Missing Operating System on Leading Edge Fortiva 5000Last reviewed: May 6, 1997Article ID: Q134708 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen you are installing Windows 95 on a Leading Edge Fortiva 5000 computer, you may receive one of the following error messages the first time Setup restarts your computer:
CAUSEThere is an incorrect value in the Partition Boot Record (PBR) on the hard disk. Any computer with a mis-match in the number of read/write heads reported by the Partition Boot Record and the system BIOS will likely have this problem. If there is a mismatch in the reported number of read/write heads, the C:\SETUPLOG.TXT file will contain unequal numbers on the following line:
FSLog: BIOS Heads=:64:, BootPart Heads=:64: RESOLUTIONTo correct this problem, follow these steps:
MORE INFORMATIONThe PBR on Leading Edge Fortiva 5000 computers returns a hexadecimal value of 40 heads. The actual value is 20. For additional information about the "Invalid system disk" error message, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q128730 TITLE : Error Message "Invalid System Disk" After Setup Reboots |
Additional query words: 95
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