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Old 07-30-2005, 10:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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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?
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Old 07-30-2005, 12:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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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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Whats your system specs, what HDD, mobo etc??
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