Re: Hard Drive won't boot after OS/2 Install from tape/cartridge

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From: Dan Samber
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 00:00

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Here is an off the wall idea, but it worked for me.

I stuck a Quantum Lightning 730S into a P5/120 and tried to install
OS/2. It went thru the initial phases (partitioning,formating) and
then copied the first few disks, told me to remove the disk and the
machine will reboot.... and it didn't.... All I got was the message
(from the bios) to hit any key to reboot.

After some thought and desperation, I tried booting on a dos disk
and running "fdisk /mbr" which "rebuilds" or somehow interacts with
the Master Boot Sector. IT WORKED LIKE MAGIC! The installation
continued. I am happy.

Dan

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From: dan@camelot.mssm.edu (Dan Samber)
Subject: Re: Hard Drive won't boot after OS/2 Install from tape/cartridge
Date: 1996/10/10
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