-=PCTechTalk=- Re: help with old computer
- From: Foxhillers@xxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:14:04 EDT
In a message dated 9/17/03 9:54:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
HILLFARM3@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> I bought an old computer at a garage sale and am trying to get it fixed up
> for my grandson. The only thing I know about it so far is it has a 200 CPU
> and is running Windows 95. It will only boot every 4th or 5th time I try it.
> I'm not sure if the floppy is working since the light doesn't flash on it
> while
> it is booting. It didn't have a CD rom. I have put one in and it is getting
> power and the tray works, but Windows doesn't see it. I would like to upgrade
> it to Win98, but with the floppy and CD problems I can't yet. When it is
> booting, it says no drives installed, then boots into Windows, when it does
> boot
> that is. I have another floppy and a hard drive I could use. But if it's the
> motherboard I'll have to junk it. I hardly know where to start to fix it.
> Could some one help me get started?
> Jo Ann
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JoAnn
Have you checked the CMOS settings? That's where you tell the hardware to
look for certain drives, and etc.
mjh
MJH
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