USMCFR

Hello i have i think a IBM 300 its very old and i think that i can only fit windows 95 on it but when i fdisked it and tryed to put a copy of all the system files on it i got a message that said no operating system and i really need to fix this so i have a workable computer for school and stuff liek that i need help as soon as it can be here please tech support ppl this is my number 1 prioraty and i dotn want to buy a new harddrive........I really need help

Midnight Tech

Welcome USMCFR! Since you have FDISKed it, now it needs to be formatted. Do you have a boot floppy...if not go to www.bootdisk.com and download one for Win95. Use this to format your drive and then install your OS!

USMCFR

Thankyou btu i have already been to bootdisk.com and i have it but when i put in the floppy disk it will just sit there and try to erad it and it does nothing should i just leave it and let it read it until it trys to start.......

slam

get to the BIOS and set boot from Floppy ON, and there you go !

SPEEDO

I'm not sure if your trying to install from a set of floppies or a CD, But if it is a CD then do the following.

Go here and download a Win98 Boot Floppy.

After it's downloaded put a newly formatted floppy disk in the drive and double click the file that you downloaded to create a Win98 Boot Disk.

Then make sure your BIOS is set to boot from floppy first and boot up to this new floppy that you created.

Select boot with no CD Rom support.

At the A prompt type fdisk, When the prompt comes up about large disk support select yes.

Then select option 3 Enter

Select option 1 Enter

Select Yes

Type in the Volume Label if there is one and hit enter.

Are you sure Yes.

Esc.

Select 1

Select Yes

Esc

Reboot

Now you need to Format.

Boot to the floppy without CD-Rom support.

At the A prompt type format c:\

Select yes

When it's finished you can enter a volume label such as hard drive or you can leave it blank.

Now boot to the floppy one more time, This time select boot with CD-Rom support

At the A prompt select E:\ enter.

This is assuming you have one hard drive and one CD-Rom. The E could be an F or some other letter depending on the amount of IDE devices you have.

With the Win95 CD in the drive type setup, Enter this should start loading the Operating System.....



If your using floppies disregard these instructions.....:no:

USMCFR

I am trying to boot from the floppy... so slam, that will help me a lot i will have to try it on the 1st of december becasue i have the laptop at my school where i fix it.... i will try to boot from floppy on thing but what f key do i press to get into the BIOS i know what it is but i forgot the key if it F8??? please send me a reply someone thankyou

slam

The ThinkPad 310 system has a BIOS Utility that allows you to configure the computer and its hardware settings.

NOTE:
The computer is also bundled with a Windows 95-based computer management utility similar in function to the BIOS Utility called the Notebook Manager. The computer is already correctly configured for you. If you make any changes to the computer or you receive an Equipment Configuration Error message (error code 246) after you power-on the computer, you need to run the BIOS Utility.

The BIOS Utility has the following functions:

Change the system date or time
Set the power-saving modes and timers
Set, change, or remove a system password
Change the system boot drive or display device
Add or remove serial and parallel devices
Set the video display features
Press F2 while the ThinkPad logo is being displayed to enter the BIOS Utility. The main screen displays.

NOTE:
If the Setup password is set, you need to enter the Setup password to gain access to the BIOS Utility.
There are four main menu items:

Basic system settings
System security
Power management settings
Load setup default settings
Navigating the BIOS utility screens
From the main menu screen, press the arrow keys to move from one menu item to another. Then press the Enter key to select a menu.
Parameters displayed in low brightness (grayed-out) are not user-configurable. The computer detects and sets the values for these parameters. Press up arrow to move from one parameter to another. Press down arrow to change parameter settings. You have to change some settings when you add a component to the computer. Most of the parameters are self-explanatory. To exit a main menu item, press Esc . When you press Esc to exit the BIOS Utility from the main menu screen, the following prompt appears:



Do you want to save CMOS data?
[Yes] [No]

Select Yes to save the changes you made to the configuration values or
Select No to abandon the changes and retain the current values.



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Last modified: 2001-11-01
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good luck !
slam

USMCFR

THanks slam ill try it on moday yoru a life saver i was about an inch away from sellin or junkin the thing.... Thanks