Eric_Bo
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computer doesn't boot from any devices
Hi,
My computer suddenly doesn't boot from any devices, I tried CDROM, floppy, Hard disk,
they all give error message "BOOT DISK FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK ...." , what could be the reason?
My computer suddenly doesn't boot from any devices, I tried CDROM, floppy, Hard disk,
they all give error message "BOOT DISK FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK ...." , what could be the reason?
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I am not adding a hard drive to the system, it is a rather old machine - 6 years old, some day the machine just failed with some disk error message, I thought it was due to harddrive failure, but when I boot from all the possible devices -- CDROM- floppy, they all give the same error message as above ..
if the CMOS battery runs out, would that give the same error message ?
if the CMOS battery runs out, would that give the same error message ?
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Did you check the BIOS to make sure that your cdrom and floppy drives are selected boot devices?
ASKER
yes, I have done that many times before ...
OK. Are you certain the the floppy and CD you are using are bootable. Would need to be say a Win98 boot floppy, XP CD etc.
Chris B
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Eric_Bo,
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Did you recently add a hard drive to your system? If so, double check your jumper settings on the hard drive(s). This may also be due to a bad IDE cable or malfunctioning IDE port on the motherboard itself. Also may be due to a dying hard drive or corrupt boot sector. Is this a newly built machine or an older system?