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Windows 2000 won't boot without disk

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SirChadwick

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Sorry guys, I know this goes in Technical Support, but no one ever answers my questions there......


This should be a simple fix.......I just don't know how.

I formatted my hdd last night with Windows 2000 and now I can't get it to start up without the disk. I get the message insert startup disk into drive A:

I originally set the startup to boot from disk from the bios. But now I can't get back into the bios to change this b/c every time I press Delete when startup, it goes to the blue format screen.

Please help! Thanks.

 
Originally posted by: SirChadwick
I've never done this.... and I'm not even sure of the motherboard that I have. Any steps to take?
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Should be a jumper on the mobo by the cmos battery. Move it over one pin so it covers up the middle pin and the originally uncovered pin. Wait a few seconds and then place the jumper back in the original place. Turn on computer.

 
How is your computer skipping the command to enter BIOS entirely and skipping straight to the drives?



Definately sounds like you need to have it exorcised, or reset the CMOS.
 
SirChadwick is the disk STILL in there?? Pressing DEL was getting you into the BIOS fine beforehand but now it won't do it? Are you sure you are pressing it fast enough right when the computer is starting up?
 
simple solution. find a computer that does work, pop in win2k cd, explore, find the folder that says boot disk, have 4 floppies ready to format and to install the boot program. win2k doesn't boot from the cd. you need the disks you can make with it.
 
Originally posted by: xUCIxDaiSHi
simple solution. find a computer that does work, pop in win2k cd, explore, find the folder that says boot disk, have 4 floppies ready to format and to install the boot program. win2k doesn't boot from the cd. you need the disks you can make with it.
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Win2K boots from the CD just fine.
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Originally posted by: xUCIxDaiSHi
simple solution. find a computer that does work, pop in win2k cd, explore, find the folder that says boot disk, have 4 floppies ready to format and to install the boot program. win2k doesn't boot from the cd. you need the disks you can make with it.
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Win2K boots from the CD just fine.
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Yup it does.

Only those you download illegal copies of it have a non-bootable version.

/me looks at xUCIxDaiSHi
 
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