Hi Yolanda,
Maybe it's one of those machine that have a setup partition
on the hard drive. I had a Compaq that was like that. If that's
the case you'll need a setup disk to access the cmos to setup
the new drive.
www.serviceworks.com/sw-ftp.html
Has systems utilities for your machine DPC30D01.EXE is the systems disk
there are two more for VGA.
Mike
On 1999-07-01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I have a 386 which I have swapped a new drive into.
>I have to set the bios for the new drive.
>When I press f2 as it directs (To enter setup, Strike f2 key)
>the screen goes blank and nothing more happens.
>It will boot to a bootable floppy (drive is empty) if one is in the
>drive. The Bios worked when I initially got the machine, before I
>wiped the old drive.
>I can't see that it would be drive dependant, that'd be stupid.
>What can I try to fix it?
>I also mucked about in there, looking to see what RAM SIMMS it
>takes and changing the drives.
>I am quite certain cables have been replaced properly as I double
>checked before plugging them in.
>Could the battery have gone kerplui? Then why would it still boot
>and tell the linux boot disk a hd size (install complains of too
>little disk space) So the Bios appears to still be doing, but I
>can't seem to get it to display. Datatrain DPC 3017 386SX 8MB
>extended memory 3.5 and 5.25 drives a and b no peripherals,
>keyboard, mouse, vga monitor.
>bye, (\
>Yolanda \\_/(\
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