Disk boot error

[cooley]

ok so i just moved my computer, when i tried to start it back up after i got a disk boot error, i put in the OS cd to fix it but it wont find my hard drive. its pluged in and i checked everything else.

 

[shadows5631]

Make sure it's enabled in the bios.

And that it's the 2nd booted device, behind CD/DVD drive.

 

[Simon]

Make sure its the slave drive under the DVD drive or whatever.


Check all cords too, i had the same problem with mine.

 

[cooley]

Make sure it's enabled in the bios.

And that it's the 2nd booted device, behind CD/DVD drive.

how do i do this

 

[shadows5631]

Should look like that.

If it's a SATA drive, try a different connector on the motherboard.

 

[cooley]

didnt work. getting pictures maybe that will help

 

[cooley]

ok did what you said

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got same result

pressed enter said it could not install then

 

[Ric]

OK, something isn't matching up right. There's a BSOD on a .sys file?

I can't determine WHICH system file this is due to the size of the image.
BUT, in order for it to say "There is no disk in this drive", you have something set wrong in BIOS, I'm guessing.

Because when no HDD's are present it says "No hard disk drives are present, press F8(Or Enter) to restart." not the message you're getting.

When you moved it, where did you move it from?
For instance, did you move it from tile to carpet?
Carpet to carpet? etc.

Did you open the case after you moved it and touch something on the inside or was the case closed at all times during movement?

EDIT: Also, can you confirm that it's a SATA or IDE?
Because if you have a faulty CMOS battery and you unplug the power cord from your computer your BIOS settings reset. If it's a SATA, your BIOS might be reading it in IDE-mode.

If it's IDE, SATA might be on, which is why you get the "No disk drives" messages.

EDIT2: Also, according from your images, you have the HDD in third device.
This is what I'm reading:
1) Floppy.
2) CD/DVD.
3) HDD.

Move the HDD to slot 2, and CD/DVD to 1 and Floppy to 3.

 

[cooley]

carpet to wood

 

[cooley]

and case was closed the entire time

 

[cooley]

@ric. i do remember the cord being pulled by mistake before it was shut down if im understaning what ur saying its set wrong. i dont know what SATA or IDE is that must be the problem

 

[shadows5631]

SATA

IDE.

 

[cooley]

it is a sata

 

[metro]

What other options do you have other than "Hard Disk" in your BIOS?
Also, like Ric asked, do you know if your hard drive is SATA or IDE?

To check you can open you case and look at the back of the hard drive. It should have power going to it and one of these cables. If it doesn't have 2 things plugged into it, that would be your problem. It's possible that one got bumped loose when you moved the case.​

Edit: Oh wow. Mega post fest. Make sure there is power and also the SATA connector plugged in.

 

[shadows5631]

Good. Did you try to use another SATA connector on your motherboard? Some do go defective after a period of time, or even arrive dead sometimes.

 

[cooley]

no i mean it worked 5 min before move how do i check if its running as a ide

 

[Ric]

OK, your message is saying there's no disk in the drive, right?

Switch the floppy from number 1, to number 3. Switch the CD-ROM drive to number 1 and the HDD to number 2.

Then try again, if the same error repeats, I'll continue to research until someone solves it for you or I do.

EDIT: Do you even have a floppy?

If you take any advice into action and open your computer, I must stress, BEFORE you open your computer and touch ANYTHING, place both hands on the metal chassis for at least 5 seconds to avoid ESD/EMD. You really don't want that.

EDIT2: Can you list your motherboard, please?

 

[cooley]

took me a min to find heres what it is

Case ( Nzxt Guardian 921 Gaming Tower Case w/ ATI Ruby Side Window )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( 450 Watt -- Standard Power Supply )
Processor ( [== Quad Core ==] AMD Phenom™ II X4 810 Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology AM3 & AM2+ support )
Processor Cooling ( AVC Silent AMD CPU Fan and Heatsink Quiet & Overclocking Proof )
Motherboard ( [$20 OFF Mail-In Rebate][CrossFire] Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P AM3 DDR3 AMD 790X CrossFire Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module *** Free Corsair or Major Brand 4 GB DDR3-1600 Upgrade *** )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA )
Free Game for ATI Video Card ( None )
Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache] )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA] ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( None )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] LG 22X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD?R/?RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( LCD Monitor [--- Special ---] 20.1" LCD 16:10 Wide WSXGA HD(HDCP) Monitor Support DVI Video up to 1080P(HDMI) )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard w/ 18 Internet Hot /Multimedia Keys Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER 1600 dpi High Sensitivity Internet Mouse Black )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Built-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operating System ( None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3/MP4 Player ( None )
TV Tuner ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )

 

[Ric]

I actually had this problem with my SATA.

What I had to do is unplug it and plug it into another SATA connector, like above said.

Problem was fixed.

But remember my discretion as you reach inside of your computer.

 

[cooley]

im confused. i think i did what u wanted. i switched the sata from the cd drive tothe hdd and hdd to cd drive. but sme issue occured