if i tried to boot from a cd drive without a hard drive, yould that give me a failure to boot... check cable...
error message?
2007-06-29 07:51:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
OK... i do have a windows xp cd in there but it still gives me the error, like it couldnt read the cd.
2007-06-29 08:04:18 · update #1
i also have the cd drive to boot first then the hard drive
2007-06-29 08:16:25 · update #2
Bad disc drive? Bad CD? If its doing that all the time then make sure you DO have your Hard Disc set to boot eventually. And not completely disabled :-)
2007-07-04 20:09:33 · answer #1 · answered by Dan. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This failioure may have had happened if the hard drive isnt recognized by the bios or if the computer had problems booting the cd rom.
2007-07-04 18:01:15 · answer #2 · answered by El Macho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the computer did not successfully boot off the CD, then it would give you the Disk failure message.
2007-06-29 14:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a section in the BIOS that looks at the hardware. It is usually set to "Halt" on all errors other then keyboard. So when it doesn't see a hard drive it stops and gives you an error message.
2007-06-29 14:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋