DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND CONTINUE...help

[TechnoMaggot]

um I just built a pc 4 my friend and i need help...uh i got through boot and then i gotta error message sayin DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND CONTINUE. i hav an xp disk and i put it in and it still showed error and then i put in my mobo driver disk and it still showed same thing. I n33d help uh plz give aall the advice u can. thx

p.s. it dont hav an fdd

 

[wolfram]

Is the hard disk completely formatted?

Check your XP cd and see if it is scratched.

 

[Tedster]

always include a floppy drive in built computers. They're required for legacy issues like BIOS updates. Besides - they're cheap.

 

[wolfram]

But they tend to fail A LOT!

 

[TechnoMaggot]

No

no, my cd isnt scratched, and i used quick format on my hd (would that mean it isnt completely formatted) and also i'm on a very tight budget so i couldnt afford an fdd

 

[wolfram]

Well, a FDD costs 8-9 dlls...

But they´re mostly crap.

Do you have access to another Xp cd?

 

[iss]

Have you checked the bios and made sure that FDD is not first boot device and set the CD Rom as first boot device?

 

[TechnoMaggot]

no i dont. (cd key issues)

 

[TechnoMaggot]

yes i set cd as first

 

[nork]

If the os has been installed then you need to enter bios and put your primary hard drive (ide0) as first boot device.