We have an old computer (a Toshiba from around '97 - '99) that we're trying to start up again after many years of disuse. I've plugged everything in to the right places, but the computer keeps saying "Insert bootable media into the appropriate drive." Any idea what that means?
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It means that the computer is trying to find something that it can Boot (startup) to (with). In most cases this is the hard drive with some sort of operating system, like MS Windows or Linux. It can also be a bootable floppy or CD, which will contain …
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