installed win xp on my pc, set the bios to run from cdrom, but now i cant boot the system unless the winxp disk is in the dvd drive comes up with message "INSERT SYSTEM DISK" boots no problem with cd in the drive but take out and it wont nad cant change the bios back as it will not boot then

 

Nothing in the floppy drive is there? thats an old classic

Also check your system bios boot up order, and make sure the HDD is listed on it, usually behind the CD-ROM and FLOPPY (thats my preffered order anyway)

 

I have got this exact same problem today.

Replaced dead primary hdd. BIOS did not recognise the new HDD, although i set the jumpers to same settings. Played around a bit, and it was recognised on secondary IDE channel, so will play around a bit more tonight.

Check theres nothing in the floppy drive, and that the BIOS can see the main HDD. Check for loose cable seating.

Dave

 

dont have a floppy in, but its boot from floppy, hdd0, cdrom

 

druddle , spot on mate i didnt have the drive on the primary master

 

SHOCKER - UNIX person fixes Windows PC boot problem

 

*swoon*

 

posted before I saw IWatkins reply....
but anyway, I was with a unix guy last week who didn't know how to log off a windows server

shunty

[Edited by shunty - 4/29/2003 5:20:30 PM]

 

you just press the reset button dont you

 

in "windows 2003 sytems.net.marketing.disaster" you have to give a reason now before you can re-boot it that'l pi$$ everyone off after 3 reboots...must be a reg hack to get rid of this!!

shunty

 

Fixed my HDD problem, had jumper in wrong position.

Doh !

Dave

 

shunty