Re: Hi , help appreciated!

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From: Rod Speed
Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 00:00

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Aeon KE <aeoncomp@aeoncomputers-aus.com> wrote in message
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> Just building a new system Intel Celeron 500
> Msi 6309 Mobo, 8.4 Fujitsu the problem is:

> The floppy drive won't work, can't FDISK it.

You dont need a floppy drive with most modern
systems. You can boot the Win9x CD if its an OEM.

> Transferred the cables up down left write it don't work,

Does the light come on all the time ?  If it
does, you've got the floppy cable upside down.

> its recognised in the bios

That doesnt prove a lot.

> and when it tries to boot from Floppy comes up with

> Boot from floppy drive : OK
> the it comes up with this cursor and star and just hangs

You can get that if it cant read the floppy properly. The boot phase is
rather primitive and it just mindlessly gives up with no error message.

> other times it comes up with a PAC MAN screen.

No idea what this is or what you mean by that.

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From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
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Date: 2000/05/30
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