Windows 98 problems
 

Hello All,
I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98 os.

At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery (resetting the BIO's).
Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc.

Now comes a "menu" that says......

Microsoft CD Startup Menu

1. Boot from Hard Drive
2. Boot from CD ROM

If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen.
If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting up Windows 98.

I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30 Gig HD.
I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that !
I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck.

I am running out of options here..please he me !!!

I would ask your friend for the Pc's user manual and recovery disk.

It will tell you how to run its Recovery CD or recovery system.

Or maybe you can download a manual from the HP site.

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

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Hello All,
I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98 os.

At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery (resetting the BIO's).
Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc.

Now comes a "menu" that says......

Microsoft CD Startup Menu

1. Boot from Hard Drive
2. Boot from CD ROM

If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen.
If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting up Windows 98.

I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30 Gig HD.
I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that !
I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck.

I am running out of options here..please he me !!!

Go into the BIOS setup and make sure the boot sequence is set to
"A:, C". Be sure to save the change when exiting. Then try the
boot floppy.

Ben

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Hello All,
I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion =
x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows =
98 os.
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At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the =
battery (resetting the BIO's).
Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc.
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Now comes a "menu" that says......
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Microsoft CD Startup Menu
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1. Boot from Hard Drive
2. Boot from CD ROM
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If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen.
If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to =
setting up Windows 98.
=20
I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a =
30 Gig HD.
I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that !
I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck.
=20
I am running out of options here..please he me !!!
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in DOS did you C:format c: (??) Then boot from the Win98 disk?

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Hello All,
I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion
x1963. I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98
os.

At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery
(resetting the BIO's).
Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc.

Now comes a "menu" that says......

Microsoft CD Startup Menu

1. Boot from Hard Drive
2. Boot from CD ROM

If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen.
If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting
up Windows 98.

I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30
Gig HD.
I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that !
I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck.

I am running out of options here..please he me !!!

wrote in message
...
Hello All,
I have a "major" problem with my PC. Here goes...I got a HP Pavilion x1963.
I'm repairing the PC for a good friend of mine. Running Windows 98 os.

At first..all that came up was the HP "blue" screen. I reset the battery
(resetting the BIO's).
Now it comes up with a "black screen" showing all the "Ram"..esc.

Now comes a "menu" that says......

Microsoft CD Startup Menu

1. Boot from Hard Drive
2. Boot from CD ROM

If I chose #1 (from HD)...nothing happens. Just a black screen.
If I chose #2 (CD-ROM) I go through all the options....getting to setting up
Windows 98.

I chose "install" and it says I don't have enough HD space. I have a 30 Gig
HD.
I thought about "F-disk" the system...I can even do that !
I even try a "floppy" bootdisk....no luck.

I am running out of options here..please he me !!!

Go into the BIOS and setup to boot from the A:\ drive first (floppy). Save and
close out.
Try the bootdisk again.
If it works, and you are at the A:\ prompt, type C: and press enter.
If it works, at the C:\ prompt type dir /p and press Enter and you will see
what is on the C: drive.
Check that the ribbon cable to the HDD is solidly connected to the HDD and at
the motherboard.
Check that the power supply to the HDD is also solidly connected.