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From: krichard@axion.bt.co.uk (Keith Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: PC won't boot from floppy
Message-ID: <1990Jul24.112555.22830@axion.bt.co.uk>
Date: 24 Jul 90 11:25:55 GMT
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I'm borrowing a PC (Zenith 286, VGA, 640K, 70M, 1.44M 3.5") which
seems to be working fine.  It boots from the hard disk, I can read
and write to the floppy ok, no problems.  Well -- one problem. I
can't get it to boot from the floppy.  I put the disk in, switch on
(or ctrl-alt-del) and the light on the drive flicks on then off again
before the stupid thing boots from the hard disk.

Anyone got any ideas what could be wrong?  Might it be something simple
or do I have to get someone in to fix it?

Thanks in advance.

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Keith Richards  |  RT3321, BT Research Labs, Martlesham Heath, IP5 7RE, UK.
+44 473 642473  |  krichards@axion.bt.co.uk  (...mcvax!ukc!axion!krichards)