Guest DL Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Win2k sp4 Sys was having trouble starting, when started in safe mode it showed Exclamation mark on video device. Uninstalled device / reinstalled, booted OK then a few mins later BSOD. No longer bootable in any mode. Ran HD diagnostics,from floppy, which reported failing HD, disk replaced by manu and fitted restored o/s from earlier clone (True Image) Boot hangs at win start up, attempted repair install, using F6 option to install drivers. Floppy doesnt appear to be recognised, no error just doesnt see it.(ie at the insert floppy & press enter) Also tried another floppy drive Tried a win boot disk just get std 'no operating sys' insert floppy msg. Oh & during the attempted repair's the pwr supply blew. (Flash & Bang) Used Bios 'Safe defaults', no bios beep errors It seems to me that probably the motherboard / controlers have failed, a logical explanation?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Fails to boot from HD or floppy "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message news:%23Y29omtxHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Win2k sp4 > Sys was having trouble starting, when started in safe mode it showed > Exclamation mark on video device. Uninstalled device / reinstalled, booted > OK then a few mins later BSOD. No longer bootable in any mode. > Ran HD diagnostics,from floppy, which reported failing HD, disk replaced > by manu and fitted restored o/s from earlier clone (True Image) > Boot hangs at win start up, attempted repair install, using F6 option to > install drivers. Floppy doesnt appear to be recognised, no error just > doesnt see it.(ie at the insert floppy & press enter) Also tried another > floppy drive > Tried a win boot disk just get std 'no operating sys' insert floppy msg. > Oh & during the attempted repair's the pwr supply blew. (Flash & Bang) > Used Bios 'Safe defaults', no bios beep errors > It seems to me that probably the motherboard / controlers have failed, a > logical explanation? > Your flty pwr supply probab. blew out yr. mthrbrd.
Guest DL Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Re: Fails to boot from HD or floppy I thought that, but then the problems exisisted prior to pwr supply blowing, but then perhaps there had been a pwr glitch that triggered sys wide failures ie hd, motherboard, pwr supply "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:uL3GJGuxHHA.4588@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message > news:%23Y29omtxHHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Win2k sp4 >> Sys was having trouble starting, when started in safe mode it showed >> Exclamation mark on video device. Uninstalled device / reinstalled, >> booted OK then a few mins later BSOD. No longer bootable in any mode. >> Ran HD diagnostics,from floppy, which reported failing HD, disk replaced >> by manu and fitted restored o/s from earlier clone (True Image) >> Boot hangs at win start up, attempted repair install, using F6 option to >> install drivers. Floppy doesnt appear to be recognised, no error just >> doesnt see it.(ie at the insert floppy & press enter) Also tried another >> floppy drive >> Tried a win boot disk just get std 'no operating sys' insert floppy msg. >> Oh & during the attempted repair's the pwr supply blew. (Flash & Bang) >> Used Bios 'Safe defaults', no bios beep errors >> It seems to me that probably the motherboard / controlers have failed, a >> logical explanation? >> > > Your flty pwr supply probab. blew out yr. mthrbrd. >
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