Question : Problem: Dell C400 - will not boot

I have a Dell C400 notebook that will not boot.  The BIOS recognizes the hard drive, but when trying to boot from it, I only get a cursor, no messages no matter how long I wait.  What is going on?

Answer : Problem: Dell C400 - will not boot

I ended up having to install XP over the network...  No other options would work...