[SK BOOT FAILURE.

[STS91]

I have an ULTRA pentium 2 thats been seating around for about a 1 1/2 years. About a 1 1/2 year ago i turned it on, and got this error [sK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" , and never had it check out. I would like to fix this because have to of the high priced parts i had put into it. I read about the error im getting, and think it as somthing to do with it losing OS files or somthing. If thats the problem how can i clear the HD to 1s and 0s again to install new xp OS on it?

Thanks.

P.S: The info i give is all i really know about it know after 1 1/2 years.

[-pops-]

If you want to low level format/zero fill the drive, find out the manufacturer, go to their website and download their own software program for doing it.

Alternatively, there are commercial programs to do this.

Bear in mind, thought, that it could be the drive itself that has failed.

[STS91]

Well i unhooked the cd drive, and flopy (nothen was in them first thing i checked). Then i took a wire thing that go's from the hard drive to the motherboard of an old comp, and put it on the computers we or talking about hard drive, and pluged it into the motherboard.. Then turned it on, and it started right up with no error??

I dont know what the problem was, like if its the wire things, or the cd/flopy causing it?

lol If u can understand the above, thats the only way i could think to put it.

If you want to low level format/zero fill the drive, find out the manufacturer, go to their website and download their own software program for doing it.

Alternatively, there are commercial programs to do this.

Bear in mind, thought, that it could be the drive itself that has failed.