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

[Kerry]

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

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!

 

[Guest]

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

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!

 

[Kerry]

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!
>
>.
>