I'm trying to install a 20GB IBM deskstar drive into my pc, but when i boot it up, all I get is - press a key to reboot- When I press any key on the keyboard, it reboots to the same message. tried sticking a 98 startup disk in the floppy, as it's set to boot from this automatically, but same problem. Any ideas anyone?
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pc stuck in boot loop after new HDD installation
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Am I understanding this right. With bios set to boot from floppy drive as first boot device and a win98 boot floppy in the drive you still get 'press any key to reboot'?
So, is the floppy drive ok? Is the boot floppy ok? (Have you alternatives for either to try?). If you have a windows install CD, can you set bios to boot from CDROM and see if it will boot that?
So, is the floppy drive ok? Is the boot floppy ok? (Have you alternatives for either to try?). If you have a windows install CD, can you set bios to boot from CDROM and see if it will boot that?
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