I know the files on my hard disk are still good because one of the millions of times I’ve tried strarting windows, it worked and I checked the files. However, I didn’t backup the files while it was actually working. Since then starting windows has not worked. Do I need a Windows XP disc to try to repair it? Otherwise, is there a way to open the files on my desktops corrupt hard drive onto my laptop to copy the files and then just replace the corrputed hard disk that exists in my desktop with a new one?
Posts Tagged ‘Failure’
HELP PLEASE!!! Im seeing disk boot failure during start up?
07
Jun
During start up the computer slowly goes to the boot screen.However a message comes saying disk boot failure.What should I do and how to make it go faster?
HD failure – Please help?
07
Jun
OK, here’s what has happened so far and what I tried:
Windows wouldn’t boot- stuck right after boot screen said no bootable CD
Tried several different bootable CDs- said no bootable CD for first drive then hung while accessing the drive that had a disc in it.
Tried same thing with other disc drive.
Removed HD and put it in an external enclosure:
-Windows recognized drive and assigned letter but warning pops up and says it needs formatted before it can be used.
-Try to open/browse drive> “I:\ is not accessable. The directory is corrupt and unreadable.
I think it is physically working fine but something is wrong with the file structure or partition (it has two partitions)
I think it would let me format it but I want to try and recover data first.
Is there anyway to recover it? If I do a quick format to correct the file structure could my data be recovered?
I tried PC Inspector File Recovery and a few other programs.
Here’s the weird part. I put a different drive in the original computer (still won’t boot- I’m on another one) and I got the same error when trying to boot without a CD, then the same result as before when trying to boot with a CD.
It’s possible that the power supply damaged the first drive and now has messed up the second one as well but the first one seems fine other than the file structure now that it is in an enclosure.
What should I try next?
-My Computer shows it as 0 bytes used and 0 free.
-file system type is blank (RAW?) it was NTFS
-device status says it is running properly (and I can here it spin)
-Can’t run disc check “because windows can not access the disc”
So the solution for a failure to boot up period on an e210882 MB is to trash it and put a new MB in?
06
Jun
Okay, thanks, because I’ve been running around town trying to find a mini-cable for the power button. Try finding one of those, I dare ya’! Why can’t there be a FREE tech-chat sight instead of trying to gouge everyone like “fix-ya” and the others do?
I cannot get through my windows, when open it says that disk boot failure , insert system disk and press enter?
05
Jun
system disk so I’d tried to installed and reformat . On that day , it was successful but on the second day it goes back to the same problem.
My computer randomly restarted and went to a disk boot failure insert system disk (a hard reboot fixes) HELP!?
04
Jun
MY computer randomly restarted and it went to a black screen that said disk boot failure insert system disk and press enter if i hit my killswitch (power thingy) and turn it back on it comes back but i want to know how to fix it so it wont happen again
Im running Windows vista and i have a acer aspire, i dont know how to fully looky at my comps specs but if anyone can help i would love it
HDD failure?
02
Jun
Hello,
I have a dell lattitude d600 laptop, and it would seem that there is some hdd failure.
I can see the hdd in bios, however it does not boot, saying that there is no valid boot disk.
I have boot up using david’s ultimate boot cd, and it would seem that my c: drive is now a raw drive.
Any chance to recover the data on this drive?
Regards
I managed to recover the lost data, by booting up with David’s ultimate boot disk, and recover the data with GetDataBack for NTFS.
thanks all for your input
On boot msg floppy diskette seek failure. reset boot order so cd rom is first and sata Hd is second Why error?
01
Jun
I then can boot OK hitting F1 key. In boot order, there are no other options selected.
What’s the reason for boot failure? and Is there any software to monitor the user operation on the PC?
30
May
Hi,
I’m having a PC for retail shop. Where almost seven people using that PC on their shift hours. It often giving trouble in booting. I’ve used to successfully boot everytime when it gives trouble. But I don’t know the reason , Why it’s often giving a trouble in booting, Even though I was able to successfully boot the system.
Is there any small software package to monitor all the users activities , what they are doing with that PC?. so that I can able identify what causing for the trouble?…I’m having Windows XP with the Broadband.
Thanks in Advance for ur help.
I changed my harddrive letter and now my computer reads disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter?
29
May
So I changed the letter of my hard drive. I was running windows XP, but now I recieve “disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter”. Is there anyway to change the start up to make it work?
Edit: It is the same harddrive as before. Just the Drive letter has changed, and it wont boot.
i crashed my pc. what will i do? it wont start, it says on the monitor “invalid system disk, boot failure
28
May
my computer wont start, it says on the monitor “invalid system disk, replace the disk, then boot failure, insert boot diskette. what will i do? my screen just froze and when i tried to restart my pc, this is what happened. how can i reboot it. is there any program i can download to help reboot it. because i can’t find my programs/ software for my pc. pls help. thanks
Computer Help Disk Boot Failure Insert system disk and press enter?
27
May
We’re trying to boot a computer. Upon booting the computer, a PC, in advanced bio settings, it keeps telling me disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter. Does this mean I need a disk? Please help. This is a christmas present for my son that we bought over the internet and am completely lost on setting it up
MacBook Hard Drive Failure?
27
May
The internal Toshiba HD on my MacBook died. I’ve been able to start up off of an external drive. In Disk Utility the Toshiba HD shows up as an unformatted drive. It will not allow me to mount it, but may allow me to erase it.
I am running Data Rescue in hopes of getting back my files. Is this a futile process? It doesn’t seem to have recovered anything in the eight hours I’ve left it running.
If I do give up and restore the drive, will there be any way to get any of the data back? What should I do?