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Answer» <html><body><p>computer wont go past (verifying DMI Pool Data). trying to use boot disk to reactivate cd-rom. need to re-install 98. son installed 3.1 over 98 and system is <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/totally-2290450" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TOTALLY">TOTALLY</a> stuck. tried f8 to get to safe mode but computer doesn't react to commands. tried to start up with boot disk in drive still no luck.can anyone please help.Did son do something else too, perhaps?<br/><br/>You have to get past this to load, so you can remove the motherboard battery for 5 minutes to reset the BIOS.<br/><br/>Then IF you are running:<br/><br/>Download a 98 bootdisk 9free at <a href="http://www.bootdisk.com">www.bootdisk.com</a><br/><br/>Run FDISK and delete the partition, then create a nenw primary partition.<br/><br/>Reboot and format the partition<br/><br/>format c:/u/s<br/><br/>Reload 98Did son do something else too, perhaps?<br/><br/>Download a 98 bootdisk 9free at <a href="http://www.bootdisk.com">www.bootdisk.com</a><br/><br/>Run FDISK and delete the partition, then create a nenw primary partition.<br/><br/>Reboot and format the partition<br/><br/>format c:/u/s<br/><br/>Reload 98removed battery, now it stops at CMOS checksum error- <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/defaults-946742" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEFAULTS">DEFAULTS</a> loaded.  CMOS Battery error. f1 to continue <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/del-947443" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DEL">DEL</a> to enter setup. is there anything else you <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/could-410026" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about COULD">COULD</a> suggest. thanks mike Quote</p><blockquote>Download a 98 bootdisk 9free at <a href="http://www.bootdisk.com">www.bootdisk.com</a> <br/> <br/>Run FDISK and delete the partition, then create a nenw primary partition. <br/> <br/>Reboot and format the partition <br/> <br/>format c:/u/s <br/> <br/>Reload 98 </blockquote> i cant get to anything! wont complete set-up!! tried to insert disk at start-up still wont let me do anything!! worse than i expected!!!Hit DEL and enter bios, setup 'A' drive as the 1st boot device, then boot with the downloaded bootdisk.still no luck systen will not boot through floppy drive. drive doesn't even try to run disk. tried putting cd-rom as first boot but drive does not engage to read. no response to drives but i know drives are good.son said his friend tried to fix it so i dont know what is wrong with it. i guess equal to <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/total-238051" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TOTAL">TOTAL</a> system crash. it is most likely a total loss so thank everyone for thier help. thanks again mike Quote<blockquote> i guess equal to total system crash. it is most likely a total loss so thank everyone for thier help. thanks again mike</blockquote> <br/>I'll bet it's not a totally useless system, but it would help to know what the "repair" involved. I predict that is what is causing the problems now. I suspect the friend monkeyed around in the BIOS, perhaps trying to flash it incorrectly.<br/></body></html>


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