sounds like the time my harddisk started to die on me.
regards,
Foo Ji-Haw
Berkom
raum 6067
extension 3150
----- Original Message -----
From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 3:26 PM
Subject: [expert] Boot problems w / dual-processor system
> I don't know if this is a "newbie" question or an "expert"
> question, so I'm asking in both... I'm hoping someone here
> can give me a suggestion -- I can ONLY boot off my floppy
> that I made at install. I am running Mandrake 6.0 (have not
> upgraded from what is on the CD yet.) My system hardware is
> as follows: Dual-PPro 200 mhz on a Micronics W6-LI
> motherboard 192 Megs RAM
> S3 Virge GX (Aopen PT75 Plus II) video card w/ 4 megs RAM
> Advansys ABP940-UA Ultra SCSI
> Hard drives: 1 x 850 meg Conner/Seagate, 1 X 10.5 GIG (only
> formatted out to 8.5 GIG for some reason) Seagate
> (full-height 5.25") SCSI drive.
> USR "Big Picture" Video Phone capture card (PCI)
>
> The problem is as follows: If I take my boot floppy out of
> the drive, it just sits there at boot with a blinking
> cursor in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
> However, if I put the floppy IN the drive, it boots off the
> floppy VERY slowly -- I can watch each separate letter of
> "LILO" be typed.
>
> This doesn't seem right.... any suggestions?
