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Article #43440hard disk boot problems
From: hista
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 1990 11:00
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 1990 11:00
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hi netters,
I seem to have developed a not-so-unique problem on my XT and, in
my slight inexperience with such situations, have not found a solution.
I would be very greatful if some of the pc guru's could give any advice.
The problem : I recently purchased a copy of DOS 4.0 and attempted an
installation on my 3.3 formatted ST-250. It seemed to
install ok, but on the first reboot, the computer jumped
back with a Non-system disk error. Upon reinstallation of
3.3, I get the same message.
Questions : (1) Fundamental - will the XT work with anything higher than
3.3?
(2) If 4.0 won't work, any suggestions on getting 3.3 running
again?
For now, things are working just fine with an A: boot and I have full
hard drive access, but situations are slowly getting desperate.Once again,
any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
Aashish
please post or preferably, send email to :
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