Boot the computer with your bootable DOS disk. If you don't have one made, STOP and
make one NOW by clicking on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add and Remove
Programs and Startup Disk.
Try to access drive C: by typing DIR C: and press Enter. If you see the directories on drive
C: try to make the drive bootable by typing sys a: c: and press Enter. The system files
should be restored and the drive may be restored to boot on its own.
If this fails, you may have to reformat and partition the drive with the setup utility that
came with your drive or computer.
If the Drive Boots but Hangs Up at Boot?
Turn the computer off, open the system unit and disconnect the ribbon cable at the
motherboard end. Turn on the PC AND You will get an error message that the drive is bad
and in most cases will go into your BIOS.
Change the hard drive type to AUTO and shut off the computer. Reconnect the ribbon
cable and see if the hard works properly. The drive settings should be restored and should
operate fine.
A hard drive that fails to boot up may also have a bad controller. If the controller is mounted on the hard drive, there is not much you can do except replace the drive.
In our next issue we will cover problems with the CMOS Settings, the IRQ Settings, using
Fdisk, the cmos Battery, and more.
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