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Failing to Power-up correctly

by pebo94 Nov 27, 2004 9:36PM PST

I am running XP-PRO,256MB,30GigHD and 1.3Ghertz. When i turned on the computer i realised i could not boot pass the XP logo. It just stops there. I wipe the HD, re-installed XP-PRO. While doing the installation the system refuses to read my #2 BOOT UP disk so i scrap that method and install via the CD-ROM. everthing was fine. I went on line and up date everything. Upon restart i encounter a serious problem which reads like this.
"Searching for boot record from SCSI.. NOT FOUND"
"Boot failure."
"Insert BOOT diskette in A"
"PRESS ANY KEY TO ENTER"

I try using the boot disk but it keeps going in a circle.
What now folks

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Re: Failing to Power-up correctly

by Michael Geist Nov 27, 2004 9:42PM PST

"Searching for boot record from SCSI.. NOT FOUND"
"Boot failure."
"Insert BOOT diskette in A"
"PRESS ANY KEY TO ENTER"

This looks like a Bios that is set to boot from the wrong device. Make the adjustment to see if that helps.

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