New Win2K install goes fine, but 1st time boot fails

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Hi All,

After a good install of Win2K using NTFS where everything
goes fine, even complete format on a new drive, then Win2K
reboots for the first time and gives the "Disk Boot
Failed. Insert System Disk and press enter"

I have tried a different hard drive.
I have tried putting the hard drive on a different IDE
channel.

I have comfirmed the HD is set correctly.. IE Master only.

I have tried the HD with a CD on the slave side.
I have tried another IDE cable regular not EIDE.
I have tried FDisking with Win98 then formating NTFS with
Win2K.
No go...
Any ideas...

Thanks in advance!

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Thanks Bjorn!

That's what it was! The BIOS had the HD disabled!

Thanks again!


>-----Original Message-----
>Kerry
>
>Is the partition primary and active? FDISK from WIN9x
will reveal that.
>
>Does your BIOS have any setting for protecting the boot
sector? In that
>case, is it disabled?
>
>Best regards
>
>Bjorn
>--
>Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
>Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)
>
>"Kerry" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>After a good install of Win2K using NTFS where
everything
>>goes fine, even complete format on a new drive, then
Win2K
>>reboots for the first time and gives the "Disk Boot
>>Failed. Insert System Disk and press enter"
>>
>>I have tried a different hard drive.
>>I have tried putting the hard drive on a different IDE
>>channel.
>>
>>I have comfirmed the HD is set correctly.. IE Master
only.
>>
>>I have tried the HD with a CD on the slave side.
>>I have tried another IDE cable regular not EIDE.
>>I have tried FDisking with Win98 then formating NTFS
with
>>Win2K.
>>No go...
>>Any ideas...
>>
>>Thanks in advance!
>
>.
>