Disk failure

[LeoCrasher]

I've just basically built a new system, however it needs the help of the XP setup CD to boot into windows.

If I don't have the CD in (therefore booting from the hard disk straight off), it says theres a disk boot failure. However if I stick the XP CD in, let it timeout so it boots windows... it boots to the HD just fine.

The HD is on the Primary channel (CD on Sec), set to master and is otherwise fine. Been working in the pervious system for around 3-4 years with no problems. (20GB Maxtor).

The motherboard is an NF7-S, and I have no idea why this type of behaviour would otherwise occur.

Ty in advance
/Leo

 

[Blaminator]

Have you tried re-installing windows?

 

[LeoCrasher]

It is a fresh install, fresh format too.

/Leo

 

[¤]´)÷¤--§îr Äürøñ--¤÷(`[¤]

Possibly a bad MBR, boot sector?

Even more likely is that it's trying to boot something else first, which is failing.

Move the HD to top of the boot priorities.

 

[LeoCrasher]

If the MBR was the problem, how come the HD boots perfectly fine after the WinXP boot CD's 'Press any key to boot from CD...' time out?

Also, moving the HDD to the top of the boot priorities gives the same error, but with no way for me to get out of it. At least booting to the CD first and letting the prompt timeout boots the hard disk without problems.

Finally... the HD boots fine in two other machines.

/Leo

 

[¤]´)÷¤--§îr Äürøñ--¤÷(`[¤]

If the MBR was the problem, how come the HD boots perfectly fine after the WinXP boot CD's 'Press any key to boot from CD...' time out?

Also, moving the HDD to the top of the boot priorities gives the same error, but with no way for me to get out of it. At least booting to the CD first and letting the prompt timeout boots the hard disk without problems.

Finally... the HD boots fine in two other machines.

/Leo

Bad motherboard then. Probably an IDE controller problem (Assuming you're using IDE.)

Tried a BIOS update?

 

[LeoCrasher]

Ty Auron...

No idea why I didnt think of that myself with the number of times its been suggested to me in the past. Everything seems to be workin fine now

/Leo

 

[¤]´)÷¤--§îr Äürøñ--¤÷(`[¤]

Ty Auron...

No idea why I didnt think of that myself with the number of times its been suggested to me in the past. Everything seems to be workin fine now

/Leo

I'll tell ye why ye didn't think of it. For the same reason i didn't.

BIOS updates normally break things.

 

[urbanfox]

Have you tried the other channel?