Bootup Problem

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Edward W. Thompson

OS WINXP Pro. Two SATA 80GB HDD

Bootup sequence was Floppy disk/CD-ROM/HDD.

Problem: After editting a bootable floppy disk (FAT32) and rebooting, the
boot sequence hangs with the message: 'FD 1.44MB System Type - (13) and Boot
Disk Failure.
After repeated warm reboots and 'cold' restarts no change. POST shows all
drives.
Changed the boot sequence to HDD/CD-ROM/Disabled did not solve the problem.
Boot up sequence ends with same mesage.
Changed boot sequence to CD-ROM/HDD/Disabled inserted a CD with 'Hirem
Bootable Disk Repair Utils', restarted. Machine booted to the CD Menu which
gave choices 1. Windows and 2 Hirem Utils. Selected 'Windows' and machine
booted into WINXP normally.
Removed CD and restarted and machine started and booted into Windows
normally.

I have reverted to the boot sequence FDD/CD-ROM/HDD booted with a bootable
floppy. Machine booted normally into the floppy but when floppy removed,
machine again hangs during booting as described above.

I have run a diagnostic disk to check the health of the HDDs. Both drives
are reported as 'healthy'.

Have checked Boot.ini against backup copy. No changes seeen. File size and
dates of ntldr and ntdetect.com are identical to the backup copies.

Have Googled for a solution and have found several references to similar
behaviour, that is boot hanging at the message FD 1.44MB - System Type - (x)
where x is various number, commonly 0 and 6 but no reference to 13.
However, there are no suggestions of the precise problem other than possible
corrupt Boot.ini, ntldr or ntdetect.com and the normal comments of HDD
failure and boot virus.

In my case if appears that the problem may lie with one or all of the files
Boot.ini, ntldr and/or ntdetect.com. The indications point to the system is
seeing a 'ghost' floppy drive as the problem is cleared when booting to
windows using an alternative route, that is CD-ROM.

Has anyone any experience of this problem with a solution? I haven't
replaced boot.ini, ntldr and ntdetect.com with the backup copies yet and I
suppose that is the obvious thing to try. However as the file sizes between
the files and the dates are the same it seems to me to be a long shot. Any
suggestions will be appreciated.
 
J

John

Edward said:
OS WINXP Pro. Two SATA 80GB HDD

Bootup sequence was Floppy disk/CD-ROM/HDD.

Problem: After editting a bootable floppy disk (FAT32) and rebooting, the
boot sequence hangs with the message: 'FD 1.44MB System Type - (13) and Boot
Disk Failure.



I don't have a solution for you but what you describe appears to be a
BIOS problem rather than a Windows problem. Your motherboard
manufacturer's web site and any forums that they may host is probably
your best bet for help. If the comp (or at least the motherboard) is
still under warranty I would call them.

John
 
R

Ron Sommer

Unless I have misread your post, your problem starts after using a bootable
floppy.
It seems that your bootable floppy is adding something to the hard drive.

Have you tried a different bootable floppy?
--
Ronald Sommer

: OS WINXP Pro. Two SATA 80GB HDD
:
: Bootup sequence was Floppy disk/CD-ROM/HDD.
:
: Problem: After editting a bootable floppy disk (FAT32) and rebooting, the
: boot sequence hangs with the message: 'FD 1.44MB System Type - (13) and
Boot
: Disk Failure.
: After repeated warm reboots and 'cold' restarts no change. POST shows all
: drives.
: Changed the boot sequence to HDD/CD-ROM/Disabled did not solve the
problem.
: Boot up sequence ends with same mesage.
: Changed boot sequence to CD-ROM/HDD/Disabled inserted a CD with 'Hirem
: Bootable Disk Repair Utils', restarted. Machine booted to the CD Menu
which
: gave choices 1. Windows and 2 Hirem Utils. Selected 'Windows' and machine
: booted into WINXP normally.
: Removed CD and restarted and machine started and booted into Windows
: normally.
:
: I have reverted to the boot sequence FDD/CD-ROM/HDD booted with a bootable
: floppy. Machine booted normally into the floppy but when floppy removed,
: machine again hangs during booting as described above.
:
: I have run a diagnostic disk to check the health of the HDDs. Both drives
: are reported as 'healthy'.
:
: Have checked Boot.ini against backup copy. No changes seeen. File size
and
: dates of ntldr and ntdetect.com are identical to the backup copies.
:
: Have Googled for a solution and have found several references to similar
: behaviour, that is boot hanging at the message FD 1.44MB - System Type -
(x)
: where x is various number, commonly 0 and 6 but no reference to 13.
: However, there are no suggestions of the precise problem other than
possible
: corrupt Boot.ini, ntldr or ntdetect.com and the normal comments of HDD
: failure and boot virus.
:
: In my case if appears that the problem may lie with one or all of the
files
: Boot.ini, ntldr and/or ntdetect.com. The indications point to the system
is
: seeing a 'ghost' floppy drive as the problem is cleared when booting to
: windows using an alternative route, that is CD-ROM.
:
: Has anyone any experience of this problem with a solution? I haven't
: replaced boot.ini, ntldr and ntdetect.com with the backup copies yet and I
: suppose that is the obvious thing to try. However as the file sizes
between
: the files and the dates are the same it seems to me to be a long shot.
Any
: suggestions will be appreciated.
:
:
 
B

Bob I

Umm, floppy disk should be FAT12. If in fact you did manage to make a
FAT32 floppy, that would be the problem.
 

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