Win 98 Booting Problem

w5mdm · 02-19-2008, 06:52 PM

ok here is the deal ....

someone gave me a old e machines computer and when i turn it on i get .

Searching for Boot record from CDROM.. Not Found
Searching for Boot Record from Floppy.. Not Found

202: Drive not ready
203: Insert BOOT Diskette in A:
press any key when ready

So can someone tell me whats wrong and what i need to do to get this piece of junk working or do i need to throw it in the dump

seahawk83 · 02-19-2008, 08:36 PM

does it have a hard drive? get into the BIOS and reset the BIOS to defaults and reboot
While in BIOS, does BIOS see hard drive?

w5mdm · 02-19-2008, 08:51 PM

i just opened it up and there is a floppy drive and the cd drive but nothing in btwn lol

seahawk83 · 02-19-2008, 09:04 PM

I guess, oppen the machine look for hard drive and see if there is one and it is connected

w5mdm · 02-19-2008, 09:06 PM

thats what i meant i opened up the cover and there is nothing there other than the cd drive and floppy drive

no wonder they gave me the computer huh?

seahawk83 · 02-19-2008, 09:09 PM

yeah, but still got the rest - depending on the processor and memory(which you can get more) hard drives aren't that much these days I really depends on the proc and what you would use the pc for

**OldGrayGary** · 02-20-2008, 10:37 AM

quick note:

If it has 256mb of memory or more, you could probably stick a Linux Live CD in & run from a virtual hard drive in system memory. Won't break any speed records, but you could visit the Internet, and do OpenOffice tasks.
. . . Gary

02-19-2008, 06:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
w5mdm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9 OS: xp home	Win 98 Booting Problem ok here is the deal .... someone gave me a old e machines computer and when i turn it on i get . Searching for Boot record from CDROM.. Not Found Searching for Boot Record from Floppy.. Not Found 202: Drive not ready 203: Insert BOOT Diskette in A: press any key when ready So can someone tell me whats wrong and what i need to do to get this piece of junk working or do i need to throw it in the dump

02-19-2008, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
seahawk83 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 212 OS: XP SP2 and Vista Home Premium	Re: Win 98 Booting Problem does it have a hard drive? get into the BIOS and reset the BIOS to defaults and reboot While in BIOS, does BIOS see hard drive?

02-19-2008, 08:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
w5mdm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9 OS: xp home	Re: Win 98 Booting Problem i just opened it up and there is a floppy drive and the cd drive but nothing in btwn lol

02-19-2008, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
seahawk83 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 212 OS: XP SP2 and Vista Home Premium	Re: Win 98 Booting Problem I guess, oppen the machine look for hard drive and see if there is one and it is connected

02-19-2008, 09:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
w5mdm Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 9 OS: xp home	Re: Win 98 Booting Problem thats what i meant i opened up the cover and there is nothing there other than the cd drive and floppy drive no wonder they gave me the computer huh?

02-19-2008, 09:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
seahawk83 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 212 OS: XP SP2 and Vista Home Premium	Re: Win 98 Booting Problem yeah, but still got the rest - depending on the processor and memory(which you can get more) hard drives aren't that much these days I really depends on the proc and what you would use the pc for

02-20-2008, 10:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 1,972 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Re: Win 98 Booting Problem quick note: If it has 256mb of memory or more, you could probably stick a Linux Live CD in & run from a virtual hard drive in system memory. Won't break any speed records, but you could visit the Internet, and do OpenOffice tasks. . . . Gary __________________