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Problem: Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter??
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03-20-09
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Problem: Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter??
Okay so I'm rebuilding a computer with some spare parts and cheap stuff I bought used, but for some reason whenever I try to boot to install Windows XP I get an error that says DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. I have gone into the bios and set it up to boot from CD-ROM so that's not the problem, and all the stuff should be working, I have the Windows XP disk in the drive when I boot. Yet I get the same error every time.
I have no clue what's wrong, everything is set up right but I just can't get it to boot into the windows install screen  . Suggestions? Help is much appreciated, I just want to get this thing working...P.S. the hardware I'm using is: -AMD 64 Socket 939 2.4 GHz 4000+ -Biostar 6100-M9 -3GB DDR (1GBx2 + 512MBx2) running at 400MHz -eVGA 7600GT 256mb (PCI-e) -60GB Seagate Barracuda ATA IV -LITE-ON DVD/CD drive Thanks again!
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Intel Overclocker
 
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When I got that on my old Mesh PC, it was a dead HDD. Try another drive and see what happens.
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Its the HDD, have this on my P4 sys, switched HDD and works great again!
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Intel Overclocker
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Alright I'll give that a try, I have an old 40GB drive laying around. I thought it was the CD/DVD drive at first so I tried 4 different old drives
 . Ha didn't think of trying a different HDD. If the HDD is dead though... then I must have run into a bad seller cause I bought it used (can't remember if it was here or at [h]) and he said it worked fine .+rep though, I'll see if that works quick.
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Intel Overclocker
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sounds like its not booting of the Windows Install disk, make sure your Optical drive is plugged in and bios sees it.
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Intel Overclocker
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Thanks for the input guys! I'm pretty sure I fixed it, it booted into the windows setup now and is currently installing XP.
Turns out it wasn't the HDD or optical drive, I just had to reset factory defaults in the BIOS, whoever used the motherboard before must have had something set up weird cause once I reset defaults then selected CD-ROM for boot device it worked fine! Thanks again to those who tried to help, I'll report back if I run into any more problems 
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