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pitch4pd

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Hey guys, I just got done putting together my first build and well I have a problem. I knew I was bound to have one but this one was the least expected.

When I bootup I am trying to install an OS (vista or xp I dont care neither are working). I have the BIOS set to boot from the cd rom. It says

Booting from CD.....
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

So I tried an XP disc, a Vista DVD, and a good old trusty Symantec boot CD. None will work but have tested working in my laptop. I switch sata connectors, sata cable, replugged them into different sata ports everything. The bios sees my Sata drive so I have no f'n clue here all help apreciated!!

My specs are
X3210
Ip35 Pro
Samsung 20x DVD Sata SH-S203B etc etc

No I dont have a spare DVD/CD drive laying around here (have one at home). Wish it was that easy :(

Thanks again
Charles
 
Well first of all, make sure that your hard drive is even detected by the BIOS. Also, make sure that your SATA CD drive is listed first in the boot order.

Also, this may sound like a brush off but google your problem as well. I'm betting that you're not the only person in the world with this problem.
 
The hard drive is recognized and works fine, I did a copy of my laptops harddrive to the desktop hard drive via a usb external enclosure, the hard drive booted windows and blue screened (from thinking it is a laptop than realising wow I have all these new components).

I am going to try the different sata modes now, and I have searched google and could not come up with anything besides try different cables or the drive is bad.

Thanks for the help any more input apreciated!!

Charles
 
if you got another dvd/cd player around try it, had same error you did and it ended up being bad dvd player.
 
I just picked up a USB CDRW (going to return it once I have XP installed). Worked first boot recognized the USB CD drive and I am installing XP as we speak. If the dvd drive doesnt work in windows I will have to rma it to the egg :( .

Update: I am in xp, XP sees the drive but will not read a CD or DVD. Weird, so I guess this is definitly something wrong with the DVD drive
Update2: So I am stupid, this whole time I thought this drive was just that silent, I finaly realized the disc wasnt spinning. So I swapped sata power connectors and now it works.....hooray!!!
 
pitch4pd said:
I just picked up a USB CDRW (going to return it once I have XP installed). Worked first boot recognized the USB CD drive and I am installing XP as we speak. If the dvd drive doesnt work in windows I will have to rma it to the egg :( .

Update: I am in xp, XP sees the drive but will not read a CD or DVD. Weird, so I guess this is definitly something wrong with the DVD drive
Update2: So I am stupid, this whole time I thought this drive was just that silent, I finaly realized the disc wasnt spinning. So I swapped sata power connectors and now it works.....hooray!!!
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LOL!

Ahh, the joy of discovering a simple solution to a problem lasting several hours.
 
But my Samsung is silent. :confused: Ok, maybe not completely silent, but damn quiet, lol.
 
pitch4pd said:
Update2: So I am stupid, this whole time I thought this drive was just that silent, I finaly realized the disc wasnt spinning. So I swapped sata power connectors and now it works.....hooray!!!
Click to expand...

We've all done it. Torn a system apart thinking something was bad only to have forgotten to throw the switch on the PSU or Plug it in. Congrats on figuring out.
 
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