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2. Someone with greater than normal computer skills.
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 Apr 25 2008, 08:14 PM
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The pc is a Compaq Deskpro EN with 98SE, 64 memory, 10 GB Maxtor, Celeron processor, floppy drive only. When you turn it on it displays "Non-System disk or disk error replace and strike any key when ready". What does this mean?
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Apr 25 2008, 09:25 PM
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It means the hard drive can't be accessed. Put in a boot floppy and see if it boots OK and migrate to the hard drive and try to see it with fdisk. Some of those old Maxtor drives weren't very reliable, about half of the ones I see are dead. And if you can, try to get more memory for it, you need at least twice that to prevent the use of swap which wears out the hard drive.
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Apr 26 2008, 07:51 AM
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Trusted Tech  Group: Tech Staff Posts: 2,628 Joined: 24-January 05 Member No.: 11,985 Operating System: Windows XP 
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You may want to test the maxtor disk with their own diagnostic tool which runs from a bootable floppy.
I agree wholeheartedly with Tyger's remarks about their reliability (before Seagate bought the company). I've had two of them fail very early in their life so I avoid them now. Problem is they are often considerably cheaper than other brands which is why system builders fitted them to maximise their profits. You can download the maxtor diagnostic tool Seatools for DOS from here: http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?loca...000dd04090aRCRD |
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Apr 26 2008, 07:58 AM
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 Moderator Group: Moderator Posts: 3,822 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 34,886 Operating System: XP HE SP2; XP Pro SP2; Windows Vista Ultimate 
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Howdy:
In addition to the above, it can also simply mean you left a floppy in your a: drive. Make sure there is nothing in your floppy drive when you boot up. Murray -------------------- Microsoft MVP 2008: Windows - Shell/User Please do not PM or email me asking for support. Post on the forums instead so everyone can gain from the solution. Patience is a virtue--yes your problem is urgent, but so are the problems of the other members. Please tell us how our support was - good or bad. We like to know. |
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Apr 26 2008, 08:55 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: 27-January 07 Member No.: 206,758 Operating System: XP
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Boot disk didn't do anything for it. I have a 80 GB Seagate, could I put it in there and what else will I have to do?
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Apr 26 2008, 09:10 PM
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Member 2k Group: Member Posts: 2,659 Joined: 2-June 05 Member No.: 62,161 Operating System: win98, xp, winME
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Sure you can put it in, the BIOS may not be able to see it but the software on the Seagate CD should be able to. You may need to temporarily set the jumper to the 32gb position and use the Seagate software to format it. If you don't have the software you can download it from the Seagate site and burn it to a CD. Once you've formatted it Windows won't have any problems with it and if you have to you can put overlay software on the boot partition to overcome any BIOS limitations. It sounds complicated but it really isn't, just a couple of extra steps to take.
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Apr 26 2008, 09:57 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: 27-January 07 Member No.: 206,758 Operating System: XP
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I don't have an 98SE install disk, only a boot one.
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Apr 27 2008, 08:54 AM
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Moderator Group: Moderator Posts: 3,822 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 34,886 Operating System: XP HE SP2; XP Pro SP2; Windows Vista Ultimate
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QUOTE (Area 51 @ Apr 26 2008, 09:57 PM)  I don't have an 98SE install disk, only a boot one. Where is your 98SE cd? Murray -------------------- Microsoft MVP 2008: Windows - Shell/User Please do not PM or email me asking for support. Post on the forums instead so everyone can gain from the solution. Patience is a virtue--yes your problem is urgent, but so are the problems of the other members. Please tell us how our support was - good or bad. We like to know. |
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Apr 27 2008, 07:36 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: 27-January 07 Member No.: 206,758 Operating System: XP
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I don't have one for it.
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Apr 27 2008, 08:19 PM
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Moderator Group: Moderator Posts: 3,822 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 34,886 Operating System: XP HE SP2; XP Pro SP2; Windows Vista Ultimate
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QUOTE (Area 51 @ Apr 27 2008, 07:36 PM) I don't have one for it. Didn't answer my question. Where is it? How did you install Win98 on the system? Murray -------------------- Microsoft MVP 2008: Windows - Shell/User Please do not PM or email me asking for support. Post on the forums instead so everyone can gain from the solution. Patience is a virtue--yes your problem is urgent, but so are the problems of the other members. Please tell us how our support was - good or bad. We like to know. |
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Apr 27 2008, 09:00 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: 27-January 07 Member No.: 206,758 Operating System: XP
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I didn't install it, I don't have a install disk for it.
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Apr 27 2008, 10:47 PM
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Moderator Group: Moderator Posts: 3,822 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 34,886 Operating System: XP HE SP2; XP Pro SP2; Windows Vista Ultimate
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Then where did you get the computer from.
They were legally required to provide you with the cd or a means of making a Restore/Recovery cd. Murray -------------------- Microsoft MVP 2008: Windows - Shell/User Please do not PM or email me asking for support. Post on the forums instead so everyone can gain from the solution. Patience is a virtue--yes your problem is urgent, but so are the problems of the other members. Please tell us how our support was - good or bad. We like to know. |
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Apr 28 2008, 01:42 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: 27-January 07 Member No.: 206,758 Operating System: XP
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My brother bought it a few months ago at a yard sale somewhere, there was no disks with it.
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Apr 28 2008, 04:44 PM
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Moderator Group: Moderator Posts: 3,822 Joined: 21-April 05 From: Saskatchewan, Canada Member No.: 34,886 Operating System: XP HE SP2; XP Pro SP2; Windows Vista Ultimate
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Okay. Without it, you are going to have a very difficult time repairing your install.
Did you use the Seagate hdd diagnostics disk as mentioned earlier - NOT the Win98SE bootdisk. Murray -------------------- Microsoft MVP 2008: Windows - Shell/User Please do not PM or email me asking for support. Post on the forums instead so everyone can gain from the solution. Patience is a virtue--yes your problem is urgent, but so are the problems of the other members. Please tell us how our support was - good or bad. We like to know. |
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Apr 28 2008, 04:46 PM
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Member Group: Member Posts: 59 Joined: 27-January 07 Member No.: 206,758 Operating System: XP
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No, I tried the harddrive that was in it and I ran the Fdisk. So now I don't have an OS it says.
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