old IBM

oxford · 08-19-2005, 06:43 AM

Hello: I have an old IBM 450 as a backup unit. Very slow but it HAS been working. Now (Aug. 19) it has been acting VERY strangly. I CAN get on the internet but its is very very slow. AND..when it comes on I get a message that says " an erron on Disc C prevents ScanDisk from fixing it."
It says further that ScanDisc encountered a data error while reading the FAT on drive C. THis error prevents ScanDisc from fixing this drive.
MInd you, I CAN get on the internet but most programs either are not responding or are very very slow. I use the old unit as a back up but has it probably come to the end of its days??????
Many thanks., Oxford.

Geekgirl · 08-19-2005, 06:55 AM

Hello and Welcome to TSF

Possibly your hard drive is failing.

Boot from a win98 startup floppy and type;
scandisk c: /surface then press enter

You may also want to use the maufacturers hard drive diagnositc utility, you will need to know the make/model of your hard drive

oxford · 08-19-2005, 07:54 AM

can i do that in safe mode?????
oxford

Geekgirl · 08-19-2005, 01:42 PM

Both of those you would boot from a floppy.
For the diagnostic utility you would need to make the bootable floppy following the manufacturers instructions.

oxford · 08-20-2005, 08:25 AM

I don't have a Windows 98 floppy disc....all I have is a Windows 95 CD.
Can i do anything with that????
Oxford

Chevy · 08-20-2005, 08:46 AM

Restart you pc in MS-DOS mode, then run the following:

scandisk c: /surface /autofix /nosave /nosummary

Once it's done, reboot.

08-19-2005, 06:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
oxford Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5 OS: Windows 98	old IBM Hello: I have an old IBM 450 as a backup unit. Very slow but it HAS been working. Now (Aug. 19) it has been acting VERY strangly. I CAN get on the internet but its is very very slow. AND..when it comes on I get a message that says " an erron on Disc C prevents ScanDisk from fixing it." It says further that ScanDisc encountered a data error while reading the FAT on drive C. THis error prevents ScanDisc from fixing this drive. MInd you, I CAN get on the internet but most programs either are not responding or are very very slow. I use the old unit as a back up but has it probably come to the end of its days?????? Many thanks., Oxford.

08-19-2005, 06:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,344 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Hello and Welcome to TSF Possibly your hard drive is failing. Boot from a win98 startup floppy and type; scandisk c: /surface then press enter You may also want to use the maufacturers hard drive diagnositc utility, you will need to know the make/model of your hard drive __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM

08-19-2005, 07:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
oxford Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5 OS: Windows 98	safe mode can i do that in safe mode????? oxford

08-19-2005, 01:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
Geekgirl Assistant Manager, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Six-burgh, Pennsylvania Posts: 14,344 OS: XP Home SP3/XP Pro SP3/Vista Ultimate SP2/Windows 7 Professional	Both of those you would boot from a floppy. For the diagnostic utility you would need to make the bootable floppy following the manufacturers instructions. __________________ Compare NOD32 to your current antivirus and anti-spyware solution, HERE How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista Or Windows 7 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows 98/ ME / NT 4.0 / 2000 I DO NOT ACCEPT EMAILS AND WILL NOT REPLY TO THEM !!!!! TSF DOES NOT SUPPORT ASSISTANCE THROUGH EMAIL OR PRIVATE MESSAGES, PLEASE KEEP ALL QUESTIONS IN THE OPEN FORUM

08-20-2005, 08:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
oxford Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5 OS: Windows 98	hard drive I don't have a Windows 98 floppy disc....all I have is a Windows 95 CD. Can i do anything with that???? Oxford

08-20-2005, 08:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Chevy Retired Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Notlob Posts: 5,440 OS: Vista Ultimate My System	Restart you pc in MS-DOS mode, then run the following: scandisk c: /surface /autofix /nosave /nosummary Once it's done, reboot.