Disk Boot Failure - Vista 64 Bit OEM

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 17:51

First Boot Device [CDROM]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [Disabled]

IDE Channel 0 Master [ST3500820AS]
IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 1 Master [None]
IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
IDE Channel 3 Master [None]
IDE Channel 4 Master [None]
IDE Channel 4 Slave [None]

Spec (Brand new) arrived this morning, checked all cables.

DISK BOOT FAILURE, PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

Any tips? Completely stuck =/ Let me know if you need any more info.

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 18:03

haha, yea the disk is in the drive, my old xp disk says the same thing.

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 19:03

Any chance it could be a faulty hard drive? Because I'll need to get it RMA'd asap.

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 19:33

After POST all I get is "DISK BOOT FAILURE, PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER"

Re-checked all cables and tried resetting bios.

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 19:51

Read something about SATA drivers from a floppy that suppose to come with motherboard, I've got nothing.

I'll take DVD drive out of this one and try.

Just found my Windows XP disk, same error message.

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 21:32

Well that was failure on a massive level.

Unplugged all cables from this DVD drive, only to realise the dvd drive doesn't come out, at all (don't ask) so i lined it up with the new computer, only to realise it doesn't have an IDE slot.

Plugged everything back it...this PC wouldn't post. Spent the last two hours fiddling about, it finally booted up, and here I am.

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 21:48

Haven't got a floppy drive, will have to go steal my grandma's tomorrow but would these help?

(Right at the bottom)

http://www.gbt-tech.co.uk/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2736

Intel ICH9R Driver (Preinstall driver, press F6 during Windows* setup to read from floppy)
O.S. : Windows XP 64Bit,Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 64bit,Windows Vista x64 (64-bit)

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 21:49

RJC said:
Sorry, what does not have a IDE port the DVD drive or motherboard?

Rob

My motherboard, it's only got a IDE port for the floppy.

Frapple · 8 Jan 2008 at 22:04

RJC said:
Just checked the manual you should have 2, one next to the ATX power supply is for
the floppy & the green one looks 90deg angle just below the floppy is for harddrive and cd drives.

Rob

Ah right, saw something but it was obscured behind graphics card, will have to take it off to get to it, will do that now. Hopefully this computer won't die for another two hours.

@Jfan, I think that may be the problem, it says it will work with the drivers included in Windows, but I can't install Windows without the drivers!