disk boot failure, insert system disk

[mujahidali1]

HI,

Just this afternoon a large thunder storm passed by. i forgot to turn
my computer off before i left to chill with some friends. when i came
back, i turned the computer on and got this error, "disk boot failure,
insert system disk" i have tried everything. I don't kno which disk it
wants.my computer was made from sony and came with windows XP
installed. i have application and system recovery discs but that wont
work or it wont load. looked in bios and set to defaults, that didnt
work. set it to read from cd-rom but that was already in default.

question is now what do i do? my computer a goner? will i get the files
back because some files are very important on those. im ok with
computers but not to computer savy. please help!

 

[Trooper]

If your computer is a laptop try this;
Remove the battery, and the power cord.
Wait 5 min.
Plug the power cord in and try starting your laptop with the battery
out.

 

[joan.robins]

Hi,

It removing the battery doesn't work, and before you try anything
drastic, go to another system and download Spinrite from this site:

http://www.grc.com/intro.htm

Make a boot cd or floppy and follow the instructions. You can run it at
level 2 first--that might be enough to fix the hard drive.

Good luck!

Joan

 

[mujahidali1]

its a desktop computer. i will get back to you if the boot disk will
work =)

 

[Ron Martell]

its a desktop computer. i will get back to you if the boot disk will
work =)

Try the total power off trick anyway, but leave it unplugged for at
least 10 minutes.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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