I’ve got a boot problem with my pc which I’ve googled and struggled with and am not getting anywhere, as follows.
When I turn on my pc I get the message “no boot device”. But, if I boot to a Hiren disc, it then gives me the option to boot from the hard drive, and it boots ok.
The pc spec is an Optiplex 755 with 2 x 160gb HDDs in a raid0, running XP pro SP3. Raid software says everything is normal. I have 3 partitions c: is the primary ntfs for the operation system. D: and e: are logical partitions for data.
Both Partition Magic and Acronis Disc Director run without reporting any problems.
First I thought the boot files might be corrupt so I ran the recovery console from an xp installation cd and replaced the ntldr and netdetect files, ran bootcfg and fixboot. No change.
I’ve checked the following bios settings :- Boot sequence is cd, then floppy, then raid. Sata0 and sata1 are correctly identified and managed by the raid software.
I’ve also upgraded the bios, but still get the same error.
I have the feeling the problem is something simple, but I’m really stuck now and would appreciate any input.
When I turn on my pc I get the message “no boot device”. But, if I boot to a Hiren disc, it then gives me the option to boot from the hard drive, and it boots ok.
The pc spec is an Optiplex 755 with 2 x 160gb HDDs in a raid0, running XP pro SP3. Raid software says everything is normal. I have 3 partitions c: is the primary ntfs for the operation system. D: and e: are logical partitions for data.
Both Partition Magic and Acronis Disc Director run without reporting any problems.
First I thought the boot files might be corrupt so I ran the recovery console from an xp installation cd and replaced the ntldr and netdetect files, ran bootcfg and fixboot. No change.
I’ve checked the following bios settings :- Boot sequence is cd, then floppy, then raid. Sata0 and sata1 are correctly identified and managed by the raid software.
I’ve also upgraded the bios, but still get the same error.
I have the feeling the problem is something simple, but I’m really stuck now and would appreciate any input.