Ive got a 2nd comp (comp #2) in the house which HD recently went out. i picked up a used HD (HD #2).
Installed HD#2 in my Good comp (Comp #1). Erased HD#2.
Put HD#2 in bad comp. Inserted Boot disk. I get "Operating System Not Found" as an error message. Well duh cause it wont let me install Windows. lol

Ive tried different jumper settings, swapped around the boot order in the Bios, even tried to install Windows on the HD while plugged into my good comp. Nothing so far has worked.

If I put the HD in my good comp it comes up fine as a 2nd HD.

Im trying to install Win 98 on the new HD, then ill Upgrade to Win XP (cause I have a full 98 install disk and an upgrade XP disk).

Im not buying a copy of Windows, and would rather not buy another HD. Its going in a 600MHz comp so I dont want to spend any more $$.

Thanks all...

 

you sure the hardrive went out? that board could be fubar, especially if it wont let you boot off of a cd.

 

Yeah, did you ever try the other drive in your good computer to make sure it's actually bad?

Does the boot disk work in the other computer?

You've set the bios to boot from the floppy?

If so, then it sounds like a bad mobo to me too.

 

im good at frying motherboards...
thats what it sounds like to me..lemme guess its a dell or a HP..

 

Cant you just boot from the xp cd and since its an upgrade it'll ask you for your 98 cd to verify before installing?

Anywyas I forgot, if that doesnt work, the used hdd is probably formatted with NTFS which a windows 98 disk isnt able to read and that could be the problem. Try putting the hdd in the good computer and format it to fat32

 

The new HD is NTFS.
Ill try switching it to fat32 and ill also double check the old HD.

 

The answer is under your nose. Keep searching. Better yet... Do it all again.

 

600mhz? jesus christ i havent used anything that slow in years... thats not a second computer, thats a damn oversized pda. get a new board and chip they are dirt.

 

No ---- Im thinking about puttin together a rig for ma dukes.
2.4 Ghz Duo core 2
light scribe DVD burner SATA
160 G HD
19 LCD
MIA MB 1066 FSB daul channel ram
2 Gigs or PC 667 Ram

800 bucks. Man I love Newegg

 

That cost 800 I built a 2.4ghz computer (not dual core) over 3 years ago with 1gb ddr2700 ram and 20gb drive for less than that... I have a samsung lightscribe dvd burner for $30 from newegg. If you need an LCD you should talk to me :-P I can get a 19" for around $130 + shipping, a good LG one.