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shadowICHIGO

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windows 98 help
« on: August 26, 2007, 09:37:15 PM »
well its more of the system really. ok so i have everything i need i believe and i turn it on and the orange light comes on but not the green one and nothing shows on the monitor. any help?
« Last Edit: August 26, 2007, 10:02:43 PM by shadowICHIGO »
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Re: windows 98 help
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2007, 10:32:52 PM »
Do you have an add on video card and integrated video ?

If so,check your BIOS settings.
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Re: windows 98 help
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2007, 11:22:55 PM »
ok i fixed it one of the ram cards was messed but it say i/o error when i start it and the says theres no boot record and please insert a new disk?
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    Re: windows 98 help
    « Reply #3 on: August 27, 2007, 12:51:53 AM »
    Quote from: shadowICHIGO on August 26, 2007, 11:22:55 PM
    ok i fixed it one of the ram cards was messed but it say i/o error when i start it and the says theres no boot record and please insert a new disk?

    What did you do to fix it?

    You could try running Memtest but I couldn't guarantee that's the problem, it's probably motherboard oriented.
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    Re: windows 98 help
    « Reply #4 on: August 27, 2007, 09:45:43 AM »
    ok im looking at it right now and it says
    Searching for boot record from IDE-0..OK

    Disk I/O error
    Replace the disk, and the press any key

    but its frozen and i cant press anything

    and fixed the monitor problem by removing a faulty ram card
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      Re: windows 98 help
      « Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 09:58:38 AM »
      Do you have a floppy bootdisk?
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      Re: windows 98 help
      « Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 10:15:27 AM »
      i figured thatd be the solution to my predicament and am working on getting one i heard there was 98 on this hd but i guess it dosen have an os
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      Re: windows 98 help
      « Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 01:43:50 PM »
      Travel to bootdisk.com for any flavor of Windows boot disks...they are in zip format and just need to be extracted to a blank floppy...
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      Re: windows 98 help
      « Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 02:15:47 PM »
      dont have money >.>
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        « Reply #9 on: August 27, 2007, 02:28:09 PM »
        money not required.
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        Re: windows 98 help
        « Reply #10 on: August 27, 2007, 04:16:20 PM »
        And it's free...
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        « Reply #11 on: August 27, 2007, 06:15:02 PM »
        my apologies im an idiot but then again i didnt really have time to look at it at a glance so yeah. appreaciate it saved me alot of trouble its writing it right now ill post the results later
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        Re: windows 98 help
        « Reply #12 on: August 27, 2007, 06:19:20 PM »
        You're not an idiot. An idiot wouldn't have made it this far...
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        Re: windows 98 help
        « Reply #13 on: August 27, 2007, 06:57:20 PM »
        okguys i used it and made the floppy i put it in and hit enter here is what it said.
        Disk I/O error
        Replace the disk, and then press any key

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

        Insert BOOT diskette in A:
        Press any key when ready

        Searhing Boot Record from IDE-0..OK

        Disk I/O error
        Replace the disk, and then press an key
        ---------------------------------------------------
        anything? ill be awaiting your reply
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        Re: windows 98 help
        « Reply #14 on: August 27, 2007, 07:10:39 PM »
        That floppy should be bootable...revisit bootdisk's site and follow the instructions on creating the floppy...
        Another thing related to your error messages...when folling inside you may have dislodged the IDE ribbon cable to the HDD. Make sure it is snug.
        If it is that HDD may have bit the dust.
        How old is it ? ?
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        « Reply #15 on: August 27, 2007, 08:42:45 PM »
        ok im not very informed on specific part. the  IDE ribbon is the flat cord connect to the hd correct? and i follow the intructions. but if there is no current os i still need to do the whole bootable floppy ordeal?
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        Re: windows 98 help
        « Reply #16 on: August 27, 2007, 09:19:25 PM »
        and it has a password on the setup screen is there anyway to bypass this?
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        « Reply #17 on: August 28, 2007, 10:35:01 AM »
        come on guys. any help?
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        Re: windows 98 help
        « Reply #18 on: August 28, 2007, 03:03:55 PM »
        You need the boot floppy to see if you can log the hard drive to see what's on it...
        A password in the setup routine was not mentioned earlier...
        If this is a laptop Good Luck.
        If not remove the CMOS battery about the size of a dime located on the motherboard.
        Do this with the power cord unplugged and hit the power switch a few times to discharge stored energy.
        Be careful removing the battery...you don't want to break it's holder.

        Post back with your progress...
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