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Inaccessible boot device error message

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by cyniq

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Hello all,

I'm having problems with a couple of my computers running windows 2000 on a p3 800

lately i've been getting blue screen error messages on boot up saying Inaccessible boot device

I've checked the hard drive and all is working fine.

any ideas?

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by dmiles

Boot the computer and at the Startup screen hit the key to enter CMOS panel to the BIOS,check to see if the drive is listed in the and set to auto
The MBR may have become corrupted and you will need to reinstall the system files from the setup disk,and boot the computer so that you can try to use the last known good configuration,if this is not possible,do a backup of current drive and then use the ERD to do a repair of the installation of OS.

by eric.a.silnes

Personally I'd like more information. Is this an IDE or SCSI device? When did this start happening?

One thought is that your IDE drive cable may be loose, or bad, but you say multiple systems.

The other possibility is booting up and going into Last Known Good. Maybe you have to reinstall the IDE controller drivers.

Just some suggestions.

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