Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:47:25 -0500 From: Tom Wilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIBRETTO] L50 BIOS
James says he can't boot his L50. Symptoms include can't boot from hdd AND "could not get the Libretto to recognize (floppy)." This is why I asked in a previous message: Have you tried going into setup to see if you have boot from floppy disabled? There may be nothing wrong with his bios. He may have boot from floppy disabled and his hdd may not be bootable. Hope this helps. >>-----Original Message----- >Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 01:40:56 +0000 >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] RE: [LIBRETTO] : L50 BIOS > >Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 22:57:04 +0000 >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I'm wondering if he's checked to see if the system can boot from a bootable >floppy disk. >Matt > >>-----Original Message----- >>Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 16:28:19 -0500 >>From: "James S. Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: L50 BIOS >> >> While trying to install a new hard drive in my L50, I somehow >>messed up my BIOS to the point that I now cannot boot up or even get an A >>prompt with either the old or new drive ( which was working well). >>It seems my only hope is to reinstall the BIOS via the F12 method, but >>this calls for a low density formatted disk. I formatted a 1.44MB disk at >>720K and copied the appropriate (I think) files to it, but could not get >>the Libretto to recognize it. > > >Re-reading this, unless James is means "C prompt" instead of "A prompt", it >would seem that he doesn't have any kind of access to the floppy drive OR >the 2 HDDs. > >However he writes that he attempted to format a 1.44MB HD disk at 720K, and >failed to get the system to recognize it. It's unclear what files he copied >to it, and whether they were boot files, or files to re-install BIOS, or >both. > >It's also unclear from what he'd written if he's tried booting the system >from any HD bootable floppy disk, perhaps one he has or can make on a >different system. > >Perhaps he cannot get ANYTHING to boot... either of the 2 HDDs, or the FDD >with any kind of bootable FD inserted. In that case, maybe resetting BIOS >by disconnecting the BIOS battery for a length of time, as has been >suggested, would be a good method to try. > >Matt ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
