Working computer shut down while room cleaned, on boot up it detected but will not read either C: (no Win load or prompt) or A won't boot with 98 startup disk). Info screen and blinking cursor only. Counts memory and shows hardware. No beep code. No prompt.
Was able to get into Bios (Award 2A59CF0H-00: FIC PT-2000). Everything looks good there; tried switching selection from A:,C: to C:,A: in case the floppy drive was bad. No change. Computer is a 'no-name' pc clone given to a friend by her brother. Has no manufactor book. Have motherboard book, but only basic stuff, no help. Any ideas

This is an interesting problem, does it recognised your main hard drive and CD-ROM's during its inital start up????


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Meck

Comp shuts down while you were cleaning a room? If so were you using any cleaning appliances such as a vaccum? If so then did the electrical system in that room do anything funny such as the breaker being set off, the power going off, any sparks/smoke, etc...you see were I'm going with this? Do you have the computer connected to a grounded surge protector. Your computer might have gotten a sudden surge of electricity which MBs generally do not like.