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Thanks alot for the responses, but I relayed the wrong problem..so I'm
starting a new thread..First off, the pc I am trying to fix, I formatted
the hard drive, not knowing that I wouldn't be able to access the bios
afterwards....now, I want to reinstall Windows 2000, but I'm having a
problem, nothing will work when i try to install, and I cant access the
bios, so I need to make a disk with a softpaq(I think)but the only ID I
have for the sick machine is deskpro 2000 and I know that is 166
mhz...Evidently, I need to obtain a softpaq, which requires me to know
certain information that I should have gotten from the pc before I
formatted the HD....I'm under the impression that I need this softpaq to
fix the bios, or reinstall it...I think it was on the HD...(does this
thing have a cmos?) I'm really confused here...never run into this
problem, and like I said I'm doing this to help someone who cant afford
the local repair shop...Second, the softpaq that i need must be DL'd onto
floppy from my computer, which is NTFS...the sick machine is FAT....will
the info on the floppy(softpaq), which will probably require me to make a
boot disk for the sick machine be compatible with the sick machine FAT if
the disk is created on an NTFS? If not, I will have to use an old pc at a
friends house, but that is 35 miles from my home..I've tried that when I
thought I had the right "softpaq"(if thats what I need), and I dont know
which of the 15-20 some odd softpaqs available at the site I was at is the
right one...if anyone can tell me the right one, or what other information
i can get from the inside of this thing, and where it is to narrow my
search, I would appreciate it very very much...no matter what kind of disk
i make to boot this thing i keep getting the infamous "non system disk
error, replace the disk and press any freakin key dude".God bless you guys
for trying...sorry to give you the wrong idea to start....dave
Thanks alot for the responses, but I relayed the wrong problem..so I'm
starting a new thread..First off, the pc I am trying to fix, I formatted
the hard drive, not knowing that I wouldn't be able to access the bios
afterwards....now, I want to reinstall Windows 2000, but I'm having a
problem, nothing will work when i try to install, and I cant access the
bios, so I need to make a disk with a softpaq(I think)but the only ID I
have for the sick machine is deskpro 2000 and I know that is 166
mhz...Evidently, I need to obtain a softpaq, which requires me to know
certain information that I should have gotten from the pc before I
formatted the HD....I'm under the impression that I need this softpaq to
fix the bios, or reinstall it...I think it was on the HD...(does this
thing have a cmos?) I'm really confused here...never run into this
problem, and like I said I'm doing this to help someone who cant afford
the local repair shop...Second, the softpaq that i need must be DL'd onto
floppy from my computer, which is NTFS...the sick machine is FAT....will
the info on the floppy(softpaq), which will probably require me to make a
boot disk for the sick machine be compatible with the sick machine FAT if
the disk is created on an NTFS? If not, I will have to use an old pc at a
friends house, but that is 35 miles from my home..I've tried that when I
thought I had the right "softpaq"(if thats what I need), and I dont know
which of the 15-20 some odd softpaqs available at the site I was at is the
right one...if anyone can tell me the right one, or what other information
i can get from the inside of this thing, and where it is to narrow my
search, I would appreciate it very very much...no matter what kind of disk
i make to boot this thing i keep getting the infamous "non system disk
error, replace the disk and press any freakin key dude".God bless you guys
for trying...sorry to give you the wrong idea to start....dave