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Article #10774Re: IBM PC XT won't boot from hard disk anymore
From: Karey Barnett
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1991 23:41
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1991 23:41
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In article <A3HRI8J@methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de> bernd@methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de (Bernd Gill) writes: > >While installing software on an IBM PC XT I accidentally introduced the >"stoned" virus, which damaged the partition table. I then reformatted >the hard disk as follows: > > fdisk (delete existing DOS partition, create new DOS partition) > format c: /S/V (to make a bootable hard disk) > >Unfortunately the PC won't boot from the hard disk anymore. >- There are no more viruses on the hard disk. >- The PC boots ok from the floppy drive. You might want to try booting from the floppy drive and using the SYS command to make the hard drive bootable>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!rex!barnett From: barnett@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Karey Barnett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: IBM PC XT won't boot from hard disk anymore Message-ID: <7729@rex.cs.tulane.edu> Date: 2 Jun 91 23:41:39 GMT References: <A3HRI8J@methan.chemie.fu-berlin.de> Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA Lines: 15