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| Thread ID: 99057 | 2009-04-18 06:10:00 | Disk Failure on startup | convair (13650) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 766089 | 2009-04-18 06:10:00 | When my friend sometimes starts up the PC it comes up with - Boot Disk Error Please insert disl and hit enter. When we restart the PC it goes into Vista. |
convair (13650) | ||
| 766090 | 2009-04-18 06:17:00 | Check in the BIOS that the primary hard drive is set as the first boot device. Also check all the plug connections. Unplug/remove any external HDDs, flash drives or floppy disks. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 766091 | 2009-04-18 06:17:00 | Check the bios and see if the hdd is the bootdisk. And nothing is in the floppy drive, if its got one. And remove any USB flash drives. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 766092 | 2009-04-18 09:14:00 | Could having the wireless mouse USB plugged in also affect the above mentioned problem? | convair (13650) | ||
| 766093 | 2009-04-18 09:17:00 | Could having the wireless mouse USB plugged in also affect the above mentioned problem? Nope dont think so. I'm using a wireless mouse as well (and kb). Did someone check the BIOS? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 766094 | 2009-04-19 00:07:00 | ... Also check all the plug connections. Yes, I had that very problem with an Hitachi drive not booting reliably. Found that the 5volt line at the drive plug/socket was dropping to about 4.5volts intermittently. An overhaul of the connections sorted it out. |
rumpty (2863) | ||
| 766095 | 2009-04-19 00:52:00 | Also check the CMOS battery. Possible it's losing the BIOS settings. | Sweep (90) | ||
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