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dortmund371

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12-19-2007 at 07:36:20 PM

When my homebuilt pc boots up it says non os system disk press any key to reboot. I press a key and the message pops up again and so forth. I have had xp sp2 installed for about 6 months without any problems. What should I do? I by luck have got it to boot normally.

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g-paw

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12-20-2007 at 12:51:44 AM

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Check the BIOS and make sure that the drive with the OS is the first in the boot order. If that doesn't do it, run the diagnostic/repair software from the hdd mfg website off a floppy

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12-20-2007 at 01:34:28 AM

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Check to make sure you don't have a CDROM, Floppy Disk, or USB device inserted into your system. There is a small chance some of these could cause the problem.

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