IBM thinkpad 760EL doesn't boot

[Petrus Handoko]

This might occured if you set your system (from bios) to but from HD first
then floppy.   Try to go to bios to check.
-- Petrus

-----Original Message-----
From: Amalio F. Nieto Serrano <anieto@gsi.dit.upm.es>
To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: IBM thinkpad 760EL doesn't boot


>
> First of all, thank you to all of you who have responded to my
>question.
>
> The problem I have is the computer doesn't boot, neither from the hard
>disk (which is "logic", because it's in a bad state), neither from floppy
(I
>have not discovered the option for booting from CD in the IBM TP760EL -I
think
>it hasn't-, so I have not tried the boot from CD).
>
> Somewhere in the test or boot process (at a very initial state of
>booting process), the TP access the hard disk and then freezes: it doesn't
>arrive at the point where it must boot from floppy. This doesn't happen if
I
>remove the hard disk (then, it boots correctly from floppy, but I can't do
a
>hot plug of the HD at that point).
>
> The hard disk is new, so I'll return it to the dealer and see if they
>can provide any solution (more technical or low level).
>
> Once again, thanks. If I find out something interesting, I'll post it
>to the list.
>
> Amalio.
>
>P.S.: I'll take a look to the partition programs some of you have suggested
>for future configurations.
>
>
>