On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:04 AM, eckinator <eckina...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2010/9/5 David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com>: >> >> Yes i do. > > Great =) Way to go, eh! > >> Can't. I turn it on and get the Intel splash screen then a Dos promt >> saying boot failure. > > Does this happen more often when the PC hasn't been on for a few days? > I highly doubt this would be the cause but would you know how old the > BIOS/CMOS buffer battery is?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no, its all over the place. Battery is original. > >> I upgraded the HD in 2006, i think, and it was about a year later i >> started getting these boot failure prompts. Usually a few retries and >> i was in. > > Sounds like something closer to the mainboard again. Has there ever > been a BIOS update? This is what I would go for next. > >> I had it looked at last Oct, and the computer guy >> one mane show [sic] > > Lion King Enterprises by any chance? Sorry I just had to =) > >> found nothing wrong, out of the ordinary, and suggested several >> things. However due to the age of the PC we both agreed it was a waste >> of money and if it happened again and new PC would be cheaper in the >> long run, It has been working fine until Saturday and now i can only >> get intro windows with the F8 key. > > Have you tried F8 and then "halt on error" or whatever the setting is > called in English? This should give us a more detailed message? Please > can you do so? When i press F8 i get a Dos screen asking how i want to boot, Disk, HD or something else, i don't remember what at the moment. I hit HD and XP loads and runs, so far. Dave > > Cheers > Ecke > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
