What do do if there's disk boot failure message on pc?

Question

OS wont start, i even tried putting in the xp installer and set the cd rom as the 1st boot device, but it wont boot!!! help>!! could it be that my HD needs to be replaced? or is there something else that i can do to fix it...

Answer 1

IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DISK HAS FAILED.YOU CAN TRY TO UNINSTALL THE DISK PHYSICALLY AND THEN RE-INSTALL IT AND RESTART THE PC.THIS WILL USUALLY HAPPEN IF YOU HAVE INSTALLED ANOTHER DRIVE INTO ANOTHER PC AND BIOS WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE HARDWARE.BUT,LIKE LEDGE SAID,ITS MORE THAN LIKELY A FAILED HARDDRIVE.

Answer 2

If you can't boot to the XP install disk then it's more then likely your HDD.

Answer 3

with a windows XP boot disk, when it starts reading the CD.. press a few buttons on the keyboard.. you might be missing the 'press any key to boot from CD' message (you generally only get a few seconds to comply before it continues to boot normally)

Answer 4

while your starting your computer continually click ( i think) F11. If it isnt F11 try the others but it will come to a menu. Put in the Installer Disk and Boot Directly from the CD

Answer 5

If you have another computer you can try getting an external enclosure and hooking it up to another computer via USB.  You can then use a program to put it onto a new hard drive.

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