I have the same problem as many others. I began to reinstall the xp operating system. During the middle of the install, my power supply blew out. After replacing it, I started all over. I finally got "OS" installed and all of the updates installed. My problem is that the computer will not boot without the windows disk in the cd drive. It also takes a long time to boot. I checked the setup CMOS and BIOS. It is set for the hard disk to boot 1st, the cd 2nd and floppy last.
Also, I cannot remove the cd after booting to load anything, because the system automatically ejects any cd that is not the system disk. I had the system built several years ago at a local, and reputable, computer shop. It has work fine till now. My system info is as follows:
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition V5.1.2600 SP3 Build
System Mfr.: MicroStar International LTD
System Model: MS-7181
System Type: X86
Processor: AMD~1607mhz
Bios: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00pg, 1/20/06
SM Bios Ver 2.3
1 Hard disk
1 CD ROM
1 Floppy
Does anyone know what the problem is? Could the BIOS be bad or need updating. I would appreciate any input.
Thanks,
Bugman
Also, I cannot remove the cd after booting to load anything, because the system automatically ejects any cd that is not the system disk. I had the system built several years ago at a local, and reputable, computer shop. It has work fine till now. My system info is as follows:
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition V5.1.2600 SP3 Build
System Mfr.: MicroStar International LTD
System Model: MS-7181
System Type: X86
Processor: AMD~1607mhz
Bios: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00pg, 1/20/06
SM Bios Ver 2.3
1 Hard disk
1 CD ROM
1 Floppy
Does anyone know what the problem is? Could the BIOS be bad or need updating. I would appreciate any input.
Thanks,
Bugman