Help! Notebook Won't Boot

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Just a thought: Have you checked the power supply/battery?


On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:31:03 -0400, in

Matthew scrawled:

Hello,

I've got a Sony Vaio laptop. The user may have removed some system files.
It doesn't boot up anymore. I can get into the BIOS, I can set the floppy
to be first in the boot list. But I cannot get it to boot, either from
floppy or from CD. It just shows the Sony Vaio logo, plays the Sony hook,
then the screen goes blank. I can hear the CD drive whir for a bit.

Any help will be hugely appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Matthew



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Matt

1. do you have a system floppy this is a floppy that was made using "format
/s" command
2. If that doesn't work what you might have is a loose Hard Drive. Check it
by turning the unit over and seeing if it's securely installed.

Good Luck

Doug

"Matthew" wrote in message
...
Hello,

I've got a Sony Vaio laptop. The user may have removed some system files.
It doesn't boot up anymore. I can get into the BIOS, I can set the floppy
to be first in the boot list. But I cannot get it to boot, either from
floppy or from CD. It just shows the Sony Vaio logo, plays the Sony hook,
then the screen goes blank. I can hear the CD drive whir for a bit.

Any help will be hugely appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Matthew