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PC wont boot!

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    #11
    Just unplug the HDD that should at least let you get to the bios. If you have another pc, put the suspect HD into it and see if it boots.

    As stated before, take out as much as you can in terms of HW and try to get it to the bios.
    Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

    I preferred version 1!

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      #12
      Some years since had problem like that so memory a bit vague but maybe just a corrupt boot sector? Fairly easy to fix as I recall with an undocumented MS command.

      fdisk/mbr
      http://www.mdgx.com/secrets.htm#FDISK-M

      still works in XP I think, not sure about vista

      PS no that's bollox, fdisk/mbr only worked up to win 2000, try ref in 1st answer to this:

      http://answers.google.com/answers/th...id/215902.html
      Last edited by xoggoth; 25 November 2008, 19:01.
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        #13
        Thanks for the suggestions. Decided to take it to a computie doctor to see if they can sort it.
        I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!

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