cant boot after wipe issue

kemojc · 07-20-2008, 12:45 AM

Alrighty i have 2 amrel rocky rugged laptops
rocky 686 p3 648 -800 mghz?? im guessing the difference from the bios to windows has something to do with speed step technology?

anyway they both worked relatively fine and i decided (stupid me) to remove my non legit windows (that came with them) and install a legit windows xp home i proceeded to wipe the drives and then... windows wouldnt install, no matter if i boot off a floppy or anything! it just freezes up, and i keep geting bios errors if i try any version of linux,
they sent me the newest bios update but to be honest (i have no idea what to do with it? i cant boot to a floppy at all anymore at this point)

so any help in the right direction would be appreciated (or financial offers always accepted, ill just buy another mac that i KNOW will work)

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-20-2008, 01:05 AM

ramove the lappys HD, use a ide adaptor connect it to a desktop format the HD .. reinsert in the lappy.. you should be able to install XP off the cd drive.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-20-2008, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kemojc

Alrighty i have 2 amrel rocky rugged laptops
rocky 686 p3 648 -800 mghz?? im guessing the difference from the bios to windows has something to do with speed step technology?

anyway they both worked relatively fine and i decided (stupid me) to remove my non legit windows (that came with them) and install a legit windows xp home i proceeded to wipe the drives and then... windows wouldnt install, no matter if i boot off a floppy or anything! -- what error do you see? does it just freeze? if it does, what part of the install?

it just freezes up, and i keep geting bios errors if i try any version of linux, -- what linux flavors have you tried (i.e. KNoppiX, PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu, etc.).

they sent me the newest bios update but to be honest (i have no idea what to do with it? i cant boot to a floppy at all anymore at this point)

-- when you boot and a bootable floppy is in the drive, what message do you see? there must be an error, a message or anything on the screen. can you enter BIOS settings? if yes, change boot order making sure the floppy drive is on top of the list

so any help in the right direction would be appreciated (or financial offers always accepted, ill just buy another mac that i KNOW will work)

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 07-20-2008, 02:13 PM

Most likely the bios they sent you are the current ver. bios.

kemojc · 07-21-2008, 10:17 PM

i origninally had umbuntu fiesty fawn whatever version that was on one of the laptops and xp pro on the other
i tried small dog linux as well as the same verison of umbuntu i also tried xp pro and home
it freezes during the part where it installs the os
i have since done a memory test on one of them and found the ram is bad, the other however im still at a loss for the other
the floppy drive says either not a valid boot disk or gives me some bios error which i will look up next time i can get the f#$(*# to boot (im only home 2 days a week)

**TriggerFinger** · 07-22-2008, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kemojc

i origninally had umbuntu fiesty fawn whatever version that was on one of the laptops and xp pro on the other
i tried small dog linux as well as the same verison of umbuntu i also tried xp pro and home
it freezes during the part where it installs the os
i have since done a memory test on one of them and found the ram is bad, the other however im still at a loss for the other -- what do you mean? did you replace the RAM with new ones or atleast a working one? i hope you did otherwise you are just wasting your time.

the floppy drive says either not a valid boot disk or gives me some bios error which i will look up next time i can get the f#$(*# to boot (im only home 2 days a week) -- always try a new media or floppy disc. if it still fails, replace the drive. i hope you have the parts to spare if not, best if you can bring it to a repair shop.

07-20-2008, 12:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
kemojc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: all/any	cant boot after wipe issue Alrighty i have 2 amrel rocky rugged laptops rocky 686 p3 648 -800 mghz?? im guessing the difference from the bios to windows has something to do with speed step technology? anyway they both worked relatively fine and i decided (stupid me) to remove my non legit windows (that came with them) and install a legit windows xp home i proceeded to wipe the drives and then... windows wouldnt install, no matter if i boot off a floppy or anything! it just freezes up, and i keep geting bios errors if i try any version of linux, they sent me the newest bios update but to be honest (i have no idea what to do with it? i cant boot to a floppy at all anymore at this point) so any help in the right direction would be appreciated (or financial offers always accepted, ill just buy another mac that i KNOW will work)

07-20-2008, 01:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: cant boot after wipe issue ramove the lappys HD, use a ide adaptor connect it to a desktop format the HD .. reinsert in the lappy.. you should be able to install XP off the cd drive.

07-20-2008, 02:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	Re: cant boot after wipe issue Most likely the bios they sent you are the current ver. bios.

07-21-2008, 10:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
kemojc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2 OS: all/any	Re: cant boot after wipe issue i origninally had umbuntu fiesty fawn whatever version that was on one of the laptops and xp pro on the other i tried small dog linux as well as the same verison of umbuntu i also tried xp pro and home it freezes during the part where it installs the os i have since done a memory test on one of them and found the ram is bad, the other however im still at a loss for the other the floppy drive says either not a valid boot disk or gives me some bios error which i will look up next time i can get the f#$(*# to boot (im only home 2 days a week)