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@Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 18:21:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Thinkpad Won't Boot?
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--- Tom Lee Mullins  wrote:
> > > Ensure that you haven't trashed the master boot
> record (try FDISK
> > > /NEWMBR to fill it with a "fail-safe" default
> setup). Usually if the
> > > drive goes bad, there should be more than a
> single error, meaning it
> > > will definitely attract one's attention when
> doing CHKDSK /F:3 
> > > or FORMAT /L. But if nothing helps, replace the
> drive.
> > 
> > I will give it a try. Thanks for the information.
> I have another
> > hard drive that works with it (has FreeDOS since
> it is a very
> > small hard drive).
> > 
> > BigWarpGuy
> 
> It did show the white box then an error message
> indicating one of
> the ibm* files was missing. I copied the file to the
> directory
> but it would stop at the 'startup logo' and would go
> no further.
> I had used another smaller hard drive (with FreeDOS)
> and it had
> not problem booting. I can check it with chkdsk
> after booting 
> using the utilities diskettes. IMHO - I think it is
> the hard drive.
> With FreeDOS and Seal Systems allegro setup program,
> it showed that
> the audio chipset was not es488 but what the
> original drivers from
> IBM said it was not. I will look for another hard
> drive for it. :(

When the white box appears, have you tried ALT-F1  or
ALT-F3 to bring up the boot choice menu? If you got
the white box, you are getting the bootstrap file
going, if nothing else. If you are  getting the  blue
OS/2 logo screen up, then ALT-F2 or ALT-F3 at the
white box will list the drivers as they load on the
bottom so you can see where it stops.

Franklin


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