Disk boot failure

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GOOD READING.

this happens either the boot sequence have changed or your hard drive is not recognised by the BIOS

Hi. Check yor BIOS settings.

The computer is having trouble finding the hard disk.
The problem could be a faulty hard disk or a faulty disk controller.
First - re-seat the harddisk and reboot the computer. If the computer does not boot up then reboot andgo into the BIOS configuration to see if the BIOS detects the hard drive. If itdoesn't detect the hard drive then it could be faulty.Then the hard drive needsto be replaced in the computer/laptop, Windows installed and the computer orlaptop's device drivers plus your programs etc. to get a functioningcomputer/laptop again.

If your computer has just been formatted, your computer might require you to insert the boot CD

to be able to run it. You might hence get the error message Disk Boot Failure- Insert disk and

press enter displayed on the screen every time you will try to run it. This might be linked

to:

* 1. The boot options not correctly set in BIOS
* 2. A non bootable CD is found in your CD drive
* 3. You do not possess any bootable device
* 4. You have installed a new hard disk
* 5. The hard disk is not properly plugged
* 6. Your system files have been infected

Get more help and information for Disk Boot Failure. Hope this helps you....

this could be do to a bad connection to the boot device such as the harddrive.

I would try to boot from the cd rom using the OS disk.

Make sure you dont have a floppy in the floppy drive inserted.
Also if you have a jump drive installed, plz unplug it.

But if you little computer savy. Go to your bios and make the boot sequence to first boot the Hard Drive

Do you have a disk inside your floppy drive? If you do, remove it and try to boot your computer again.

Do you have a USB hard disk connected? If you do, try disconnecting it first.

If those two things don't work, you will need to have your computer checked by a technician. Maybe there is a problem with the hard disk or with the BIOS configuration (boot sequence).

Good luck!

WHEN STARTING PRESS F8 that would bring up a ultility. to strart from past working configurations. is this a computer u had b4. was it running wat os?
do u have the boot disk?
also try checking in the bios setup for ur start up config u might have cd or dvd as the boot drive.if so put ur hdd as the 1st in order or the floopy make sure ncd,dvd drive is afteer hdd.

After making 100% sure you have no diskette or CD in any drives the conclusion may well be that the disk is ruined. You ay try to boot from a diskette or CD and see if you can access the disk then. (see www.ultimatebootcd.com for instructions to make a boot CD) "The ultimate boot CD" has a few tools that might help you out. Since you can't boot you must make it on a different computer, though. You may also try to insert the disk in a diffe rent computer to see if it can be booted there. Also make sure all cables are properly connected.