Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!umriscc!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!uafhp!engr10.uark.edu!cab3 From: cab3@engr10.uark.edu (Chad A. Bersche) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: XT Doesn't Boot From C: Keywords: floppy harddisk boot death infinity :-) Message-ID: Date: 28 Nov 90 19:55:07 GMT References: <1990Nov28.153917.26259@Solbourne.COM> Sender: netnews@uafhp.uark.edu Lines: 38 polo@hagar.Solbourne.COM (Dave Polakowski) writes: >My XT clone has suddenly decided it doesn't want to boot from the hard >disk, and I need some help. >Tuesday I turned on the system and got the "Non-system disk..." >error message. Since then I cannot get the system to boot from >the hard disk. If I boot from floppy, I can access C: and run >programs, etc. I reinstalled the old floppy controller and still >have the problem. >It appears that there is some sort of system board problem. But did the >new floppy controller cause the problem, or is this just coincidence? >What, if anything, can I check to try and fix the problem? Or is >this one of those "take it to the shop" things? Thanks for any and >all suggestions. It sounds like you could have corrupted your system files somehow. Did you try SYSing the drive after you booted DOS from floppy? If not, this would be the first thing to try before "taking it in". It has happened to me before, and a simple SYS C: command did the trick. If it tells you "no room for files on destination drive" you may have to re-format the drive to get them on there. Also, you probably will want to check and make sure that COMMAND.COM is still on the hard drive. (And as always it never hurts to check for viruses too.) Hope this can get you back running again. I know the feeling myself, as I'm waiting for a new power supply. *groan* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- cab3@engr.uark.edu - Chad A. Bersche Univ. of Arkansas Fayetteville CSEG Look, would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now? - Arthur Dent -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- cab3@engr.uark.edu - Chad A. Bersche Univ. of Arkansas Fayetteville CSEG Look, would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now? - Arthur Dent