No system. Hit any key.
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No system. Hit any key.
That's the message I have just started to get when I turn my computer on - oops, sorry, Boot Up in compgeekspeak.
It's been working fine (Windows XP Pro) until now.
Any help appreciated, please.
It's been working fine (Windows XP Pro) until now.
Any help appreciated, please.
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Chief - be honest
- have you fiddled with it (the 'puter) lately?
Sounds as if it is not seeing your boot drive for some reason. If you are familiar with access to the bios settings on boot up ("Press 'DEL' "it should say) have a look at the drives it can see versus the drives you expect if to see. It could be that the drive cable has been dislodged, drive is knackered, boot sector is corrupt etc etc - delete where applicable!
Assuming that is ok, I assume you have a 'boot' floppy disc or CDROM? Can you boot from that?
- have you fiddled with it (the 'puter) lately?Sounds as if it is not seeing your boot drive for some reason. If you are familiar with access to the bios settings on boot up ("Press 'DEL' "it should say) have a look at the drives it can see versus the drives you expect if to see. It could be that the drive cable has been dislodged, drive is knackered, boot sector is corrupt etc etc - delete where applicable!
Assuming that is ok, I assume you have a 'boot' floppy disc or CDROM? Can you boot from that?
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I assume you have a 'boot' floppy disc
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Thank you muchly for taking the time to reply to my dilemna.
Fortunately (for me and my computer) the only fiddling I do is change the batteries in my mouse BOAC, and removing some fluff (from my mouse wheel thingey).
Silly me ZH875, I had put a floppy disc in this morning, and then forgot all about it.
Problem fixed.
Thank you again, both of you.
Fortunately (for me and my computer) the only fiddling I do is change the batteries in my mouse BOAC, and removing some fluff (from my mouse wheel thingey).
Silly me ZH875, I had put a floppy disc in this morning, and then forgot all about it.
Problem fixed.
Thank you again, both of you.
Last edited by Chief Chook; 29th January 2005 at 10:58.
