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Name: titus568
Date: January 18, 2008 at 14:35:51 Pacific
Subject: Novell 6.5 not bootable
OS: Novell 6.5
CPU/Ram: 1gb ram
Model/Manufacturer: Gateway
Comment:

When I installed Novell 6.5 Server when done with installation my hard drive is not detected as a bootable drive. I have to put in a Netware boot disk to get it to boot up.

If possible how do I copy the system files to make my drive bootable so I don't have to keep the floppy in each time I start up.

Any suggestions?


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Response Number 1
Name: paulsep
Date: January 18, 2008 at 19:50:05 Pacific
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Novell should have installed DR-DOS to your harddisk on a small dos partition.
If it is installed, check, whether the partition as set to active, otherwise the harddisk is non bootable.
You can activate the dos partition by using FDISK.
But be careful don't delete any partition only set dos partition to active.


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Response Number 2
Name: novellfan
Date: April 19, 2008 at 08:59:00 Pacific
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and if it is active ...try copying the system files again to the system by the command fdisk /mbr and then sys c: comand from ur floppy..


even u can run the same procedure from ur Ms-dos boot floppy..

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