January 12, 201214 yr My Windows 98 Second Edition will not boot from a floppy diskette. The computer just got a new floppy drive. BIOS is set to boot from the "Removable Devices" (which includes the floppy drive).Upon inserting a floppy and turning the computer on, I get a black screen with a keyboard indicator (BlSoD).Any ideas?Bad floppy disk(s). Edited January 12, 201214 yr by UltimateSilence
January 12, 201214 yr Boot order is wrong. You're probably set to boot the HDD first, then the Floppy.
January 12, 201214 yr Author Boot order is wrong. You're probably set to boot the HDD first, then the Floppy.No, sir. I have it set to: removable devices; CD-ROM; HDD.
January 12, 201214 yr 1 - Is the Floppy really bootable? Where did it come from?2 - Does the HDD have a MBR in the first 512-byte sector?If 1=not-true, then the CD-Rom will be checked and if not bootable, then the HDD is checked and if the MBR does NOT have code (e.g. a "wiped" or NEW disk) then bam! Black screen and flashing cursor.Questions - "keyboard indicator"? BSOD? Please explain. Edited January 12, 201214 yr by submix8c
January 12, 201214 yr Author 1 - Is the Floppy really bootable? Where did it come from?2 - Does the HDD have a MBR in the first 512-byte sector?If 1=not-true, then the CD-Rom will be checked and if not bootable, then the HDD is checked and if the MBR does NOT have code (e.g. a "wiped" or NEW disk) then bam! Black screen and flashing cursor.1 - It should be. It is the Windows 98 Startup Diskette.2 - How do I check this? Windows will not load ATM.Thank you, submix!
January 12, 201214 yr Just for the heck of it, go to bootdiskDOTcom and download any Windows 98SE (preferably the ones listed as OEM), run the program (with a floppy in the drive), take it to the PC having problems and try it. Your Startup Disk may be bad (or inadvertently blanked).
January 12, 201214 yr Author Just for the heck of it, go to bootdiskDOTcom and download any Windows 98SE (preferably the ones listed as OEM), run the program (with a floppy in the drive), take it to the PC having problems and try it. Your Startup Disk may be bad (or inadvertently blanked).I only have one computer with floppy functionality. I'll have to switch hard drives.I'll be right back. Thank you so much for your help.EDIT: One of the floppy diskettes I was attempting to use was apparently corrupt. I could not even format it. I'm formatting the other one that wouldn't boot. Thanks for the link! I have one other question, though. Does the boot disk at the URL you provided have more features than normal? Edited January 12, 201214 yr by UltimateSilence
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