Any idea what is causing this error..not sure which version of windows is installed. Its a 130mhz processor so its likely 95 or 98?
2007-08-16 16:04:39 · 3 answers · asked by zanthus 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Boot sector of HDD could be damaged or corrupt.
2007-08-16 17:08:42 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a shot in the dark but here goes. Do you have an older computer with an A: floppy disc drive. If a diskette were left in the drive it could cause an error. This is because older computers were programmed to look for a bootable disc in the A: drive prior to booting from the hard drive C: This was so that if the hard drive failed you would have a way to boot up the computer from a "system" disc. Now that I think about it, I think Windows will still do this in current versions.
2007-08-16 23:24:09 · answer #2 · answered by Downeasta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the following:
IDE cable - make sure it is plug all the way in and in good condition.
Hard drive jumper location - if your pc only has one hard drive and no cdrom drive, set the jumper to master.
Hard drive health - get software like pc doctor to scan the harddrive.
Good luck.
2007-08-16 23:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by NYC Pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋