Re: Windows XP Boot-up Problem
Judging from the sounds of it and my many many many many harddrive failures, I'd say you might need it.
The error itself (DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRES ENTER) might mean you have a corrupt file partition or something like that. Anyways, are you sure that you can't access/do any diagnostics on your harddrive at all? If you can I guess you might want to see what Hard Drive Diagnostics says under XP which should be under Boot Setup which is F12 on my comp.
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Re: Windows XP Boot-up Problem
I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that (instructions?), but right above the
DISK BOOT FAILURE
error, there is the following:
Diskette Drive A: None
Pri. Master Disk : None
Pri. Slave Disk : None
Re: Windows XP Boot-up Problem
This is for the PATA, do you have any PATA HDDs or CDROMs? If you have CDROMs connected to the PATA then they should be appearing, though on some BIOSes setting "none" causes CDROM devices to be detected anyway.Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars
Check in the CMOS that the SATA controller is enabled. It should show up at boot time to check for devices.
Do you have a floppy disk drive? Also the Primary master and slave refer to the PATA again, it may be normal for these to show none.
As I've said before it's up to you to determine if the HDD is dead. Do you have any local PC shops that do repairs that can check it over for you?
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Re: Windows XP Boot-up Problem
My HD is SATA (my only one), and I'm not sure how my CDROM drive is connected.This is for the PATA, do you have any PATA HDDs or CDROMs? If you have CDROMs connected to the PATA then they should be appearing, though on some BIOSes setting "none" causes CDROM devices to be detected anyway.
EDIT: SATA options are supposed to appear in the BIOS underneath the IDE Channels, AFAIK, but they're not.
Trying to figure out how to do that now. Do you mean on the first boot screen? The one where it shows the processor and memory testing, with the options (DEL to enter SETUP, ESC to enter Boot Menu, ESC to skip memory test)? Or should I press DEL and root around in there?Check in the CMOS that the SATA controller is enabled. It should show up at boot time to check for devices.
No, I don't.Do you have a floppy disk drive? Also the Primary master and slave refer to the PATA again, it may be normal for these to show none.
I think the HDD is fine, personally, but isn't it a one or the other case if the BIOS or HDD is dead? The BIOS aren't stored on the HDD, are they?As I've said before it's up to you to determine if the HDD is dead. Do you have any local PC shops that do repairs that can check it over for you?
But then, does the last error I've been experiencing (DISK BOOT FAILURE) point to a corrupted BIOS or a corrupted HDD?
Last edited by Evil_Maniac From Mars; 02-12-2008 at 17:51.
Re: Windows XP Boot-up Problem
CDROM drives are usually connected through the PATA (IDE). It may or may not be working, though from what you've posted so far it appears as though it may not be.
This points to the controller being disabled for some reason or other.
Hit del to enter setup. It's a simple as that. There are usually instructions listed near the bottom of the setup screen that tell you how to navigate and change items. You can't do any damage in here so long as you don't save anything. If in doubt exit without saving. You'll have to check through and find the section relating to the SATA.
The BIOS isn't stored on the HDD and the BIOS isn't dead as you can see it performing the memory test and you can see text on your screen.
It points to a boot device not being present. This can mean that no bootable device is available, i.e. it has been removed or damaged, or that the device is incorrectly configured in the BIOS.
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Re: Windows XP Boot-up Problem
The tech support person at EVGA said to go through the following steps:
1) Remove CMOS Battery - reinsert after 10 minutes.
2) If problem persists, try new HDD.
3) If problem continues after that, write in for a new Motherboard.
I'm working on step one now - those little clips are really hard to get open.
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