What happend??

[100DAUNI1]

well what os you had , second disk means the harddrive

[robrok2010]

Reinstall Windows - LOL

[CruzinExotica]

@robrok2010 yea...at the time i didn't have the discs.

[hellya2011]

hm.... try to find a boot disk online, it may help, there was some website (dont remeber the name) but it specialized in nothing but boot disks

[compupranks]

Don't mess with bios

[thewhites12345]

What you want to do is 1.) take out all cds and floppys If that does not work 2.)take out all floppys, cds, And hard drive. Then turn it back on. It will give you tue same error, so put in the hard drive but not floppys or cds. If that does not work reset the bios abd repeat step 1!

[robloxlover55]

this pc in completley destroyed the uploaders dad destroyed it

[lifehacker7700]

seen to be os problem. try to get a window 98 disk to reload it back.

[Kevinb340]

Look by the startup System Bios Shadowed And video bios thats not good i have the same with a laptop I think your motherboard is broken. buy a new and try again

[antonisjoin99]

mabye a virus deleted some files of windows

[ZVONIMIR111]

in 1:37 watch closer into floppy; you will see that floppy disk is inside.

[yazzystarfire]

just call it a faggot ass calculator. when it starts crying its tears will short it out then you wont have to worry about it anymore :)

[Zito773]

someone set you up the bomb.

[volken1991]

Remove floppy from Floppy disk drive :)

[Robloxian182]

you should have checked the HDD cable.b

[GopulAnand886]

The Floppy Drive sounds like a machine gun

[007agent0007]

Try running command "sys c:" from Windows b00t diskette

[yoMANkappa]

why all of you are making recovery disks??? i reinstalled windows very well.... and i downloaded again what i wanted

[dickens2566]

hi tech p.c here just wanted too let you konw that your rom drive is bad you can go too a uesd computer store get out of the parts bin

[tonythecomputer03]

Will any of this information that those pepole sent you those comments help?

[CruzinExotica]

no but i luckily found the recovery disks and ran those now the computer is good as new!!

[chucknorris687]

Some how, probably because the hdd went bad your MBR, "mater boot record" on the hdd went bad... solution if it is window's 98 make a start up disk and if I remember right that will allow you to run the OS skipping that crap, or I think you can re-write the MBR in DOS.

[GLaDOS488]

@CruzinExotica What os did you put on that Hp Pavillion

[glennislejarde]

close your pc...and then eject you flopy disk... then eject you cd ... then ... unplug your hard drive and cd drive from your motherboard... then plug in your hard drive from where you unplug your cd rom .... then plug in your cd rom from where you unplug you hard drive ... then restart... ok

[gogoleczek]

i had this, i needed to reinstall windows :) but if you dont have it, you need to get win98 boot diskette, do format of disc (every partition) and reinstall windows

[Segadude3000]

Is it still detecting your Hard Drive? Get a Boot Disk (You can download them, easy to find and free) and when it gets to the command prompt and type C:\ (or whatever your HDD is), if it gives you an error and takes you back to the A:\. Than I know a place that can help you, ask and i will PM you

[CruzinExotica]

yes it still detects it but it doesn't do much at all. I have a boot disk (downloaded extracted to floppy disk) but i stick it in and the pc wont read the floppy disk at all. I cleaned the dust out of it, but its too old and doesn't work, it

[Nikiz001]

@CruzinExotica if you only extract the boot disk, it wont work. it wont write the boot-sector. you need some kind of program to write the floppy image

[HHGFHJGFHJGFJTYFJDGY]

if it has a usb port, type in to youtube windows 95 on virtual pc, then find the video which has a free download of windows 95, then put it on a memory stick, go to the bios boot from usb and then it should work. OR buy an old copy of windows 98, ME, 2000, or XP from eBay and then buy an external cd or dvd drive and then put the new os on the cd or dvd drive then enter the bios boot from dvd or cd drive and there you go.

[CruzinExotica]

I've tried using a usb but the pc won't recognize it...i was trying to download windows 98 off a torrent but decided not to. if the OS is below 512mb then i can put it on my RCA mp3 player because its the only plug in the pc will recognize. But well see......

[tonythecomputer03]

Does this information help?

[CruzinExotica]

no i just got done doing this and still no luck, i found out that the boot sector of the harddrive may be corrupted.

[computerkid911]

is there a memory stick in or something like that then remove it hope this helps

[CruzinExotica]

theres nothing plugged into it except keyboard.

[computerkid911]

oh. try opening it and see if the hard drive is connected properly or try reinstalling windows

[CruzinExotica]

yes its connected...but i don't have the setup cd to reinstall the os anymore.

[tonythecomputer03]

Is it connected right?

[jdcresswell]

Download a Windows 98 Start up disk (google it), 'burn' it to a floppy disk and put it in, then from the DOS menu choose Start Computer with CDROM support. It will take you to a DOS prompt.

Then type 'scandisk c:' press enter without the quotes. Let that run. It will check the hard drive for corruption. If it says 'Scandisk cannot examine drive C:' then your HD is dead. If it works then try removing the floppy disk and force restarting the system.

[CruzinExotica]

the floppy drive doesn't work... it wont recognize theres a floppy in the drive.

[tonythecomputer03]

Why was it giving you this message?

[CruzinExotica]

i just turned it on one morning but the night before it was working just fine, i was playing some movies on it which ran pretty well on it =)

[tonythecomputer03]

Is it still working right now?

[CruzinExotica]

no i get the same error today. i found out the floppy drive no longer is functional.

[tonythecomputer03]

So does that mean that you are going to lose this computer?

[CruzinExotica]

yes the computer is lost =( its staying in my closet until i decide what to do with it. (not selling it or throwing it away)

[tonythecomputer03]

Are you going to replace the floppy drive on this computer?

[CruzinExotica]

i have already tried. I get the same results.

[tonythecomputer03]

Have you tried every single thing to make this computer WorK?

[CruzinExotica]

yep. everything that i dave doesn't work so until i get a win 98 cd the computer is back in storage.

[tonythecomputer03]

Are you going to say some prayers to this computer?

[CruzinExotica]

haha... already did xDD

[tonythecomputer03]

What is xDD?

[CruzinExotica]

a laughing face.

[stydel311]

Is there anything in the CD drive or in the Floppy? That will throw them of sometimes.

[CruzinExotica]

no theres nothing in them, except in the video i have a cd but even when i take it out after the video it still doesn't work.

[stydel311]

The HD might be bad or corrupted, Try running Scan Disk, (the blue screen that scans the disk for errors.)

[CruzinExotica]

i cant start it because it hangs on the bios and then this message. unless you can start scandisk from the bios until then its useless.

[tonythecomputer03]

Have you run scandisk from the bios on this computer?

[CruzinExotica]

i don't know how. but if there was a way then i would do it :)

[tonythecomputer03]

When willl you get this computer working again?

[CruzinExotica]

im not sure...it will be in my closet in storage again. Until i find a windows 98 recovery cd and reinstall everything. But just to be safe i will save a copy of the harddisk onto another desktop.

[tonythecomputer03]

Is the Windows 98 recovery CD in your house somewhere?

[CruzinExotica]

nope it mite be at my grandmothers house in a box somewhere..but im not sure. :(

[tonythecomputer03]

Could going on ebay and buying one of those recovery disks for this computer and the windows 98 CD be an option?

[CruzinExotica]

yes. but it has to be for the same model and every driver for sound and video...but well see.

[infinitypark003]

Maybe your Operating system is corrupted. Try getting an Win98 CD and check for errors.

[CruzinExotica]

i hear that too... sometimes ill get a message saying the Os wasn't found. But it detects the Harddisk but i still get this error.

[tonythecomputer03]

Does the diskltte work?

[CruzinExotica]

no it doesn't =(

[tonythecomputer03]

I'm sorry about that. What was wrong with it? And plus What did you like about your old faviorte PC?

[CruzinExotica]

i have no idea whats wrong with it...but sometime this weekend ill open it and check to see if everything is connected properly (the only thing i can do with it). The pc has alot of old pictures of family and it has a sentimental value cos my grandma bought it for me when i was 7.

[tonythecomputer03]

Well I hope you do not lose this computer. Becuase it is the only one running Windows 98 with the desktop themes like the Mystery, Inside your computer and Space.

[CruzinExotica]

i know....i might just plug the harddrive into my sisters desktop and copy everything that's on it...but i dont know. If i find a windows 98 cd and recovery disk the pc would be fine...

[tonythecomputer03]

Does your Sister's PC have windows 98 on it?

[CruzinExotica]

no it has xp...but it used to be windows 2000 but we upgraded several years back

[CruzinExotica]

thats the thing i don't have the cd's or recovery disk anymore.

[tonythecomputer03]

And plus Do you still have this computer working again? If not you can buy the recovery disks off of eBay for a low price. Can that help?

[CruzinExotica]

yea it could help if it was made specifically for the pc. But an easier way is i had to but floppy disks (somewhere) and use my sisters PC for the floppy drive and download and extract the recovery to the floppy. I'm going to try to see if it will work.

[tonythecomputer03]

Do you still have any other computers running Windows 98?

[CruzinExotica]

besides this one. no i don't

[DVD2409]

none of this would happen on a mac

[CruzinExotica]

i wouldn't get a mac anyways.

[tonythecomputer03]

Or, why not buy a new computer?

[retrooldschool]

This is vintage technology.

[CruzinExotica]

very true! plus i have 9 pc's and this is the oldest one im sad now that i can't get it working =(

[themaritimeman]

If there is no disk in the CD drive or floppy drive, than your hard drive is corrupted. The only fix is to reinstall Windows.

[CruzinExotica]

dang! i don't have the recovery disks or cd's anymore.

[DVD2409]

you could probably get them on ebay for realy cheap

[tonythecomputer03]

Did you try to go to the BIOS and Deavcativate the floppy drive?

[retrooldschool]

Maybe that's it...

[CruzinExotica]

i have tried that! i thought it would work but it still asks for a floppy... I also tried booting off a cd that has the info to make a recovery "disk" but it won't read it! Thats whats in the cd drive.

[retrooldschool]

Probably not. Sorry, I can't help you...

[retrooldschool]

Unfortunately, you might have to install another operating system on it. That's all I can think of unless it's a motherboard error, which it probably isn't.

[CruzinExotica]

well thanks for the advice.

maybe if i put the harddrive as a second drive in another pc... but i don't know if that's a good idea. (yes it uses IDE drives.)