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

  • From: "George" <grndmstrg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 08:47:39 -0700

Phil,

It appears that your HD has a corrupted boot sector. I had a similar problem
with wife's computer, had to save important files. The OS was Windows XP
pro, the HD would not boot. The motherboard went south so I installed HD in
another computer with as a slave and it was recognized but because W98 was
16 bit it would not read the 32 bit drive. Since the HD was recognized I
connected it as Master and completely disconnected the W98 HD.  No boot
system was found so I entered setup and set it to boot from CD and then
restarted with Windows XP CD, then used the Repair feature that fixed the HD
boot problem without losing any of her files. Apparently when the
motherboard failed the HD boot sector became corrupted. I think W98SE also
has a repair feature, if so try to fix the corrupted files. Good Luck,

George
Afana Electronics
Moreno Valley, CA
grndmstrg@xxxxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 7:00 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
> > >
> > >--
> > >Philip Bader
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> > >3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
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> > >
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