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Problem: Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter??

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reflex1989

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Okay so I'm rebuilding a computer with some spare parts and cheap stuff I bought used, but for some reason whenever I try to boot to install Windows XP I get an error that says DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. I have gone into the bios and set it up to boot from CD-ROM so that's not the problem, and all the stuff should be working, I have the Windows XP disk in the drive when I boot. Yet I get the same error every time.

I have no clue what's wrong, everything is set up right but I just can't get it to boot into the windows install screen :(. Suggestions? Help is much appreciated, I just want to get this thing working...

P.S. the hardware I'm using is:
-AMD 64 Socket 939 2.4 GHz 4000+
-Biostar 6100-M9
-3GB DDR (1GBx2 + 512MBx2) running at 400MHz
-eVGA 7600GT 256mb (PCI-e)
-60GB Seagate Barracuda ATA IV
-LITE-ON DVD/CD drive

Thanks again!
 
How old is the OS disk? Is is an original disk, or a copy? Have you slipstreamed anything into the disk?
 
Confirm the disk works in another PC.

Did you try the Boot Menu option during the post screen? Usually F12.
 
Download and run DFT (Drive Fitness Test) from Hitachi (works on non-Hitachi drives). If the drive is phail, time for new drive.
 
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