Solve : Installing DOS on a blank drive?

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Answer» I had a problem with my i386 the other DAY which required me to format the machine. However, I did so without foresight. When I boot my computer, it says, "Non-System Disk or Disk Error. Replace and press any key when ready." This is in reference to my C drive. I have the full set of DOS 4.01 and Windows 3.1 installation floppies, but my computer won't look at them. Can anyone help me to reinstall DOS? My computer: intel 80386 from 1988 with 640k memory, 150mb hd, VGA graphics.Go into bios and make sure floppy is set to first boot device. I really don't know how to do that with my ESDI BIOS. I tried disabling c: and the 5 1/2 floppy, tried switching the drive letters around for the two floppy disks, disabling just one disk, and so on. With only the floppy disk active on Drive B, it gives this error: Quote Diskette configuration error on drive A. Press [F1] to continue, [f2] to setup. F1 leads to another error, while f2 leads to the BIOS setup. Can you tell me how I can set the boot ORDER in my BIOS without disabling other disks?ESDI BIOS??? That's an IBM PS/2 unless I'm mistaken. You may need to boot from a Reference Diskette to set the CMOS it is a PS/2. Do you have a model number? Although I said it was an Intel on my previous post, it's actually a Chips and Technologies NW386SX-C, if that means anything to you. It says it's a CHIPS SCATsx/PEAKsx v. 105, and uses Parcorp, Inc's ESDI BIOS. Basically, I need help installing DOS on top of nothing but the BIOS when I can't get it to even see a floppy disk. Any ideas, anyone?How did you do the format ? ? With a blank HDD you will get this error with no floppy in the drive on boot. Insert Disk 1 of DOS and re-boot.

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I had a problem with my i386 the other DAY which required me to format the machine. However, I did so without foresight. When I boot my computer, it says, "Non-System Disk or Disk Error. Replace and press any key when ready." This is in reference to my C drive. I have the full set of DOS 4.01 and Windows 3.1 installation floppies, but my computer won't look at them. Can anyone help me to reinstall DOS?

My computer: intel 80386 from 1988 with 640k memory, 150mb hd, VGA graphics.Go into bios and make sure floppy is set to first boot device. I really don't know how to do that with my ESDI BIOS. I tried disabling c: and the 5 1/2 floppy, tried switching the drive letters around for the two floppy disks, disabling just one disk, and so on.

With only the floppy disk active on Drive B, it gives this error:

Quote

Diskette configuration error on drive A.

Press [F1] to continue, [f2] to setup.

F1 leads to another error, while f2 leads to the BIOS setup.

Can you tell me how I can set the boot ORDER in my BIOS without disabling other disks?ESDI BIOS??? That's an IBM PS/2 unless I'm mistaken. You may need to boot from a Reference Diskette to set the CMOS it is a PS/2. Do you have a model number?

Although I said it was an Intel on my previous post, it's actually a Chips and Technologies NW386SX-C, if that means anything to you. It says it's a CHIPS SCATsx/PEAKsx v. 105, and uses Parcorp, Inc's ESDI BIOS.

Basically, I need help installing DOS on top of nothing but the BIOS when I can't get it to even see a floppy disk. Any ideas, anyone?How did you do the format ? ?

With a blank HDD you will get this error with no floppy in the drive on boot.

Insert Disk 1 of DOS and re-boot.

Solve : Installing DOS on a blank drive?

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