i have checked several times thoroughly and everything seems to be right, all connections are good. even in setup everything is listed properly. i do boot from disc and after "press any key to boot from disc", and pressing a key, nothing happens. it just stays on a black screen. any suggestions?
2007-07-27 23:12:36 · 8 answers · asked by mltk53 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
my power switch has a 115 and a 230.
im reusing my previous hard drive.
how do u "remake the Master Boot Record"?
cpu seems to be fine, everything installed carely.
no, its an official windows boot disk
2007-07-27 23:38:44 · update #1
this might sound trivial, but check to see if the power switch on the back of the computer is switched to 110 or 220 volts
in north america it should be on the 110 volt setting
2007-07-27 23:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by bullwinkle3006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you partition and format the hard drive? Do you have an OS installed? Try booting from a floppy. Your roms will not work if theres is no OS the drivers will not load check the jumpers on the hard drive if you have any device failure your system will not boot. Boot up on a windows98SE boot disk this will give you use of your roms. You can download a boot disk from bootdisk.com. (win98SEboot)
2007-08-04 18:51:23 · answer #2 · answered by David M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a windows 98 Startup Disk, place it in your A Drive and start the computer.
When it has loaded the basic 98 files to the A:
Type fdisk /mbr and press enter
This creates the master boot record
Remove the startup disk and reboot.
If this does not work, you may have to reload the OS
Good Luck
2007-08-03 14:16:13 · answer #3 · answered by Comp-Elect 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of stuff to check. Is the hard drive new. If not you have to remake the Master Boot Record. (fdisk/mbr) then reformat.That will erase your disk so make sure you want to do that
2007-07-27 23:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by Hopefull 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you installed Boot files to the disk?
2007-07-27 23:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by Low Fox 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my guess is it may be a problem with your cd/dvd drive.....double check that the cables are connected properly and the bios is detecting it properly....just cos the drive opens when u press the button doesnt mean the bios has correctly detected it it just means the drive has power.
2007-08-03 07:13:32 · answer #6 · answered by david_m_grogan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because wen u installed the cpu u must have damaged the pin or installed it incorrectly this causes the comp not to boot up
2007-07-27 23:26:34 · answer #7 · answered by Johnny N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disconnect each little thing different than the memory and the processor then reboot if it posts ok then reconnect a million device at a time and reboot each and every time this could help you come across the fault. desire this facilitates. Trevor B
2016-10-13 00:03:01 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋