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by haradevv 1 view

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hi friends, i have just unplugged the hard drive and connected again , i think i connected pretty well but how many times im attaching , i cannot escape from the error 'disk boot error please insert system disk and press enter'. im not that much expert in handling problems related to pcso please tel me how to fix the problem please...

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by computacentre

Go to your bios and go to the ide section , usually in where your system time is set.Then make sure your hdd is detected , if not , run the detect function attatched.If that does not work, make sure the clip on the hdd is set to master.There should be directions on your hdd

by charliespencer

If you left a floppy in the drive, the system may be trying to boot off a non-bootable diskette.

by xt john

Did you need to unplug and replug the drive due to a problem you were having? Did the drive work ok before, and now you're having problems booting? I would suspect 2 things if you're getting this message... possibly a boot sector virus of some type, that is preventing your hard drive from booting, or the hard drive itself is failing.

by dtenn38

i installed vista home premium upgrade with 2 hard drives installed, C, and D. D drive is blank for storage. If i unplug the D hard drive (no files here) i get that error and have to use the vista disk to start up and it takes a long time to boot. still trying to find out how to fix this.

by dawgit

It's still too new, all the bugs have not been worked out. (or even found, as you're finding one now)
Did the computer do that prior to the Vista install?

by trov

hi to all !

i have too this problem : "disk boot failure please insert system disk and press enter"

my OS is Windows XP Vista edition. I can`t remove this problem. 2 times preinsalation, in BIOS - all is default , When i starting PS - black screen and this message "disk boot failure please insert system disk and press enter" . in CD-ROM - bootable Windows and then OS load normal - with bootscreen, welcomescreen and everining OK. But everytime in start is fail ! What can i do ? My HD is 80 GB and is new. RAM - 256 MB It is possible to be motherboarth - i dont know ?!?!

by nstein

try changing jumper @ hd from master to cable select or visa versa.

by joe777

Hi u all zere
Having prob wiz hard disk boot up. i hv try all sort of tech but wizout success
But i hv try my hhd on another pc n it works
ANY SUGGESTION MOST WELCOME

by adam_robson590

this is happening to my computer i have 3 hard drives the one that is used is only 60gb that is the master hdd. i have an Xp installation. my problem started after we tryed to get more power to my graphics card as its a 7600gs and we all know the trouble they are. and then after i hade got it all sorted so it wasent on a splitter and then turn the comp on and this message kept comming up "insert system disk and press enter". we had it working last night and now it wont again.. its annoying the hell outa me

by wizard-09

Check to ensure you have no CD's in your drive and no disk's in the disk drive 3.5 floppy dive.

Keep us informed as to your progress if you require further assistance.

Check the bios and check the boot setup.

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by kandarasu

hi friends, i have just unplugged the hard drive and connected again , i think i connected pretty well but how many times im attaching , i cannot escape from the error 'disk boot error please insert system disk and press enter'. im not that much expert in handling problems related to pcso please tel me how to fix the problem please...

by mr. dalangin

hi guys. i encountered the same problem 1st its hard to fix it.. i do a lot of things to work properly my computer.. and finally i solve it.. the IDE cable is the cause of disk boot error of my computer, when i replaced the IDE cable.. oww its work :) make me feel better now.

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