Sunhund

Hi. I tried to format a computer yesterday but it didnt work. At first i changed the boot drive priority to cd and tried to format only using the windows xp cd but it didnt recognise it. So i used delpart (through a system disk) and restarted the computer, and it still didnt recognise the damn cd.
When it starts it says:
Verifying DMI Pool Data ............
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

Then all you can do from there is running the system disk. When i try to read the cd manually from msdos (by writing D it says its a invalid drive specification. I know the windows xp cd works cuz i tried it on another computer. So what else could be the problem?? Is it the cd reader?

apj101

are you sure that the windows cd you have is bootable? is it original?
Does the system disk (boot floppy disk) you have contain cd drivers. Try a boot disk from
www.bootdisk.com
these all have ide cd drivers
One booted from this disk have a look and see if you can read from your cd dirve, maybe try a different cd to test if its reading ok (any cd will do)

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dragon2309

Whats your system specs, what HDD, mobo etc??

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