[TriLUG] new AMD system - won't boot

[Vestal, Roy L.]

Gateway Mainboards:
F1
TAB to clear the Gateway banner at boot.

-----Original Message-----
From: gregbrown at mindspring.com [mailto:gregbrown at mindspring.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 9:49 PM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: [TriLUG] new AMD system - won't boot


I am attemping to install RH 7.1 on a 1.4 ghz AMD system, the components of
which I purchased at the Raleigh computer show.  The motherboard turns out
to be a gateway (does anyone know the key to smash to get to the BIOS
setup????) and I loaded the system up with 500 megs of ram and a 20 gig HD.

I can install RH 7.1 from the CDs (but I can't configure X - but that's
another problem).  When the installation is complete I can remove the 2nd CD
from the tray, reboot, and the system comes up and says "Missing Operating
System".  Any ideas what could be causing this?  Any pointers?  

Greg

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