Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

[BAR [XIV]]

On a new build I keep getting this error on startup.

I have set booting priority so it boots CD first but it will still not work.
Any ideas?

[=98=]

Re: Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

Reset CMOS first.

[BAR [XIV]]

Re: Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

Will try that now.

[BAR [XIV]]

Re: Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

Removed the battery for 5 minutes and replaced. Still to no effect.

[Hellsent 2.0]

Re: Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

Tried different cables on the hard drive? Or different sata ports?

[BAR [XIV]]

Re: Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

Not tried changing the cable yet, but I moved it to a different SATA port.

[Hellsent 2.0]

Re: Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

Tried with the hard drive unplugged completely?

[BAR [XIV]]

Re: Disk boot failure, please insert system disk and press enter

Fixed it.


Faulty Ribbon Cable :)