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DISK BOOT FAILURE but can still boot! (weird)

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by mambazo

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This is a problem I've never come across before. I've seen hundreds of DISK BOOT FAILURES in my time, but this one takes the cake.

When I power on, POST checks OK, the HD and DVD drive are found OK, then I get DISK BOOT FAILURE...

Here's the strange part, it boots up when I press ENTER.

Boot order is:-

Hard Disk
Disabled
Disabled

I have no Floppy Drive. There is no CD/DVD in the DVD Drive.

WinXP Pro is on the HD and runs fine.

Any ideas as to what could cause this?

nForce3 MOBO
FUJITSU IDE HD (set as Cable Select otherwise it doesn't get past the boot failure)

Thanks in advance,
Matt

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by older mycroft

Otherwise your 'rogue' warning may just be the harbinger of impending HDD doom!

by mambazo

Thanks for the quick response.
Yes, I've checked the drive for errors, none reported.

I've also tried:-

bootcfg
fixmbr
fixboot
diskpart (active)

The PC runs fine, boots up and all, but I still have to press Enter to get past this Disk Boot Failure. It's quite puzzling.

by mambazo

Its a Pheonix - AwardBIOS but I can't find the word SMART anywhere, or anything relating to "Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology". Any ideas? Perhaps I'm looking in entirely the wrong place.

by mambazo

Can't do it right now as I've no free Ethernet ports on the router (all my housemates are home so I can't plug them out, lol) But I'll let you know the result as soon as I can.

by sgt_shultz

some drives don't spin up fast enough to post ok. see mfg website for your drive. it may be possible to adjust this on the drive also some bios's have a setting to adjust so it will 'wait' longer before deciding no boot disk

by mambazo

What settings would I be looking for in that respect?

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