Help with Bootdisk error

[Clayton]

Last month I started my computer and received a message saying something
about bootable disk insert disk and press enter, so I went into the BIOS and
couldn't see anything about the hard drive so I replaced it and installed
Windows ok, now 2 weeks on I got the same message and went intot he BIOS and
selected enter for the primary master and then I saw the hard drive listed
there and did a F10 to save and rebooted the computer and it start fine, is
this another failing hard drive or motherboard?

Clayton

 

[Guest]

Are you getting a "replace disk" instruction?

 

[Kelly]

More info needed, Clayton. What was the exact error message? Just a note,
generically speaking as the message you supplied has to do with having a
floppy in the drive during a boot, if you have an older system. Good luck!

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[Clayton]

I think it said "disk boot failure insert system disk" but not sure, I don't have a floppy drive or cd rom installed on this workstation anyway, if it happens again I'll make a point of taking note of the message in full.

cheers

 

[Clayton]

Ok, it says DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.
Having just said that the dive shows up in the BIOS ok.

I think it said "disk boot failure insert system disk" but not sure, I don't have a floppy drive or cd rom installed on this workstation anyway, if it happens again I'll make a point of taking note of the message in full.

cheers

 

[John]

Ok, it says DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.
Having just said that the dive shows up in the BIOS ok.

I think it said "disk boot failure insert system disk" but not sure, I don't have a floppy drive or cd rom installed on this workstation anyway, if it happens again I'll make a point of taking note of the message in full.

cheers

That is suspicious, one drive down the tubes and a new one
also failing? If there is any way for you to test both of the drives
for errors, bad sectors etc. on a different comp I would test! It
could be the motherboard or even a bad cable but I would suspect a
failing (or underpowered) power supply.

John