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Camilla
June 4th 04, 05:12 AM
Hi,

I am having the same problem (I want to boot from floppy drive instead of CD
rom) but none of the below works. I simply canīt get to BIOS setup. Are
there any other ways? (Win 98 SE).

Thanks a lot!

Camilla


"Venkat Srinivasan.R" > wrote in message
...
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
>
> Hi ,
>
> In order to boot from CD rom u need to set the BIOS accordingly , in order
> to get into Bios setup , u need to press
> DELETE key or Any function key the moment u reboot ur system . It depends
> on the type of BIOS u use.
> In Bios Setup goto Start up options and enable boot from CD ROM.
>
> Also chk the below trouble shooting steps y ur system is not booting .
>
> What i can understand from ur post is that u have changed the config of ur
> system to 128 MB RAM (not ROM) .
> After the upgrade of memory ur system is not booting. The reason can be as
> follows
> 1. The new RAM is faulty . In that case remove the new RAM and repalce it
> with the old one and see if ur system boots
> 2. The RAM is not installed properly. So remove the RAM and position it
> properly on the mother board. So that it sits fully in the slot.
> 3. What kind of RAM u r using SIMM model , DIMM model ? at times u cant
mix
> two different types of RAM on a single board !!
> 4. The RAM banks should not be half filled . chk that out.
>
> Next time pls mention what do u see on the screen , a blank screen , a
> error msg , if so what is the error msg?
> In case ur system beeps when u boot it , what type of beep u hear ? A long
> continuos beep or intermitant small beeps?
> What is the BIOS u use in ur system ? In case u know it . The manufacturer
> name should have appear on the top right corner of the screen the moment u
> boot the system when it was in a working condition.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Venkat.
>