Bootdisk Failure Error

[Bonka]

Got new Maxtor 20GB HD. Partitioned and installed win2k. Keep getting bootdisk failure. If I use my previous 6GB as primary and use the MAxtor as secondary, it will boot up and I can access and load win2k from the Maxtor HD no problems. I made sure the jumper settings were correct. I'm sure they are. Shows up in BIOS. I know the thing works but I keep getting the damn error. Pretty sure it's not the cables.

Running not O/C 1.2 Celly
Intel D815AAE2 (garbage)
256MB PC133 SDRAM
Samsung 6.4 HD
Maxtor 20GB HD

ANy ideas?

[flounder43]

You need to reformat you new drive.

If you have maxblast, and want your new drive to be primary, just copy it over with that.

If not reformat your new drive, reinstall on it blank, and you an always access your stuff from the other drive...

[Bonka]

That's the first thing I thought. Thing is, I installed win2k on the Maxtor when it was the primary slave drive (samsung was primary master). Don't ask me why the hell I did that. So essentially, my Samsung was C:\ and D:\ and the Maxtor was G:\ and H:\. Perhaps when I moved the Maxtor to master, was it looking for win2k on G:\ instead of C:\?? That's what I think is the problem.

[flounder43]

Yes, it sounds like you confused it., you definately confused me...

Retry, it if possible...


EDIT: I see now, you need to install on master, no matter what, no slave...

[Bonka]

I'll give it a go :)

[Bonka]

Same thing:

BOOTDISK FAILURE.

I loaded the Windows 98 CD in and it ran setup fine. I'm beginning to think it's the win2k cd. I remember that this was one of the first release versions. Could this be the problem? I never installed win2k prior to this.

[Yodums]

I think it may be the disk too :/

[Bonka]

Got it working. It was the CD afterall :)

[Christoph]

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