Re: PC won't boot from floppy

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From: Doan Tu Thanh
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 1990 18:47

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In article <1990Jul24.112555.22830@axion.bt.co.uk> krichard@axion.bt.co.uk writes:
>I'm borrowing a PC (Zenith 286, ...) which
>seems to be working fine.  It boots from the hard disk, I can read
>and write to the floppy ok ... I can't get it to boot from the floppy.

You might try the setup option of the computer.  Press ALT-CTRL-INS, move to the boot option and select the option to boot from the floppy first, then the hard drive.  Hope this helps.

Tu Doan		el365115@pc.usl.edu

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