJHA.3476@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"JohnK" <jkanvik@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23Al8hZiEJHA.616@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have an older IBM NetVista 682311U (desktop) running XP SP3.
When
I
turn the unit on I can only get F1 and F12 on the screen. When I click
on
either key the key disappears from the screen and nothing happens. I
tried
using the Boot Discs I created when I got the machine but nothing
happens.
Someone suggested the hard drive was bad. Next I removed the hard
drive
and
put in a new hard drive and tried the Boot Discs again. Now, messages
recycle on the screen but the net of it is it can't find an operating
system. Suggestions please? I've already replaced the PC but I'd like
to
get this machine working again so I can donate it to a nonprofit I work
with.




If you put in a new HD, it would be normal for you to get the "no
operating"
system message.

set your bios to boot first from cdrom
and see if you can install Windows on your new HD






.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: new hard drive
    ... Errare humanum est ... harry wrote: ... computer's BIOS and set it to boot first from the optical drive. ... After exiting the BIOS, insert the CD into the optical drive, then restart your computer. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: How do I install it?
    ... and it still loads windows. ... you need to set the bios to boot first from cdrom ...
    (comp.os.os2.misc)
  • Re: NTLDR is Missing
    ... |I have disconnected the 2 nd HD normally "D" and now the comp. ... I get the message NTLDR is Missing. ... wont boot from the WIN XP CD and I ... It sounds like the BIOS may be trying to boot from D before C; ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Unable To Boot From a Fedora Core 6 DVD Disk
    ... configuration in your BIOS to boot first from your DVD drive? ... It is one of the slim versions that I can swap out into the internal CDROM drive. ...
    (Fedora)
  • Re: How do I install it?
    ... you need to set the bios to boot first from cdrom ... he has a larger than 2-4 GiB hard drive, he'll need the updated kickers from IBM on-line device driver site. ...
    (comp.os.os2.misc)