If you still have problems after making CD-Rom bootable, use a windows 98 set-up disk to install system files, i have found a few machines don't like XP unless you have system files loaded first. If you want you can get WinXP boot disks from...
Thanks for the reply's
Do not think it is the H/D pulled from another machine and working, only 1.2Gig disk. Have downloaded computer set-up disks from Compaq hope they work, as i can not get into the BIOS and these disks are supposed to let me enter F10 to get to the comp set-up? will let you...
Hi All
Having problems getting to the BIOS on a Compaq Deskpro 6000, boots up to these messages:
1782 Disk Controller Failure
162 System options not set
Its a P200 Non MMX with a socket 8 M/B, installing a hard drive from another machine has O/S win98 on it. any ideas
Regards Eskimo
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