I have a Compaq 5447. I fire it up and get the Compaq logo. Then
four lines about the monitor card. Then I sit watching the flashing
cursor in the corner.

I've tried the system backup disk I made six months ago; but nothing
was on the disk; (right, my fault, I didn't check the disk after
making the system backup).

Also, I put the all-gone-revert-back-to-day-one CD in the drive. Even
though the light comes on in the cd drive (as well as a:/) it's not
reading the CD itself.

Is there a command file I can download that'll kick the drive beyond
the flashing cursor?

If the drive truely all-gone, wouldn't the Compaq logo NOT come up?

Appreciate anyone's help.

Ian
Quesnel BC