non system disk or disk error.

SHEDDER1uk · 8 Dec 2010 at 19:48

Was not sure where to post this. I just installed a new CPU into my pc quad core 775. Installed booted up into.Windows no problems. Said to restart to set new setttings. Restarted and got the aside boot screen so I assume the BIOS is reset. Now I am getting non system disk disk error. Tried deleting my raid array still the same issue. I assume this is a boot or BIOS issue any ideas guys.

malcolm · 8 Dec 2010 at 19:56

Maybe the bios reset has changed the boot order and/or disabled the controller you were using?

SHEDDER1uk · 8 Dec 2010 at 20:16

What should be booting first now? Bit of a noob to all this. Thought it might have been a raid driver issue but set ad IDE its the same. I'll see what boot order its in when I get home from work in the morning. I.think it may be on floppy come to think of it.

SHEDDER1uk · 8 Dec 2010 at 23:05

Would booting from the floppy cause this error?

rpstewart · 9 Dec 2010 at 08:54

If the floppy drive is set as the first boot option and there's a non-bootable floppy in the drive then you'll get that message. If the drive is empty the BIOS will skip over it and move onto the next device in the boot priority list.

What storage devices (HDDs, DVDs etc) do you have in the PC? Which of those has the OS on it?

SHEDDER1uk · 9 Dec 2010 at 17:03

Right that was it changed the boot and loaded up Windows fine. Restarted and got a drives had been formatted. Now everytime I load Windows I get a error saying Windows cannot create a partition and load Windows see error log for more details. Took the drives out of raid still the same. Put my old drives back in same message. Getting a bit stumped now.

rpstewart · 9 Dec 2010 at 17:23

I'm struggling to follow your posts. What are you actually trying to do?

SHEDDER1uk · 9 Dec 2010 at 19:22

Well now just trying to install windows 7. it let me install it in the end so i am up and running. Just need to update my bios now and i will be all set.