booting problems

[nakita]

Hello all.  I am looking for some help with my computer.  Micron Electronics Go Book2 laptop.  Intel Pentium II.  96 MB Ram.   I have had it now for almost 6 years.  Last year I replaced the hard drive with a 30 GB Hard drive.  I am running on Window 98.  

When I start my computer it will simply start the fan blowing and nothing else happens.  When I try again and again eventually I get other things to happen (Go Book symbol appears, sometime Windows logo comes on).  Sometimes the computer freezes before everything is fully booted.  So I turn it off and on again.  Eventually I can get it so the computer is booted up fully.  At this point it seems to function well.

I am wondering if it could be my CMOS battery but my clock is fine.  COuld this be my problem.  If so how do I replace this.

ANy other suggestions on what I should do to fix this problem would be much appreciatied.

One other thing is that my computer always freezes when I disconnect from being on line (via dial up connection).  How can I stop this from happening?

Thanks again for the help!!!

[Computer_Commando]

...I am wondering if it could be my CMOS battery but my clock is fine.  COuld this be my problem...

If clock time is fine, CMOS battery is still good.

[nakita]

Thanks!  

Any suggestions on what to do.

[Computer_Commando]

Since it appears to have problems POSTing (Power On Self Test), it could be anything.  Because it's a notebook, it's not easy to find.  Could be the modem, if it was a desktop, I would try removing it.

[Frankie]

Could be that your windows 98 is corrupt. Try reinstalling windows.