[gerryf]

what about the boot floppy fdisk /status command?

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I get no Cprompt just the original message of strike f1 to reboot or f2 for setup utility

[sexymomma]

I get no Cprompt just the original message of strike f1 to reboot or f2 for setup utility

[gerryf]

you don't need a c: prompt...is there a floppy drive in this machine?

You create the boot floppy on a different machine, insert it in the bad machine, start the PC....if all is set to defaults, the pc will bot from the floppy--after a few seconds, it will give you an

a:\> prompt

type
fdisk /status
<enter>

[sexymomma]

Thank you when I try toboot it from disk nothing happens. But I have found out my hard drive is dead any way. My siste in laws coworker can and checked it outand he says it is DOA.Thanks so much for your time.


Rain is just liquid sunshine!!!!!!!

[gerryf]

when you get a new drive and install windows, take the old drive and put it in a freezer bag, then put it in the freezer for a couple hours.

After the Other machine is up and runnning, shut it off, then attach the cold drive to a different IDE cable....you may be able to recover the data,,,if no go, drop the drive from a bout 6 inches on a flat surface....soemtimes you can get a drive to start up just long enough to capture data

[gerryf]

note: all that hooking up should be done with teh PC off, then turned on

[sexymomma]

Thank you very much will do