On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, arachne-digest wrote:
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> arachne-digest Sunday, September 23 2001 Volume 01 : Number 1658
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> Date: Wed, 07 Mar 1990 22:36:15 +--05-0500
> From: "Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: here we go again...
Neil - This sounds like your master boot record may have been corrupted.
I assume you can't boot to either Win98 or Linux? There is a quick
procedure that will restore a master boot record for Windows, and probably
get your hard disk recognized again, but it will wipe out any dual boot
setup, like lilo, if that was installed in the master boot record. To
restore that, you would need to start up Linux from a boot diskette and
then restore your lilo boot configuration.
To get the master boot record restored: boot into DOS from a Windows boot
diskette. You may need to hold down F8 or the Control key during boot to
bring up a menu of boot options. One of them should be "Boot to DOS". When
you get the DOS prompt, type "fdisk /mbr". That _should_ restore a copy of
the master boot record, and if you then remove the floppy and reboot the
machine, it should come up OK in windows.
Ken Applegate
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> Greetings...
> Well its happened again. My HP Pavilion is on the blink...the other day
> just before work, I had been using RH linux with no problem. It shares
> half of my HD with w98. Ended my session and halted the machine. Went
> to work and when I got home, Joanie tells me the computer ain't working
> right. When you boot up, I get a message saying that it cannot find my
> operating system!. Went into bios and there is no HD listed!! Pulled
> the hd from my 486 and jumped it to the HP...nothing...and I know that
> HD works. Makes me think this is not a HD problem. Before I take it
> back to Comp USA (still have free service) I thought I would ask the
> fine group here for any thoughts.
> Cheers...
> Neil T.
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Ken Applegate How do you identify astronomers from Seattle?
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> By the windshield wipers on their telescopes!
