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Cannot boot w/out boot disk

Started by tiamat , Jun 01 2004 12:44 AM

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tiamat

Posted 01 June 2004 - 12:44 AM

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Help, I just finished build a pc and installed Windows Xp. Everything is fine except i have to have the Windows XP CD in for it to boot up. How can i boot up the computer without needing the boot cd?

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Posted 01 June 2004 - 09:17 AM

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Welcome to GTG!

Have you already setup XP on the new hard drive?

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tiamat

Posted 01 June 2004 - 11:51 AM

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Yes i have. I don't know what to do!

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Posted 02 June 2004 - 05:43 AM

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What heppens when you boot without the CD in the drive? XP installation went okay--without error?

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tiamat

Posted 02 June 2004 - 08:19 PM

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It won't let me boot without the cd.

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Posted 03 June 2004 - 08:48 AM

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Does it says bootable media not found, or any error message?

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tiamat

Posted 04 June 2004 - 07:52 PM

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Yea, it says bootable media not found.

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Posted 05 June 2004 - 03:26 PM

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Are you sure the hard drive jumpers are set correctly?

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tiamat

Posted 07 June 2004 - 10:02 AM

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How do i check it?

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Posted 07 June 2004 - 01:09 PM

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If it's the only drive on that IDE channel, you want it set to master or cable select. If you purchased a barebones OEM drive you can find the jumper info printed on th hard drive, or check the mfg's website.