when i turn my computer on it acts like it going to boot then says A:\ HAS ERROR ON DISK. and when i put my win 98 or win 2000 cd. it say your computer doesnot have a hard disk or your hard disk is not functioning correctly i dont have a boot disk only boot cd win 98 and win 2000 exec can some please help me get my puter back up and it wont let me in ms dos thanks
2006-07-01 17:15:36 · 12 answers · asked by laticia h 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
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2006-07-07 14:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by ghowriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the A: drive is giving errors on the disk, then you have a bad floppy disk.
If your computer is stating things about your hard disk/drive is not functioning correctly, it means as such. Your hard drive is probably bad.
Booting from a CD will not solve your problem when trying to install Windows. Where is it suppose to install to if your hard drive is not function correctly?
I assume from all this, your hard drive is probably going bad. There's utilities on the web you can find that can validate whether or not your hard drive can be repaired. Try looking at the website of the company that made your hard drive and look for something with "hard drive".
2006-07-01 18:50:30 · answer #2 · answered by The 3rd Nipple 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know that bigger hard drive you were thinking about getting? Will, it is time to do it. Sounds like your current drive is dead. Either the bearings have gone out and it is not spinning, or the head that read the disk is broken. Either way, there is no practical way of repairing it. Because the head can not read the hard drive to tell your computer it is there, it is looking to the floppy drive instead and giving the A drive error. And that is why the Windows CD says there is no drive present. Sorry.
So go buy a new drive, install Windows, and enjoy the new bigger and better drive.
2006-07-01 17:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the hard disk is the hard drive u may need a new 1 those things get messed up when u click on links that ppl send u on messenger an in emails just do a disk check or if u cant just go to best buy n buy a new hard drive and problem solved
2006-07-01 17:27:29 · answer #4 · answered by Jimmy James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you need to take out the disk in drive a, but load bios normally F10 or Del on load and check the boot order. Also try loading in safe mode with F8
2006-07-01 17:19:15 · answer #5 · answered by Gangwisch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take any CD's or Floppy discs out of the drives and reboot. Should solve the problem.
2006-07-01 17:17:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who cares about a drive
pull the floppy out from there
C:\ drive is default boot drive
A and B are 1.44mb 3 1/2" and 720k/1.2mb 51/4" floppies
2006-07-01 17:20:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok dude you should get WINDOWS XP
go to microsoft.com but
i ment just buy a new comp if its that old lol min eis custom here
giv eu advise DONT BUY DELLL they suck
ands here is a VERY GREAT WEBSITE
TIGERDIRECT.com
other then that try by reboting using a disk when u buy a computer or it is BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH WITCH WINDOWS GETS ****** UP IN ENGLISH WORDS
2006-07-01 17:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by ieckocrazy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your hard disk might be loose or eather you have an error, you might need to try and get a technician to look at it, hope my answers help you at least in someway
2006-07-01 17:21:42 · answer #9 · answered by Smiley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks like your hive is corrupted...perhaps from a foul os installation or corrupt disk. must be your antivirus isn't letting you in for some reason. attempt a restoration installation yet? perhaps that could desire to be completed first. Doodad
2016-11-01 01:55:18 · answer #10 · answered by mcthay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋