Epox 8KTA3 & old HD not booting

[Blobby]

Hi:
I'm having a problem with my new setup. Got a new case, 8KTA3, Athlon 850 & 256MB RAM. I'm planning to move my current HD & video card over when I'm happy with my planned new configuration (W98/2K/Linux). So I thought I'd work out the install quirks on an old HD so I can still use my old machine. Problem is the old Seagate 2Gb I'm using doesn't want to boot. I can fdisk & format it ok ( with /s), & it's jumpered correctly (one drive only), but when I try to boot it I just get a string of ones & zeros like so: 10 10 10 10... scrolling forever. I'm guessing it's a problem with the ATA/100, but I can't see any way to change it in the BIOS. I have tried using both the 100 cable & an old style cable. Anyone got any ideas or am I SOL with this old drive?
Thanks,
Bobby

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Usually that occurs if the MBR isn't good or the actual system files are borked.

I've had that happen twice on older systems. FDISK /mbr and sys fixed them.

 

[Blobby]

Thanks, I'll run & give /mbr a try.
Bobby

 

[Blobby]

Yup, /mbr did the trick. Thanks a bunch! I haven't used /mbr for years...
Bobby