no system disk after every reboot
 

Installing a fresh copy of Winxp pro, install goes fine.
When you reboot, it cant find the system disk.
I run a repair off the xp cd and all is fine, until reboot, then same prob.
Tried a new harddrive, no help. Formatted the drive a dozen times with same
resuls.
Any suggestions?

Re: no system disk after every reboot
 

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:30:20 GMT, "Rod and Cindy Hall"
<coasterhall@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote:

|> Installing a fresh copy of Winxp pro, install goes fine.
|> When you reboot, it cant find the system disk.
|> I run a repair off the xp cd and all is fine, until reboot, then same prob.
|> Tried a new harddrive, no help. Formatted the drive a dozen times with same
|> resuls.
|> Any suggestions?
|>

Suggestion...

In your bios there might be virus blocker you can toggle on and off,
turn it off.

XP must write to the boot block this option prevents it, if on.

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Re: no system disk after every reboot
 

Run a manufacturer's diagnostic on your hard drive.
Check your RAM for bad modules.
Check for faulty connections/cables.


On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:30:20 GMT, in
<MFNId.216344$Np3.9102086@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
Rod and Cindy Hall scrawled:

>Installing a fresh copy of Winxp pro, install goes fine.
> When you reboot, it cant find the system disk.
>I run a repair off the xp cd and all is fine, until reboot, then same prob.
>Tried a new harddrive, no help. Formatted the drive a dozen times with same
>resuls.
>Any suggestions?
>

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Re: no system disk after every reboot
 

"Rod and Cindy Hall" <coasterhall@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:MFNId.216344$Np3.9102086@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Installing a fresh copy of Winxp pro, install goes fine.
> When you reboot, it cant find the system disk.
> I run a repair off the xp cd and all is fine, until reboot, then same
> prob.
> Tried a new harddrive, no help. Formatted the drive a dozen times with
> same resuls.
> Any suggestions?
>
i take it you used fdisk? did you set partition to active?
you can format to your hearts desire--no active partition--no run on
boot---yes xp will "try" to install on a bare disc,but will not create the
correct files on a blank drive

Re: no system disk after every reboot
 

Go into the BIOS setup and make sure the boot sequence is set correctly.
Be sure to save any changes when exiting.

Ben

"Rod and Cindy Hall" <coasterhall@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message news:MFNId.216344$Np3.9102086@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> Installing a fresh copy of Winxp pro, install goes fine.
> When you reboot, it cant find the system disk.
> I run a repair off the xp cd and all is fine, until reboot, then same prob.
> Tried a new harddrive, no help. Formatted the drive a dozen times with same
> resuls.
> Any suggestions?
>
>