CAN ANYONE HELP!!!missing operating system

could you provide more info if possible? guessing here but prob need to boot from a floppy disk (Win 98 Boot Disk) or the using the install CD you have for the operating system you are using!
 
Make sure all of your devices are connected properly to data and power, and that your jumpers are set properly. You can usually tell if a floppy is hooked up wrong by the activity light remaining on constantly. Also, make sure your BIOS is set to properly handle your devices; on a modern system, this can be set to AUTO.
 
this is an old HD im trying to boot just got one going but this one wont see A: or CD ROM ive tryed everything i cant get an A: promt ive tryed all diffrent bios settings everythign is hooked up properly
 
Double check the boot sequence and make sure that the HDD/IDE section is detecting the CD-ROM. Also, check your jumpers on the CD-ROM and try a different floppy drive.
 
i have done all of that.still nothing,i can hear the cdrom running but after it reconizes it i get the same message missing operating system
 
yes nothing will boot i have tryed a bunch of startup disk`s boot disk emergency disk everything i have iv`e tryed
 
Could be a bad MoBo, but more likely you've got some cable hooked up improperly. My advice is to remove every data cable in the system, and carefully reinstall each one, taking care to check the jumpers on each device as you're hooking it up. Also, if you can, you might want to grab a floppy drive from another system and verify that yours isn't dead.
 
Just to make sure though, I'd check that old HDD to make sure the jumpers were correct, or you may end up tossing a HDD that was OK after all. Note: "Cable Select" is *not* the right jumper settings.... ever! ;)

Glad you got it working though!
 
there are 2 jumpers on this HD one is in -active busy, the other is in master, other options are EWS, slave, or LT. not sure what EWS or LT is but i tryed the jumpers in these spots also still nothing
 
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