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Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk

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by darrenkillen

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I was replacing the modem which connected to the MB by sitting on 13 pins in front of the PCI slots. when i started the computer the computer got to "verifying DMI Pool Data" and then
"DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT DISK AND PRESS ENTER"
I used the boot disk but it won't let me fdisk ( no fixed disk present). I can see the C Dir but that's all I can't do anything else. It suggest checking the virus, partitioning, rebooting. I entered the BIOS and changed the defaults to fail-safe but this didn't work. The owner has no manuals as this computer was made up for him.....Have i affected the setting. I reinstalled the old modem but still no go......Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by dmiles

Open the CMOS panel by pressing the key that is designated in the bottom left corner,check the drive configuration is set to Auto,and then select to reset the BIOS defaults,save and exit
Reboot computer with Startup disk in floppy and select to runsetup without cd-rom support,let this process run and eject the floppy and reboot,if this does not work,reinsert the floppy and at command prompt type in SYS C: and press enter,the system files will be transfered and then you will reboot without floppy in drive.
Hope this helps,if not then you will need to reinstall the operating system.
Check the wev from another computer and find the motherboard manual and ref it.
Insert the card in another PCI slot,the slot you are trying to use is designated for another type of card.

by thechas

From your description, the original modem is an AMR (audio modem riser) device.

Go into BIOS settings, and disable the AMR slot, or any IRQs assigned to it.

Set the hard drive to auto detect.

Also, set the switch to reset configuration data.

Another possability on the drive is that it was not formated in it's native mode. So, auto-detect is not choosing the correct mode.
Or, a bios overlay program is installed.
Try the auto-detect hard drive section of the BIOS settings, and see if any option allows you to boot.
Also, check the drive mfg web site to determine what overlay program they normally use, and what the recommended drive settings are.

See if you can determine who made the MB. There may be jumpers that need to beset to disable the AMR slot.

If is no info printed on the MB, write down the bios string that appears at the bottom of the screen while the memory test is going on.

Go to either
www.wimsbios.com or
www.motherboards.org

They can help identify who made the MB.
Then, you may be able to download a manual.

by silverfireiii

I would check the IDE and power cables to the hard drive and the IDE cable on the motherboard to make sure neither one of them is loose. Don't just look, actually push them in to make sure they are fully connected. On some motherboards you don't have to hardly touch them to make them come loose. I hope this helps you.

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