bootup problem

[Guest]

I have a ibm 600 thinkpad the problem is that it will not bootup from the hdd without my xp disk in the cd. If I try to boot up without the disk in I get a screen display asking me to place a floppy in the drive and press f1 why I don't know. With my xp disk in it gives me the option to boot from the cd, if I do nothing after a few seconds it will boot from the hdd with no problems. Someone suggested it was a problem with the Bios I would appreciate any help on this.

Thanks

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Insert the CD and set the BIOS to boot from it. At the prompt, hit "r" to
enter the Recovery Console. From the command prompt, run fixboot. Then exit
the console, remove the CD and restart the machine.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

I have a ibm 600 thinkpad the problem is that it will not bootup from the

hdd without my xp disk in the cd. If I try to boot up without the disk in I
get a screen display asking me to place a floppy in the drive and press f1
why I don't know. With my xp disk in it gives me the option to boot from the
cd, if I do nothing after a few seconds it will boot from the hdd with no
problems. Someone suggested it was a problem with the Bios I would
appreciate any help on this.