XP Load problem
From: Greg Y (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/24/04
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Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 15:07:38 -0700
Thanks for the reply!
I had already went into the bios and changed the first
boot device from CDROM to Floppy and Hard drive as second
made no difference. I ran a norton scan of the Master Boot
Record thinking maybe a virus but that was not the case.
This is a real odd one it is almost like the boot record
is dammaged or it is only looking at the CD.
>-----Original Message-----
>>From what you describe, it sounds to me like the BIOS is
>set to go to the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device.
>Most systems (in my experience) would proceed to the next
>device (hard drive, etc) if a bootable CD was not found
in
>the CD-ROM drive. Yours may not do that (it may get
>stuck). Or perhaps the CD-ROM drive is set as the ONLY
>boot device, that's not as likely. Perhaps what happened
>was that during the Windows install the BIOS was set to
>boot from the CD-ROM drive and that after Windows was
>installed, the setting was never changed back to the
>default. The default boot sequence on most systems (in
my
>experience) is floppy first, hard drive second, CD-ROM
>third.
>
>To get into the BIOS, at system powerup (or re-start),
>press the DELete key a few times, although some BIOSs
>respond to the F2 key (or others): look for an on-screen
>cue. After you get in, look for the BOOT menu and see
>what the order of devices is set to, modify if necessary.
>There should be on-screen instructions for modifying the
>values: + and -, PgUp and PgDn, etc. If you change
>something, you'll have to save the changes when you exit
>the BIOS setup. If you're uncertain about ANYTHING,
>simply exit without saving the changes. Be careful in
the
>BIOS or it will bite you !
>
>Good Luck !
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have a problem with XP not loading unless a Bootable
CD
>>is in the drive. If there is not a CD in the drive it
>>reports Operating System not found.
>>
>>With CD it gives the option boot from CD or hard drive
>and
>>if I choose hard drive it loads. Any Ideas!!!
>>.
>>
>.
>
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