Windows 2000 boot disk problems

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Steve Krigbaum

Hello,

I am in a pickle and I'm not a super-techie. I am trying
to replace a CD-ROM drive in an old HP Pavilion
(circa '98). The computer will not recognize any other CD-
ROM drive other than the Goldstar that came with it (which
is pretty much busted). HP support has been trying to
help me. They said that I needed to update the BIOS. To
do this I needed to create a boot disk. I created the 4-
disk set as described by Microsoft but then the six
critical BIOS files I downloaded from HP's web site
wouldn't fit on Disk One (duh, it was full!). So I
followed HP's advice to create a boot disk with just 3
files on in: Boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com. No
sweat - I did that and extracted the 6 BIOS update files
on to the same floppy. Then I cold-started the machine
with the floppy in the drive. I got a "Non-System disk or
disk error. Replace and press any key when ready"
message. NOW WHAT? any ideas? HP Support is stumped.

Thanks,

Steve
 
You'll need a dos boot disk. www.bootdisk.com

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

:
| Hello,
|
| I am in a pickle and I'm not a super-techie. I am trying
| to replace a CD-ROM drive in an old HP Pavilion
| (circa '98). The computer will not recognize any other CD-
| ROM drive other than the Goldstar that came with it (which
| is pretty much busted). HP support has been trying to
| help me. They said that I needed to update the BIOS. To
| do this I needed to create a boot disk. I created the 4-
| disk set as described by Microsoft but then the six
| critical BIOS files I downloaded from HP's web site
| wouldn't fit on Disk One (duh, it was full!). So I
| followed HP's advice to create a boot disk with just 3
| files on in: Boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com. No
| sweat - I did that and extracted the 6 BIOS update files
| on to the same floppy. Then I cold-started the machine
| with the floppy in the drive. I got a "Non-System disk or
| disk error. Replace and press any key when ready"
| message. NOW WHAT? any ideas? HP Support is stumped.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Steve
 
You'll need a dos boot disk. www.bootdisk.com

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

:
| Hello,
|
| I am in a pickle and I'm not a super-techie. I am trying
| to replace a CD-ROM drive in an old HP Pavilion
| (circa '98). The computer will not recognize any other CD-
| ROM drive other than the Goldstar that came with it (which
| is pretty much busted). HP support has been trying to
| help me. They said that I needed to update the BIOS. To
| do this I needed to create a boot disk. I created the 4-
| disk set as described by Microsoft but then the six
| critical BIOS files I downloaded from HP's web site
| wouldn't fit on Disk One (duh, it was full!). So I
| followed HP's advice to create a boot disk with just 3
| files on in: Boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com. No
| sweat - I did that and extracted the 6 BIOS update files
| on to the same floppy. Then I cold-started the machine
| with the floppy in the drive. I got a "Non-System disk or
| disk error. Replace and press any key when ready"
| message. NOW WHAT? any ideas? HP Support is stumped.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Steve
 
Most any dos disk will do. If you have a win9x machine around, then from a
command prompt;
format A: /s

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

:
| Thanks.
|
| How do I determine which DOS bootdisk I need to download?
|
| Thanks again.
 
Dave,

your helping me out a ton but I need a bit more info. i
don't have a win9x machine...all my machines are loaded
with Windows 2000 or XP. Can I download something off of
bootdisk.com, copy the BIOS files onto it, and be good to
go? will this allow me to update the BIOS? If so, which
DOS bootdisk download do I choose off of bootdisk.com?

Steve
(e-mail address removed)
 
This may help you.
http://www.bootdisk.com/readme.htm#howto

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

:
| Dave,
|
| your helping me out a ton but I need a bit more info. i
| don't have a win9x machine...all my machines are loaded
| with Windows 2000 or XP. Can I download something off of
| bootdisk.com, copy the BIOS files onto it, and be good to
| go? will this allow me to update the BIOS? If so, which
| DOS bootdisk download do I choose off of bootdisk.com?
|
| Steve
| (e-mail address removed)
 
Hello,

I am in a pickle and I'm not a super-techie. I am trying
to replace a CD-ROM drive in an old HP Pavilion
(circa '98). The computer will not recognize any other CD-
ROM drive other than the Goldstar that came with it (which
is pretty much busted). HP support has been trying to
help me. They said that I needed to update the BIOS. To
do this I needed to create a boot disk. I created the 4-
disk set as described by Microsoft but then the six
critical BIOS files I downloaded from HP's web site
wouldn't fit on Disk One (duh, it was full!). So I
followed HP's advice to create a boot disk with just 3
files on in: Boot.ini, ntldr, and ntdetect.com. No
sweat - I did that and extracted the 6 BIOS update files
on to the same floppy. Then I cold-started the machine
with the floppy in the drive. I got a "Non-System disk or
disk error. Replace and press any key when ready"
message. NOW WHAT? any ideas? HP Support is stumped.
Click to expand...
Was the boot.ini the same as the one on the hard disk?

Go to the root of the boot drive. (eg C:\). Look for boot.ini. (It may
be hidden). Copy it to the floppy.

Cheers,

Cliff
 
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