Noel
Tue Oct 05 00:44:06 CDT 2004
Try running the HD manufacturer's disk tester utility - which you can
download from their website
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Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)
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"heirloom" <heirloom@nospamatall.com> wrote in message
news:OXW6GFmqEHA.1576@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Sorry Paul, but, I am out of ideas......maybe one of the gurus will step
> in
> here and provide some better info that will help.
> Heirloom, old and way out of my league
>
>
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:30a401c4a997$06fd5cc0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> No I haven't been inside the CPU.
>> It does sound like the HD spins up & I get a beep.
>> The CD-Rom seems to work sometimes or with certain CDs.
>> I was able to put in a symantec virus check CD which
>> didn't find any viruses
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >This may be rather remote, however, have you been inside
>> your cpu lately?
>> >The reason I ask, you may want to verify the integrity of
>> your HD
>> >connections. Otherwise, I would tend to suspect possible
>> HD failure. When
>> >you first turn the machine on, do you hear the HD spin
>> up? Do you get the
>> >POST 'beep?'
>> > Heirloom, old and getting out of
>> my league
>> >
>> >
>> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >news:126001c4a75c$fdb1bc10$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately it didn't work.
>> >> When I enter after typing in FDISK /MBR I get the
>> msg "no
>> >> fixed disks present"
>> >> Any other ideas please?
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Rebuild Master Boot Record:
>> >> >
>> >> >Bootup using your "Windows Startup Disk"
>> >> >Select #1
>> >> >Exit Help
>> >> >At the DOS prompt,
>> >> >type the following line,
>> >> >and press <enter>
>> >> >
>> >> >FDISK /MBR
>> >> >
>> >> >Remove the floppy,
>> >> >and press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot.
>> >> >
>> >> >This will rebuild your Master Boot Record (MBR).
>> >> >-------------------------------------------------------
>> ---
>> >> ------------------
>> >> >-------------------
>> >> >You may want to wait for verification on the above
>> >> procedure....I cannot
>> >> >personally vouch for it, as I have not tried it (it was
>> >> amongst my notes).
>> >> >
>> >> > Heirloom, old and lots of notes
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"paul" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> >news:059401c4a5c2$209c01f0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >> I have the same type of problem......
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It is either a corrupt Master boot record, or a bad
>> hard
>> >> >> disk, or VBS checksum error relating to the corrupt
>> >> >> master boot record. Or still it can be a boot record
>> >> >> virus, or in some cases a device conflict. However,
>> >> >> normally you would receive a black screen with the
>> >> >> message Operating System not found. With an error
>> (when
>> >> >> CTR pressed on startup of an error 8108. afailure i
>> >> >> think to find a drive in the internal table.which I
>> >> think
>> >> >> relates to partition info and this info is in the
>> Master
>> >> >> boot record as far as I know. With the errors
>> mentioned
>> >> >> above it is impossible to enter safe mode, nor change
>> >> any
>> >> >> settings via the start up disk to drive c. However
>> after
>> >> >> saying all that it could well be some errant BIOS
>> >> setting.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I tend towards the corrupt Master boot record.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >> >No I can't boot from a floppy, tried creating a boot
>> >> >> disk,
>> >> >> >but still nothing happens.
>> >> >> >I get a msg boot from ATAPI CD ROm failure, but I
>> have
>> >> >> >checked my BIOS & it is not set to boot from the CD
>> >> >> drive.
>> >> >> >If I boot from the boot disk noe of the options get
>> me
>> >> >> >anywhere, other than help suggesting I run scandisk
>> or
>> >> >> >fdisk, which I did but doesn't come up with any
>> errors.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >> >> >>They can't be missing, in the sense you have asked
>> >> >> >about. FAT stands for
>> >> >> >>File Allocation Table and that is the type of
>> >> >> formatting
>> >> >> >used on the hard
>> >> >> >>drive: FAT for FAT16 and FAT32 for larger
>> harddrives.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Do you get an error message when trying to start?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Can you boot from a floppy? If so, can you verify
>> the
>> >> >> >harddrive is there?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>"Dwayne" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote
>> >> in
>> >> >> >message
>> >> >> >>news:36a001c49f6a$5fad5000$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >> >>>I can't start up my PC, & one of the suggestions
>> is
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> >I
>> >> >> >>> may have a missing FAT or FAT32 file. How do I
>> check
>> >> >> >this?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>.
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