Operating System Not Found

Greathusky · 12-24-2008, 07:10 AM

Hello,

I am trying to help a family member fix their Presario 700 Laptop using XP. When I attempt to boot up, I receive the message “Operating System Not Found”. I am able to get into the BIOS screens. It has been suggested by my research that I first check whether the hard drive is recognized. Where in the BIOS screens do I check for this? The title is PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility. I see verbiage that says:

Parallel Port is enabled
Mode: ECP/EPP
Base I/O Address: 378
DMA Channel 3

The next screen lets you choose from where to boot up from. The Hard Drive option will yield the “Operating System Not Found” message’

dai · 12-24-2008, 07:55 AM

is there an option to turn off the gui screen

Greathusky · 12-25-2008, 05:56 AM

Are you suggesting to turn off the GUI screen for the BIOS Setup Utility and go into some native mode? If so, I don't know how not go into the GUI screens. They pop up when I press PF10 during the bootup.

dai · 12-25-2008, 08:31 AM

if there is an option in the bios to turn off the boot screen gui it may let you see a lot more options in the bios

12-24-2008, 07:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Greathusky Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Operating System Not Found Hello, I am trying to help a family member fix their Presario 700 Laptop using XP. When I attempt to boot up, I receive the message “Operating System Not Found”. I am able to get into the BIOS screens. It has been suggested by my research that I first check whether the hard drive is recognized. Where in the BIOS screens do I check for this? The title is PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility. I see verbiage that says: Parallel Port is enabled Mode: ECP/EPP Base I/O Address: 378 DMA Channel 3 The next screen lets you choose from where to boot up from. The Hard Drive option will yield the “Operating System Not Found” message’

12-24-2008, 07:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,168 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Operating System Not Found is there an option to turn off the gui screen __________________

12-25-2008, 05:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Greathusky Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Re: Operating System Not Found Are you suggesting to turn off the GUI screen for the BIOS Setup Utility and go into some native mode? If so, I don't know how not go into the GUI screens. They pop up when I press PF10 during the bootup.

12-25-2008, 08:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,168 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Operating System Not Found if there is an option in the bios to turn off the boot screen gui it may let you see a lot more options in the bios __________________