Re: takes like 20 tires to start up

"Operating system not found" is a BIOS message, not a Windows message; given
that fact I'd start looking into a hardware fault in your laptop. Most
likely a hard drive preparing to shuffle off the mortal coil but it could
also be memory or a motherboard fault.

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"vista sucks" <vista > wrote in message
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> my fiance has a HP pavilion dv6000 running vista home premium amd turion
> 64
> x2 mobile TL-50 1600mhz processor. she keeps her notebook on all the
> time
> because if she shuts it down or restarts it takes like 20 tries to get it
> running again. it'll say operating system not found and it'll keep
> retrying
> on its own and it will finally come on. any ideas what it might be.
> thanks

In article <>,
Richard G. Harper <> wrote:
>"Operating system not found" is a BIOS message, not a Windows message; given
>that fact I'd start looking into a hardware fault in your laptop. Most
>likely a hard drive preparing to shuffle off the mortal coil but it could
>also be memory or a motherboard fault.

Probably left a floppy in the drive.

"the wharf rat" <> wrote in message
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> In article <>,
> Richard G. Harper <> wrote:
>>"Operating system not found" is a BIOS message, not a Windows message;
>>given
>>that fact I'd start looking into a hardware fault in your laptop. Most
>>likely a hard drive preparing to shuffle off the mortal coil but it could
>>also be memory or a motherboard fault.
>
> Probably left a floppy in the drive.
>
>

What's a floppy drive?

In article <>,
Bill Yanaire <> wrote:
>
>What's a floppy drive?
>

Just some obsolete linux thing, nvm.

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "the wharf rat" <> wrote in message
> news:fpfoot$36f$...
>> In article <>,
>> Richard G. Harper <> wrote:
>>> "Operating system not found" is a BIOS message, not a Windows message;
>>> given
>>> that fact I'd start looking into a hardware fault in your laptop. Most
>>> likely a hard drive preparing to shuffle off the mortal coil but it could
>>> also be memory or a motherboard fault.
>> Probably left a floppy in the drive.
>>
>>
>
> What's a floppy drive?

It's what happens when you do that thing with your mother.

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message
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> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>> "the wharf rat" <> wrote in message
>> news:fpfoot$36f$...
>>> In article <>,
>>> Richard G. Harper <> wrote:
>>>> "Operating system not found" is a BIOS message, not a Windows message;
>>>> given
>>>> that fact I'd start looking into a hardware fault in your laptop. Most
>>>> likely a hard drive preparing to shuffle off the mortal coil but it
>>>> could
>>>> also be memory or a motherboard fault.
>>> Probably left a floppy in the drive.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What's a floppy drive?
>
> It's what happens when you do that thing with your mother.
>
> Alias

Like when you do that thing with your SHEEP
Moron

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <> wrote in message
> news:e40TqF%...
>> Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>> "the wharf rat" <> wrote in message
>>> news:fpfoot$36f$...
>>>> In article <>,
>>>> Richard G. Harper <> wrote:
>>>>> "Operating system not found" is a BIOS message, not a Windows message;
>>>>> given
>>>>> that fact I'd start looking into a hardware fault in your laptop. Most
>>>>> likely a hard drive preparing to shuffle off the mortal coil but it
>>>>> could
>>>>> also be memory or a motherboard fault.
>>>> Probably left a floppy in the drive.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> What's a floppy drive?
>> It's what happens when you do that thing with your mother.
>>
>> Alias
>
> Like when you do that thing with your SHEEP
> Moron
>
>

You ask a stupid question ...

Alias