BCM400 OS corruption

[macaodha]

I have a BCM400 which suddenly crapped out after years of service. I pulled the BFT and it doesn't seem to be part of the group that had the capacitor issue. I hooked up a monitor and powered it up, and here's what I see on the display once the boot sequence runs its course:

OS Loader V4.01
.Disk I/O error: Status = 00001000

Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <winnt root> \system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.​

I'm assuming that it will somehow need to be reimaged? How would I go about finding out what this box is licensed for and recovering the license keys for it, if I am able to reimage it?

Thanks,

Michael

 

[Firebird Scrambler]

Hello Michael

It sounds as if the hard disk is corrupted. You will probably require a new disk and the correct version of software. Windows NT was used on all BCM 200/400 systems up to 3.7. You may need to call in a tech.

All the best

Firebird Scrambler
Meridian 1 / Succession and BCM / Norstar Programmer in the UK

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