windows 98se start up problem

tmm5899 · May-27-2007

a friend has a computer that worked and he changed to a different monitor and it did not start up correctly so he switched back to the original monitor and that did not work what can he do to fix this problem. his computer will not start up in windows it did before he changed the monitor he did not remove any thing such as programs he just unhooked one monitor and hooked up another one and then switched them back it had started up with windows 98 i have the cd but when i put the cd in and turn the computer on it says invalid system disk any help would be appreciated i am not familiar with computer terms so please try to speak english to where i can understand what to do to solve the problem also the floppy drive light does not come on when i insert a floppy disk

Alan · May-28-2007

Was the PC turn on when he switched monitors?
Do any lights come on (power or hard drive) when you try to start it?

tmm5899 · May-31-2007

the pc was turned off when the monitors were switched the cd rom light comes on and when i try to boot the computer using a floppy from boot disk.com it does not recognize it being in or it says invalid system disk i tried burning a copy of the floppy to a cd and the cd rom light comes on and stays on what else can i try the bios keeps changing on it's own to where i have to go into the bios and set the hard drive as user and it does not know the a drove settings this happens everytime i turn the computer off how can i get it to detect the windows or reformat when i can't even get the a prompt today it said cmos battery

failure cmos defaults loaded what does this mean

Alan · Jun-01-2007

If you are getting a prompt that says CMOS Battery, it needs to be changed. That would be my first job if I were you.

Wolfeymole · Jun-01-2007

TMM

You need to set the bios to boot from the floppy in the bios.
More importantly you need to Save the settings when exiting the bios.

When you get the A: prompt type format c:

Is this a 98SE disk we talk of as you may not need to boot from the floppy?

tmm5899 · Jun-01-2007

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Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

TMM

You need to set the bios to boot from the floppy in the bios.
More importantly you need to Save the settings when exiting the bios.

When you get the A: prompt type format c:

Is this a 98SE disk we talk of as you may not need to boot from the floppy?

how do i do this when i go into the bios by hitting the delete key what do i go to

Wolfeymole · Jun-01-2007

Depending on the make of the bios it may be under Advanced settings or just Boot Sequences etc.
I will try to find a picture to illustrate, hold on.

Have a look at this mate.

Wolfeymole · Jun-01-2007

Highlight the option using the arrows then enter to choose then use Page Up/down to alter.

tmm5899 · Jun-02-2007

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Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

Highlight the option using the arrows then enter to choose then use Page Up/down to alter.

the bios looks different it says award bios is it the same as you are telling me

Wolfeymole · Jun-02-2007

I say "Depending" on the make of the bios mate.

The above is a shot of an Award bios obviously.
Are you saying yours is Award too but shown differently?

To see yours just enter the bios on the initial POST screen or run this from SIW.
This is a system information tool for windows that will tell you all kinds of information about your setup.

tmm5899 · Jun-02-2007

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Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

I say "Depending" on the make of the bios mate.

The above is a shot of an Award bios obviously.
Are you saying yours is Award too but shown differently?

To see yours just enter the bios on the initial POST screen or run this from SIW.
This is a system information tool for windows that will tell you all kinds of information about your setup.

is the link you sent me something i can use to get the computer to start with windows or something i can burn to a cd or download to a floppy

Wolfeymole · Jun-02-2007

To start the pc just boot from the floppy after setting the the first boot option in the bios to Floppy disk.
Reading back through your posts it seems you need a new motherboard battery which is a CR2032 also.

tmm5899 · Jun-02-2007

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Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

To start the pc just boot from the floppy after setting the the first boot option in the bios to Floppy disk.
Reading back through your posts it seems you need a new motherboard battery which is a CR2032 also.

where can i get a new battery also where can i download a boot disk to a floppy and take it to my computer put it in and it will start the computer

Wolfeymole · Jun-02-2007

Get a new battery from Tesco they about the size of a 10p piece.
For the boot disk go to Bootdisk.Com and choose the 98SE disk with ramdrive.

You do have the 98 SE cd disk yes?

tmm5899 · Jun-04-2007

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Originally Posted by Wolfeymole

Get a new battery from Tesco they about the size of a 10p piece.
For the boot disk go to Bootdisk.Com and choose the 98SE disk with ramdrive.

You do have the 98 SE cd disk yes?

i have a 98 and a 98se cd but i lost the code for 98se and microsoft does not support 98 any more is the boot disk from bootdisk.com a zip file because i need to save it to a disk and then put it in the computer i am getting help for and start the computer can i do that with the boost disk from boot disk.com