K. I got this new comp (which I found!) and it’s working. But, it says I need to do this:
“Disc 1/0 error
Replace the disc and then press any key”
There is no disc in the floppy drive, nor the CD drive. Any hints on how to disable this message, or just to get through it?
It’s an I/O error. It means the hard drive is probably junk.
Is there any way to fix an I/O error?
That is your Bios telling that the Hard disk isn’t working properly.
Try this but I think it won’t work, but you can try. Access your Bios as soon as you turn on by hitting the Delete key. Most modern Bios-es have an option Called HDD Detect or something simlar. Use it. If the setting have not changed and there is no change, check hard disk concections.
The hard disk should have a 2 cables attached to it. one should be connected to the PSU, Uk ones have Yellow and red wires plus some others. The other should be a thin wide one that is connected to the Motherboard. you should get Pin 1’s in the correct places. Most cables plugs can only placed in one way.
If they check out… ok and still no change. Find some cash/save up, for a Hdd. Prices are stangely more “ecconmical” when you have more GB. My local PC store has 80GB for £30 and 160GB for £60…
BN
Whoah, thanks Butter.
It’s the first screen that shows this error message. There is no ‘del’ option.
What butter said is, suprisingly, very good advice. The only thing i can think of is try to swap the HD into a working machine, and access it that way.
Or, use a live Operating System (aka one that works from a CD, google for one) to boot the system, then check the disc out.
But yea, most likely, the disc is bare-metal and is broken.
Hey dev, did you send the sase???
You have to hit (and hold) del as soon as you can after the PC starts. You have seconds…
BN
If Epico is Right, start saving, Cheep PC.
Stick it as a second Hdd,or on the CD/DVD Ribbon cable alone. So your the working PC and head in to Bios as set out above. Change the settings to match or Auto detect all Drives and then save.
Your OS should run normally, stoping for a second to check for drivers…
Remeber to set the Bios back when finnished…
You don’t ONLY enter BIOS setup by pressing ‘DEL’, it varies.
Try using ‘F1’, or ‘INS’. It should have a message on your screen though, saying:
“Press ‘x’ to enter setup”.
Ninten:cool:
Oh, it says to press F1 to enter setup. So what do I do from there?
Hit F1 as you turn on, then:
BN
All my Pc I’ve used used Delete, BTW.
Yeah… I said mine did too.
Uhm, there is no “HDD Detect”. Is there another term for it? It’s Windows 95, btw.
