Re: Difference between FIXBOOT and BOOTCFG in Recovery Console?
- From: Jucysterfry <Jucysterfry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 19:20:01 -0700
Thanks for the feedback! To clarify: I added the "newer" hard drive (an
ExcelStor) after wanting a different drive for the OS; saving the old drive
(a Western Digital) for programs and files. I installed the ExcelStor to the
SATA 1 port, booted from the CD, formatted and installed XP; around Nov. '08.
After this, on start-up I must choose which OS installation to boot from.
Yesterday, I was cleaning my case and rearranging the components to make room
for a card on the way. I wondered if I could plug the drives into any SATA
port on the mother board because of space requirements. This rearrangement
did not work: the computer froze on the BIOS page; I remembered the words of
my supplier "Always fill you SATA 0 port first". So I plugged the ExcelStor
into SATA 0 port (being the primary OS disk, or so I thought) and I plugged
the Western Digital into SATA 1. This is when I encountered "NTLDR is
missing..." I called my specialist and he said "It's very complex, you need
to take your computer in. Maybe you destroyed things with static." Then,
thinking of the original configuration, I switched the SATA cables so the
Western Digital was in it's position of last functioning, the SATA 0. I am
writing you today on the functioning computer, yet I want to put the
ExcelStor (OS disk) in the SATA 0. Do I FIXBOOT or BOOTCFG to activate the
ExcelStor in SATA 0? Thanks for the interest!
--
-Jesse
"Anna" wrote:
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Jucysterfry wrote:
Simple question looking for a simple descriptive answer. I have two hard
drives in my computer. Why do I get "NTLDR is missing..." when I switch
which hard drive is plugged into the SATA 0 port on the motherboard? I'd
like to use the newer hard drive as the "real" boot disk, yet it's OS was
installed "later" than the old drive. So... do I use FIXBOOT in the
Recovery Console or BOOTCFG? A question for the right "quazi guru".
Thanks!
"philo" <philo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am sure you can Google for the answer
but the important thing is to have the drive on the same channel it was on
when you installed the OS
You may also have to set the proper boot drive in the bios
J...
We'll assume that when you connect your "newer" SATA HDD to the
motherboard's SATA0 connector, either your second HDD is disconnected from
the system or if it's still connected to another SATA (or IDE) connector
your BIOS boot priority order indicates a *first* boot to the "newer" SATA
HDD (as philo has mentioned). This is so, right?
To simplify matters, is there any chance you can fresh-install the XP OS
onto your "newer" SATA HDD and take it from there? Or have you programs &
data on that drive that you don't want to lose?
I assume that SATA HDD properly functioned at some point-in-time and this
"NTLDR is missing" message has recently occurred. Is that right?
If it is, do you have any clue as to why this has happened? You've checked
your system for any malware infestation, yes?
And just on the off-chance that you may be dealing with a defective HDD (new
or not), check out its health with the diagnostic utility you can download
from the disk's manufacturer.
Anyway, the more-or-less "tried & true" Recovery Console commands to
(usually) overcome this problem are...
fixmbr
fixboot
bootcfg /rebuild
chkdsk /r also helps at times.
If those don't work you should consider a Repair install of the OS.
In any event, before undertaking any of the above, if at all possible clone
the contents of that drive to another HDD so you have a complete backup or
at the least copy off to some media any files that are important to you.
Anna
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