Hi guys, I just got a new computer and set it up on friday. Everything went fine until I got this message: "Disk boot failure - insert system disk and press enter".
This is - at first sight - an easy problem to fix. But it turns out it's not. Usually when you get this message you have just forgot to set the boot sequence properly in BIOS or simply forgot to put in a system disc (sic!).
Anyway - I would be very grateful if someone could help out here. I haven't been playing for about a month and I'm starting to have a social life again. Please help me isolat myself with BF2!
This is what I have done so far to try to fix the problem:
- changed the boot sequence in BIOS
- checked that all the cables are plugged in, and correctly
- attached another HD (not that it matters - just wouldn't want anything untried)
- tried with both burned and original Windows CD's
- tried to hook the DVD to another IDE port
- changed the cables to make sure none of them are defect
- made sure the PC finds the DVD reader (which it does)
- made sure the PC finds the harddrive (which it does)
Like I wrote the DVD burner is detected in BIOS which obviously means it's hooked up correctly and..err..is powered. HOWEVER, none of the CD's I put in starts up. When I press "Enter" when prompted, the Windows CD isn't starting to spin inside the reader. It just stays still.
In other words; I'm running out of solutions. I'm gonna try another DVD reader tomorrow that I borrowed today. Someone also told me I should flash or update the BIOS, but I have no clue how to do that when I'm not able to get any sort of data into the computer. Let alone able to run any flash software. I don't have a floppy drive either, so you can nix both the BIOS flashing and the floppy option.
If anyone wants to know - this is my core system:
Atec P180, cabinet
ATI SN8 Deluxe, motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 4000+, CPU
XFX GeForce 7800GTX, graphics
Samsung SpinPoint 250GB SATA, harddrive
Kingston 2048 PC3200 DDR RAM
Seasonic S12 600W, PSU
The DVD burner is a SONY.
Any help appreciated!
Cheers,
Tor
This is - at first sight - an easy problem to fix. But it turns out it's not. Usually when you get this message you have just forgot to set the boot sequence properly in BIOS or simply forgot to put in a system disc (sic!).
Anyway - I would be very grateful if someone could help out here. I haven't been playing for about a month and I'm starting to have a social life again. Please help me isolat myself with BF2!
This is what I have done so far to try to fix the problem:
- changed the boot sequence in BIOS
- checked that all the cables are plugged in, and correctly
- attached another HD (not that it matters - just wouldn't want anything untried)
- tried with both burned and original Windows CD's
- tried to hook the DVD to another IDE port
- changed the cables to make sure none of them are defect
- made sure the PC finds the DVD reader (which it does)
- made sure the PC finds the harddrive (which it does)
Like I wrote the DVD burner is detected in BIOS which obviously means it's hooked up correctly and..err..is powered. HOWEVER, none of the CD's I put in starts up. When I press "Enter" when prompted, the Windows CD isn't starting to spin inside the reader. It just stays still.
In other words; I'm running out of solutions. I'm gonna try another DVD reader tomorrow that I borrowed today. Someone also told me I should flash or update the BIOS, but I have no clue how to do that when I'm not able to get any sort of data into the computer. Let alone able to run any flash software. I don't have a floppy drive either, so you can nix both the BIOS flashing and the floppy option.
If anyone wants to know - this is my core system:
Atec P180, cabinet
ATI SN8 Deluxe, motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 4000+, CPU
XFX GeForce 7800GTX, graphics
Samsung SpinPoint 250GB SATA, harddrive
Kingston 2048 PC3200 DDR RAM
Seasonic S12 600W, PSU
The DVD burner is a SONY.
Any help appreciated!
Cheers,
Tor
Last edited by Tor77 (2006-03-04 18:32:20)