[TechAssist] Re: IBM Netvista 667 MHz Type 2276 tower, boot failure]

  • From: Philip Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 16:17:58 -0400

I'm ordering a Maxtor 40 gig @ about $65.00 and have done with it. Not
really worth it these days.
I do have another question here. It has a single RAM slot with a 64 meg
PC133 SDRAM stick. I was thinking of swapping it for a 256 meg,but my
distributor has both PC133 256meg "single sided" and "double sided".
The double sided is $64.00, single sided $40.00. All else being the same
whats the deal with the differences here. Can I use either? Advantages
to either?
Thanks for all the help so far.
BTW I have had good luck with www.tcwo.com.
Phil Bader

Jorge Camboni wrote:
> 
> First step now is going to the bios setup and make sure the bios is seeing
> the HDD. If not, trash it. I it sees it correctly (I doubt it)  you try to 
> boot
> again with the win98se boot disk and run fdisk, delete any partitions you
> found, make a new dos (c:)  partition and format the damned thing.
> I am starting to believe that disk is (nearly) unrecoverable...
> in that case, you learned a little bit more..
> Jorge
> 
> At 09:44 a.m. 01/08/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >Volume in drive C is MS Ramdrive means the hard drive was not recognized
> >when it booted, Win98 startup disk sets up a virtual drive in ram and
> >selects the next unused drive letter, best wait for your "PC friend" at this
> >point Phil.
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> >Jim Myers
> >Since 1972
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Philip Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 9:00 AM
> >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: IBM Netvista 667 MHz Type 2276 tower, boot
> >failure]
> >
> >
> >I reattached the old HDD, booted up with my W98SE startup disk.I also
> >put the 98 CD in the CDROM drive. Booted up OK, and prompted me to put
> >in the CD if I wanted. I did.It said something about all diagnostic
> >software was loaded...etc. I changed dir from "A" to "C", then typed DIR
> >and got "volume in drive C is MS ramdrive"
> >Below it was all the files in "C".
> >Do I now do a total format?
> >(I will need my PC tech friend's help there, Done it once with help).
> >Does it sound like the HDD is salvagable?
> >Phil Bader
> >
> >Jorge Camboni wrote:
> > >
> > > Most probably bad HDD. I can tell you for
> > > sure the operating system and info you had in the hdd are lost.
> > > regardless of what the problem was or what caused that, you can do the
> > > following: get a win98 startup disk; boot with it and try a dir o dir /p
> > > command
> > > in case you can reach c:\
> > > If you get the prompt and execute the dir command (which is rather
> >unlikely),
> > > 100% info is corrupted, so you can  format c: /q  . That is gonna tell you
> > > at the end of the quick format, if you have bad clusters and how many.
> > > In that case just just get a new HDD
> > > If it can't even read disk c: just get a new HDD
> > > If it does nof found any bad sectors it was a virus or something like that
> >and
> > > you'd better do an inconditional format (format c: /u) and reinstall your
> > > favorite
> > > operating system, etc.
> > > In fewer words: in this state of affairs there are only 2 possibilities
> > > ahead of you:
> > > trash it or format it.
> > > good luck
> > > Jorge
> > >
> > > At 04:41 p.m. 31/07/03 -0400,  Philip Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >wrote:
> > >
> > > >First, I am a TV tech not a PC tech so bear with me please.
> > > >I fell heir to this 667 MHz celeron PC,Windows ME.
> > > >("peoples PC" tag on front)
> > > >Will not boot. Previous user said someone said bad hard drive.
> > > >When I power it up:
> > > >1. Turns on, "IBM" logo appears across screen.
> > > >2.message: "Boot failure, insert boot disk in drive A.
> > > >(I insert the orig. looking IBM recov. diskette given me, "A" drive
> > > >starts working.)
> > > >3. "Starting Windows 98"  (note that  the front tag says Windows ME)
> > > >   goes on to say: "diskette will attempt to repair the IBM product.
> > > >4. "Recovery program on hard disk.Press any key to continue." (I do)
> > > >5. "Your machine will reboot in 5 seconds to complete the repair."
> > > >6. "Failed to get disk parameters. The IBM product recovery program
> > > >could not be found on your hard disk.Contact IBM personal system help
> > > >center for an IBM recovery CD."
> > > >End of story.
> > > >Any help appreciated. Yhis would be a nice extra PC for the shop.
> > > >Bad HDD?
> > > >Corrupted files?
> > > >Someone put W98 over the OS?
> > > >Phil Bader
> > > >
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