Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:53 am
Is your "floppy" actually IDE connected, i.e. it's an LS-120 or similar not-really-a-floppy device ? Real floppies don't use an IDE interface. Some flashers won't work with a read-only device device or file, but if you have the capability it's worth a try. See below first, though.paulus wrote:Q. Will the bios loader read a cd-r (since the cd seems energized)? Would not expect it to. Maybe swapping the ide cables so teh selected device is actually the floppy (boy, am I getting desperate).
Yes, in some BIOSes the default (after you clear CMOS) is not floppy. Disconnect the IDE cables and try again.It may well be that the bios was set for first boot device to be HDD - hence not attempting floppy read.
No you can't, he is right that some boards will not boot with a flat CMOS battery. If you have a meter, check for 3V on the battery.a flat battery may cause it not to boot. My only experience of dead cmos batteries is that the clock stops during power off. Can I discount this theory?