On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 19:50:01 +0000 Sonya Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am hoping this is the proper place to ask. I was using a 486 > Zenith with MS-DOS 3.3 until it stopped working today. When I > turned it on, the only thing that came on the screen was the > error message "This is not a bootable partition". Pressing F2 > does nothing. Any suggestions anyone? I don't know the Bios > because that doesn't come up now. OK, I am going to guess that somehow the bios settings have been changed in the part that deals with boot-up sequences. The bios might be set up now so that it will boot only to floppy drive A. Try putting a boot disk in your floppy drive A. Then turn your computer on and see what happens. Another possibility is that the system files in the boot sector on your hard drive might be corrupted or missing. The usual error messages I have seen for problems like that are: "Missing operating system" "Missing command interpreter" I have never before seen the error message like the one you have mentioned. So I am just guessing that the problem might be due to some bios settings that have changed somehow. That is just my interpretation of the error message, and I could be wrong. I think you are going to have to figure out a way to get into your bios settings and take a look at them and make appropriate changes if needed. Pressing F2 soon after turning your computer on will often work for some brands and models of computers. Other keyboard presses or keystroke combinations will work for others. I used to have a little list of the common keyboard presses and keystroke combinations known to work for getting into bioses. I have misplaced my list. Somebody else here might have a similar list. Anyone having a list like that please post it or please refer us to a URL having such a list. All the best, Sam Heywood -- This mail was written by user of The Arachne Browser: http://browser.arachne.cz/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
