not booting

[dabs]

hi all
can anyone suggest a solution, comp running fine not connected to the net, but now won't start keeps ending up with mess 'insert boot disc' not installed anything since it was working fine
cheers

 

[Moriens]

Is that the first message it comes up with m8?

Does it come up with that straight after the POST screen, the screen with your spec, cpu, memory etc?

 

[Dutcho]

Could it be a simply bios battery fault ?

 

[dabchick]

Hi, sounds like your BIOS is corrupted or you have the wrong boot sequence!

A little more info would help mate.

 

[Sameira]

Like dab has suggested it could be your boot sequence, check in the BIOS that your floppydrive is not the first boot.

Also try resetting the board, by taking out the battery and moving the jumper, you will hav to check you manual for this procedure, should be something under 'Reset CMOS'

 

[dabs]

cheers guys it turned out the slave drive was fooked and played havock with the boot and bios start up but it sorted now thanks for the replys guys

 

[dabchick]

Glad to hear you got it sorted mate!