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Inaccessible boot device error message

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by cyniq 1 view

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Hi,

I'm running win2k pro on a p3 800 with 128 megs of ram

I've been getting stop error messages saying inaccessible boot device when win2k boots up
I've checked the drives and all is working fine so i don't think it's the hard drive

any suggestions?

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by elmer.j

CHECK YOUR BIOS TO SEE WHAT THE BOOT ORDER IS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE HARD DRIVE AS ONE OF THE BOOT DEVICES. I WOULD PUT IT FIRST. DOES THE MACHINE BOOT UP AFTER THE MESSAGE? YOUR OS MAY BE CORRUPT. TRY TO REPAIR THE OS WITH THE CD (WIN 2K).
OH YEAH! CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FLOPPY DISKS IN THE FLOPPY DRIVE.

HOPE THIS HELPS YOU OUT!!

by saihib

This error occurs because Win2K is trying to load the wrong drivers for your hardware. You don't give enough info to tell which driver it is. You'll have to figure that out for yourself unless you want to add to your post.

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