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Boot disk failure
Name: Dan Date: November 13, 2003 at 19:11:35 Pacific OS: win98 se CPU/Ram: athlon 1200mhz, 256mb
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I am getting BOOT DISK FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER error when starting windows. I have tried the sys c: in DOS from a: it only made the problem worse before I could boot into windows with the 98se cd now it just hangs and does nothing. The file system should be working fine its a brand new harddrive and motherboard.
Please if you know anything on how to troubleshoot this please tell...
Name: fred Date: November 13, 2003 at 19:16:29 Pacific
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When you did the sys c:, did you get the `system transferred' message? In other words, was it successful?
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Response Number 2
Name: Dan Date: November 13, 2003 at 19:41:30 Pacific
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Yea I got that message, I also forgot to mention that I formated it using format c: /s. I saw in another post that if might help but I'm still getting the boot failure message.
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Response Number 3
Name: Dan Date: November 13, 2003 at 21:10:29 Pacific
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Still nothing, I have tryed many different things formating using /s and /u also fdisk /mbr and sys c: Could it be something to do with the bios? would it pay to upgrade that? there are some windows updates for win98se on the update website would they be ok to download?
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Response Number 4
Name: DAVEINCAPS Date: November 13, 2003 at 23:09:31 Pacific
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If you formatted the drive then windows is gone. You need to reinstall it.
If you did a 'format c:/s' or did a 'sys c:' after formatting it should boot to a c:\> prompt (when not using a bootdisk) but you still need to install windows.
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Response Number 5
Name: Dan Date: November 14, 2003 at 00:57:43 Pacific
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I have installed windows several times, but I've had no luck.
I just updated the bios but I still get the error.
Please help...
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Response Number 6
Name: TopFarmer Date: November 14, 2003 at 07:06:09 Pacific
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HI ALL 1) go into bios setup --is hdd being detected correctly? ---in boot options is it set correctly? IF not sure post what you have.
2)boot to dos and run [fdisk/status] is it correct? post results if not sure
3) do you have the hdd manufacture hdd utility program?
4)if you have the program did you put an overlay on hdd?
5)this is a new system and you have not had it working yet?
6)does the hdd require a 80wire IDE and you have only a 40 wire IDE.
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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill Date: November 14, 2003 at 14:58:26 Pacific
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If you have a floppy in the floppy drive and you have A: as the first boot device, you will get that error message.
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Response Number 8
Name: TopFarmer Date: November 14, 2003 at 15:28:36 Pacific
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hi all to clarify OtheHill's post #7, only if the floppy is not bootable.
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Response Number 9
Name: OtheHill Date: November 14, 2003 at 16:23:03 Pacific
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Thanks topFarmer.
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Response Number 10
Name: liviu Date: November 15, 2003 at 14:22:05 Pacific
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hi all if you played with fdisk, you forgot to make the first partition bootable? i think!...
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