windows 2000server won't boot up with floppy

[lcyber]

I am trying to boot up my p c with w2k server , I go into del after booting, then setup ,go to boot ,drop down to boot floppy or similar term and on clicking enter ,I get the display"enabled".I have down loaded new bootup files, all with no success.Any ideas?
lcyber

[Murf]

Hi,

Welcome back. I think you may be confused on bootup process.

When you first boot the computer and the 1st boot screen comes up (usually black with a bunch of white entries - memory count, BIOS info etc), then you hit the DELETE KEY you enter what is called the BIOS SETUP Program. This program is stored in the BIOS chip of the computer.

OK, now you want to tell the computer that when I boot up I want you to first look at the floppy drive and if you find my bootdisk, then read it and execute what it tells you.

To do this you have to set the boot sequence. What you saw when you clicked on "go to boot ,drop down to boot floppy or similar term and on clicking enter ,I get the display"enabled" means that youy have set the boot sequence to the floppy drive as the 1st drive the computer will look at. ENABLED.

Now you have to SAVE & EXIT should be a menu item saying something like that. Have the boot floppy in the floppy drive and it will continue booting reading what it is told from the floppy (bootdisk).

Does this help????

[lcyber]

Hi Murf,
I followed your instructions to the letter but the pc just booted up in the normal way,oblivious to the floppy(No1) being inserted)
To recap I booted up,hit del,went to boot,dropped down to search for floppy,saved and enter(f10) but there was no instruction to insert, say no 2 or no 3 or no4 and then rescue disc.
The boot up process went on as normal
lcyber

[Murf]

If it is booting up in a normal way then two things could be wrong.

1. The boot sequence is not set to boot from the floppy
2. The bootdisk is corrupted.

I'm confused on how you are describing the SETUP program.

To recap I booted up,hit del,went to boot,dropped down to search for floppy,saved and enter(f10) but there was no instruction to insert, say no 2 or no 3 or no4 and then rescue disc.


In your SETUP is there a menu item called ADVANCED, can you write them down and list here, would really help.,

Generally the boot sequence is set under the Advance Menu Item, but each motherboard is different.


Floppy Drive Seek
Causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time. When enabled, the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process: the drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once.

This setting will not affect the boot sequence, and vice-versa; if the boot sequence starts with A: the system will still try to boot from the floppy disk even if this is disabled, and if the boot sequence starts with C: the system will still look to C: even if floppy disk seek is enabled.

[lcyber]

Murf

The Advance settings are as follows:
CPU Speed System frequency multiple
System/Frequency (Mhz)
CPU Vcore
CPU Level 1 cache
CPU Level 2 Cache
Bios Update
PS/2 Mouse function control
USB Legacy support
OS/2 Onbord memory 764m
Chip Configuration
I/O Device configuration
PCI Configuration


Hopr this helps
lcyber

[Murf]

Must be under a different menu item....

What you are looking for is
Boot 1st
Boot Second

etc

Something like that

[PostCode]

What is the make and model of your motherboard?

[lcyber]

Murf.

The listings under Boot are:
ATAPI-CD-ROM DVD-ROM DDU1621
IDE Hard Drive-Quantum Fireball AS
Removable Device ( Legacy Floppy)
Other Boot Device (Disabled)
Plug&Play o/s No
Reset Configuration No
Boot virus detection Enabled
Quick Power on Self Test Enabled
The previous advanced settings came from the initial menu i.e. Main advanced boot and a third one

lcyber

POSTCODE;


The motherboard is Asus A 7V266-E Socket A motherboard DDR DRAM

lcyber
Boot up Floppy Seek Enabled

[PostCode]

Take a look at the following image. This should be what you see when you enter the Boot section of your BIOS.

http://www.comptechs.org/various/a7v266_bios_boot_menu.jpg

What you need to do is change the order. You need to move the Removable Device to the top of the menu. As yours is, it's looking for a boot device in the CD first then the hard drive. It's not looking at the floppy because it's already found one at the hard drive. You need to put the floppy before the hard drive.

Following the directions along the bottom of the screen. This is usually done with the -/+ keys. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor the the -/+ to move the value.

Hope this helps.

[lcyber]

Postcode,

Enormous progress , I booted up from the floppies getting past No 4 to emergency repair disc.Here I came unstuck .After inserting e r disc there was a choice to have the drives examined--this leads to insert C D which I don't have
or skip drive which I tried,this also led to insert CD.
Loading up these floppies again I tried the Manual repair option that precedes the request for er disc, this led me to three options but there was no response from hitting enter, after selecting any one of them to be checked . What do I need to do now .To recap ,I have entered all four floppies and on prompting entered emergency repair disc lcyber

[Murf]

One of the problems is if there are corrupt files, you can't fix it without the W2K CD.

The ERD process can be two ways:

Type r to enter recovery mode and r again to enter ERD mode. You can choose Manual Repair or Fast Repair. The fast option is a quick option. Fast option is the choice if one does not have much experience with the repair options or if one wanted a (possible) quick fix. No user interaction occurs. The fast option repairs system files, boot sector problems, and registry hives.

If it is asking for the CD which you don't have, then you have very limited choices - install a operating system that you have a cd for.