HELP, my computer won't boot without the cd.

Mr Kipling · March 11th, 2003, 04:03 PM

i've just got over the ntldr problem by re-installing win2k, and now it won't boot without a cd.

specs
- amd athlon 2100+
- 120gb hd
- 512 ddr ram
- windows 2000

i have tried changing the order the computer boots up ie in bios change hd to first, but it didn't work.

i've searched for other topics which may have already explained this and didn't find any.

i would much appretiate any help, as my mum won't let me get broadband until my computer is entirely fixed.

thanks

**EvilRick** · March 11th, 2003, 04:09 PM

Is it giving you an error message?

Mr Kipling · March 11th, 2003, 04:24 PM

it says:

searching for boot record from floppy...not found
searching for boot record from cd rom...not found
searching for boot reord from scsi...not found

boot failure
insert boot diskette in a:
press any key when ready

**EvilRick** · March 11th, 2003, 04:27 PM

It's not even looking for your HDD.

Check your order again. Post up here what you have it as.

Is the 120GB on a RAID controller or regular IDE connector?

Mr Kipling · March 11th, 2003, 04:29 PM

it's raid. i'll just double check the order again.

**EvilRick** · March 11th, 2003, 04:32 PM

You'll probably have something like "Boot Other Device" or something like that, you'll want it enabled.

Mr Kipling · March 11th, 2003, 04:47 PM

well, get ready for one of the all time most stupid errors... i forgot to press save & exit, instead i just pressed exit!

therefore, it was still on :
1- floppy
2- disabled
3- cd drive

thanks very much nonetheless, i probably wouldn't have even double checked if you didn't say.

thanks very much again

kryptonet · October 25th, 2008, 08:08 PM

To install the Recovery Console, follow these steps:
1. Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type d:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons where d is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive. In the case of 'Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type d:\amd64\winnt32.exe /cmdcons where d is the drive letter for the CD-ROM drive.
4. A Windows Setup Dialog Box appears. The Windows Setup Dialog Box describes the Recovery Console option. To confirm the installation, click Yes.
5. Restart the computer. The next time that you start your computer, "Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" appears on the startup menu.
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kryptonet · October 25th, 2008, 08:11 PM

How to use the Recovery Console You can enable and disable services, format drives, read and write data on a local drive (including drives that are formatted to use the NTFS file system), and perform many other administrative tasks. The Recovery Console is particularly useful if you have to repair your computer by copying a file from a disk or CD-ROM to your hard disk, or if you have to reconfigure a service that is preventing your computer from starting correctly. If you cannot start your computer, you can run the Recovery Console from the Microsoft Windows XP startup disks or the Windows XP CD-ROM. This article describes how to perform this task. After Windows XP is installed on your computer, to start the computer and use the Recovery Console you require the Windows XP startup disks or the Windows XP CD-ROM. For more information about how to create Startup disks for Windows XP (they are not included with Windows XP), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 310994 (How to obtain Windows XP Setup disks for a floppy boot installation) Obtaining Windows XP Setup boot disks Note To start the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, you must configure the basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computer to start from your CD-ROM drive. Tampa Computers Networks Repair, Web Design, Website SEO