Error loading Operating system
I have an HP Pavilion 7940 1 gig Intel CPU 256 ram 40 gig hd.
At boot up it does post fine, identifies CPU, counts ram, see's all devices HD CD etc, and then goes STRAIGHT to a blinking cursor and after 4 sec a DOS message appears that says "error loading operating system" and hangs there indefinetly. .
I went into Bios change boot order to Atapi CD rom first. I then load a bootable CD, and still same results!
I don't even hear the CD-Rom spin up, though the door will open and accept a bootable CD!
I tried clearing CMOS, but to no avail. The same message appears immediately after POST?
I swapped out a good hard drive that had a working copy of XP and still no luck
any suggestions?
I have an HP Pavilion 7940 1 gig Intel CPU 256 ram 40 gig hd.
At boot up it does post fine, identifies CPU, counts ram, see's all devices HD CD etc, and then goes STRAIGHT to a blinking cursor and after 4 sec a DOS message appears that says "error loading operating system" and hangs there indefinetly. .
I went into Bios change boot order to Atapi CD rom first. I then load a bootable CD, and still same results!
I don't even hear the CD-Rom spin up, though the door will open and accept a bootable CD!
I tried clearing CMOS, but to no avail. The same message appears immediately after POST?
I swapped out a good hard drive that had a working copy of XP and still no luck
any suggestions?