new comp wont install xp

[dergeneral]

got the last components, got it all together, booted fine, put xp disc into cd rom...DISK BOOT FAILURE,INSERT SYSTEM DISC AND PRESS ENTER...what a bummer...any thoughts? im all ears, ill be back tomorrow to see what you guys have to say. thanks

 

[BIS]

is there a floppy in the floppy drive?
is the bios set to boot from cd?
is it an original cd? is it bootable?
can you boot from a standard boot floppy, cd to the cdrom?
ide cables - master slave settings?
just brainstorming here...

 

[Jontmke]

Good advice BIS.
Sounds like it is not reading that the CD is bootable or at all. Of course the hard drive is not a valid systems disk its brand new.


Jon

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. (Bertrand Russell)

 

[madonnac]

The only time I came across that message was when my hard drive failed.

 

[Jontmke]

This is a generic message from the bios when it can not find anything to boot off of, or if there is a no boot disc in the floppy drive and that is set as the first boot device.
That is why BIS made all those suggestions.
1. Make sure there is not a floppy in the drive.
2. Make sure the CD is in the boot selections in the BIOS
I set mine to: floppy then CD then Hard drive.
3. Is the CD a Microsoft CD or a copy that is not really bootable?
4. Can you boot with a floppy disk then access the cd from there to run the install?
5. When the PC starts up, does the bios see the CD drive?

Jon

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. (Bertrand Russell)