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April 18th, 2004, 12:08 PM
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Ok my dad who is just so very smart about computers {dripping sarcasm} bought an old lappy cuz, well I don't know why. Anyways so I turn it on and no os and also it likes to freeze  . So went into the bios and made it so the cd-rom boots first but it never does. It shows like mouse initialized etc. then it says operating system not found. What do I need to do? Do I need to make Windows 98 bootable floppy's. I've never installed Win98 b4 so I have no clue but I would imagine I would just need to enter the CD. Anyways could anybody plz point me in the right direction? TY
BTW it is a Pentium 133mhz, 32mb ram
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April 18th, 2004, 12:15 PM
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most likely hard drive not plugged in or something funny like that. Does it show it up when it boots up on the bios?
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April 18th, 2004, 12:15 PM
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April 18th, 2004, 12:18 PM
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Ok I will check, btw if it is disconnection how could i connect it back in? BTW yah it says On-Board IDE Drive 0 (None) wow shoulda noticed that right off the bat, ok next q how do I check if there is an hd so that I can plug it back in or find out that there isn't one at all  (he bought it at an auction so u never know)
BTW it is a gateway2000 solo
Serial No: BC297314658
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April 18th, 2004, 12:37 PM
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Check in the bios that the IDE 0 is enabled, drive specs are listed or auto. If this is set to none that would cause your lappy to appear not to have a hard drive. Likely the lappy was sold due to mechanical failure or the owner was unable to make it go due to lack of knowledge.
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April 18th, 2004, 12:38 PM
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Well I just went to the
On-Board IDE Drive 0 (None) sub screen and it is on auto
Autotype Fixed Disk [Press Enter]
Type: [Auto]
Cylinders: -
Heads: -
Sectors/Track -
Write Precomp: -
Multi-Sector Transfers: 16 Sectors
LBA Mode Control: Enabled
32 Bit I/O: [Enabled]
Ultra DMA Transfer Mode: Disabled
Transfer Mode: Fast PIO 4
I went looked in all the bays and unscrewed a compartment and all that was in there was ram, there is one empty compartment next to the battery. Maybe the HD is suppost to be in there?
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April 18th, 2004, 12:44 PM
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Type: [Auto] can be changed to [User] and it has tons of different hd configurations, maybe try using that? | |
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April 18th, 2004, 12:56 PM
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ok it sayed "Failure Fixed Disk 0" on the boot screen, I don't think it is there guys, anybody know where I could get one or where it would be on the laptop | |
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April 18th, 2004, 01:27 PM
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The hard drive could be absent or bad...go into the BIOS and into standard CMOS setup...see if there is a hard drive showing in the primary position..if it says none, then the machine either does not have a hard drive, it is disconnected or no power...or is defective.
Laptop hard drives are usually accessed from a slot on the side that you must remove a panel. I had a P-133 Dell a couple of years ago, and the hard drive was on the left side near the bottom...furthest away from the screen.
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April 18th, 2004, 01:31 PM
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