herbeapuce Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 Hi guys. I need your help to finish the PC I'm buildiing now.. I used ed_jacobson procedure to build it: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...04&postcount=49 I did my best to fallow step by stef, but some things I don't understand...will tell you what parts in a moment... I installed the CD WR, the hard Disk and now I'm trying to load window XP Pro. but the PC boot to a point where it says: Disk Boot Failure, insert system disk and press enter 1- what am I doing wrong? My Bios is pretty much identical as Angry_Games' bios on the site http://www.angrygames.com/nf4-bios1.htm except that I have different hardware makes, so the names are different on my CMos feature BIOS FWIW here is what's different in the BIOS Primary IDE Master: HL-DT-ST NVDRAM GSA Primary IDE Master: Plextor CD-R PX- WL Internal Phy sata 1 ; ST32500823AS the other difference in the BIOS is I left everything regarding memory timing as default for now 2- what to do next? Am I ready to install Window? 3- Do I have to instal a program to the HD, or the CD to work? Please help me...... It would make me very proud if I do it by myself - WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE... Regarding things I did not understand in ed_jacobson's instructions.. http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...04&postcount=49 4- please explain how to do #18 5- and how to do # 20 6- would this be the problem? Also on that list, I didn't do anything after #23 Please help stef. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xX_RAPTOR_Xx Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 check if u plugged everything in right like cd drives. does ur mobo detect everything?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbeapuce Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 check if u plugged everything in right like cd drives. does ur mobo detect everything?? I think I plugged everything right... ( could be wrong..) I did put the jumpers on master (DVD) and slave (CD) Quote: does ur mobo detect everything My understanding of this is if it's written in the CMOS Bios , then it is detected, right? this is what I see in the BIOS: Primary IDE Master: HL-DT-ST NVDRAM GSA Primary IDE Master: Plextor CD-R PX- WL Internal Phy sata 1 ; ST32500823AS My understanding of these is these are in order DVD, CD-RW, and HD , right? stef. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xX_RAPTOR_Xx Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 did u set the first boot device to the dvd rom??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbeapuce Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 did u set the first boot device to the dvd rom??? NO. it's just like angrygame, CD first boot http://www.angrygames.com/nf4-bios1.htm ?? should I? stef Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xX_RAPTOR_Xx Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 yes so it could boot the operating system disk most likey that is ur problem Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbeapuce Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 OK will do that now , will keep you posted Thanks a lot stef Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xX_RAPTOR_Xx Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 ok will get on at home Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatasiaus Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 @herb Before you load Windows, have you run Memtest? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbeapuce Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 NOPE it did not work ((EDIT NO I did not use memtest. I don't know how this works... should I? )) It didn't work with the DVD at first boot ( there was no DVD setting there So I choose "Removeble" for the first boor??... I get the same message.... what I also did ,to make sure i have the exact hardware and BIOS setting as AngryGames, I removed my DVD and installed the CD RW by itself in there. ( at the end of the IDE Cable with the Jumper to Master ) Put back fist boot to CD, copied BIOS from Angry, and I got the same error message... what to do? stef. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
urzrkymn Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 set your hard drive as primary boot device, when POSTing press escape and choose to boot from CD and follow the instructions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boatasiaus Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 1st thing to do is go into BIOS, Genie BIOS settings, last item in list is Memtest =>enable SAve and exit. Computer will now Post and go directly into memtest. Let it run for 1 hr or so for now with both RAM sticks in orange slots. If you have failures, try upping VDIMM by 0.1 (no more than say DRAM volt 2.8 tho) and retest. If still fails, leave in 1 stick in orange farthest from CPU only, then retest. If ok swap sticks, keeping 1 stick in orange farthest from CPU If okay you can then try to load Windows. Never ever try to load Windows with unchecked RAM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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