CDBOOT: MEMORY OVERFLOW ERROR

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I am trying to re-install Win XP Pro on my home computer. The hard drive
crashed because of software difficulties and I was unable to restore. I wiped
the hard drive, then put the Windows CD in the drive and rebooted the
computer after making sure I changed the boot sequence in the CMOS so that it
would boot from CD. When it gets to where it should start booting from the
CD, I get the following messages:

Boot from ATAPI CD-ROM:
1. No Emulation System Type-(00)
CDBOOT: Memory Overflow Error

Invalid system Disk

Now I know this disk works just fine as I have just recently used it. So
what is going on here? This error is not on the microsoft website anywhere
that concerns installation of the program.

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Anonymous,

"Maurice N" is right about first physical device but since you have a crashed HDD as you told earlier then you might have a problem on HDD.

Do you know what MBR means??? [Master Boot Record]
make sure your hard drive has one, and not a broken MBR as well as BOOT SECTOR.

I think you have a Harddrive problem, try replacing it as a test then well see what happens next.


Cyberwolf PH