have an old pc, hard drive has no partition on it. have win98 startup disk , green light on floppy drive flashes and tries to read but then just hangs. have tried 3 different floppies but still no good.
want to install win98 again. tried floppies in another pc and ok.
2006-10-11 18:56:16 · 7 answers · asked by kev_m_2006 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
the startup disk usually will seek for windows from your harddrive, perhaps it is your windows in your harddrive that could not be started.
It also could be the floppy drive that need to be cleanned
try the following steps if you want to install win98:
create a system disk from an healthy pc (with windows)
you can create it from format disk option (with system transfer)
e.g. open my computer -- right click on drive a: -- format disk (make sure the system files also transfered -- i forget the name but there is a check box there)
reboot your system and make sure you set the bios to seek from floppy drive first
insert the diskette to boot
type fdisk if you want to re-partition your harddrive and re-format it
when it finished, reboot your system and use startup disk.
the startup disk will automatically bring you to windows installation setup wizard
2006-10-11 19:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That could be many things:
- bad BIOS configuration: go in your BIOS setup, often by pressing DEL on startup, on the first screen you often seen floppy drive setting or have an option for disk drives. If it shows anything else then 1.44MB then you should try to increase it. If the drive is not compatible:
- drive is not high density: replacing it would be the simplest solution.
- bad data cable connection: Try connecting a different floppy cable and make sure to align the red side of the cable to pin 1. On some floppy drives it is the reverse of the standard present on many drives where the pin 1 is next to the power connector. That is especially the case for many Panasonic models.
- floppy drive is dirty/defective: You'll have to try a different drive to confirm this.
- one last common case is CPU overheat: Many people will never worry about cleaning their computer fans (internally and externally) and the fans either clog or burn out from the friction so that the CPU would overheat in seconds.
2006-10-12 16:06:55 · answer #2 · answered by juliepelletier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put the windows 98 cd in the drive restart the pc as it is starting up hold down the del key then your come to a bios menu then move up to the part where it says boot , then hit enter now you see where it sasy hdd, move to that then hit the page down key till it says cd rom then hit the esc key then hit the F10 KEY then save settingg then click ok then the pc will restart & boot off the cd then you follow what is on screen to reinstall windows 98 have your windows 98 product key your need to enter that when you start to reinstall windows 98 if you dont have the product key you cant install windows 98
2006-10-11 19:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Make sure the BIOS is set to boot of the floppy.
2006-10-11 18:58:02 · answer #4 · answered by Firedog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Floppy drive bus error, perhaps you got it connected up-side-down,
2006-10-11 20:13:29 · answer #5 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep time for an upgrade !!!
2006-10-11 19:03:56 · answer #6 · answered by Cybercat 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
get new computer with more memory (1-2 GB)
2006-10-11 18:58:57 · answer #7 · answered by sweety 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋