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

From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 14:18:30 -0400

Not a expert but I will comment anyway! First you need to determine if the
hard drive is OK or not. If it is, ME is corrupt. Run a program like
Scandisk. If all is OK, you need to load an operating system. Had similar
problem on a Gateway computer that came with ME installed. It got corrupted
when something went wrong during a Micrsoft Update. Restore no longer
worked. The CD that came with the computer was not capable of a complete
reinstall. Rather than spend $100 for a ME CD, which my wife didnt like
anyway, I bought a new, unregistered, XP (Home Edition) on eBay for $75 and
installed that. Works great.
Jerry Silverman
Greentron Inc
4 Newland Ave
Greenville SC 29609
864 232 3889
Fax 271 2080
mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 4:41 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] IBM Netvista 667 MHz Type 2276 tower, boot failure]


>
>
> 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
> Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976)
> 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880
> Fax (863) 299-8821
> email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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