Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

[Guest JCO]

One of my computers gets this error when trying to boot:

Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

When I press any key, it boots up okay most of the time but sometimes it

blue screens. The harddrive is in a removable tray. I've taken the HD out

and put in another drive. I get the same issue, therefore, I don't think

it's HD controller (I think?).

 

What else would give this error?

Also, this seem to happen on with IDE2 only. When I boot using IDE1.... no

issues. Does this mean I have an issue with the motherboard's IDE2 Socket.

Thanks.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

 

 

"JCO" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message

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> One of my computers gets this error when trying to boot:

> Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

> When I press any key, it boots up okay most of the time but sometimes it

> blue screens. The harddrive is in a removable tray. I've taken the HD

> out and put in another drive. I get the same issue, therefore, I don't

> think it's HD controller (I think?).

>

> What else would give this error?

> Also, this seem to happen on with IDE2 only. When I boot using IDE1....

> no issues. Does this mean I have an issue with the motherboard's IDE2

> Socket.

> Thanks.

 

Your removable tray might be marginal. Connect the disk directly to the

controller and watch what happens.

[Guest philo]

Re: Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

 

 

"JCO" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message

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> One of my computers gets this error when trying to boot:

> Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

> When I press any key, it boots up okay most of the time but sometimes it

> blue screens. The harddrive is in a removable tray. I've taken the HD

out

> and put in another drive. I get the same issue, therefore, I don't think

> it's HD controller (I think?).

>

> What else would give this error?

> Also, this seem to happen on with IDE2 only. When I boot using IDE1....

no

> issues. Does this mean I have an issue with the motherboard's IDE2

Socket.

> Thanks.

>

 

 

I also use removable drive kits and find that they fail from time to time,

 

thought he problem could be in either the tray or the caddy...

 

I find that if I swap around drives alot in a caddy, the 80wire ribbon cable

is prone to damage,,,

so try another tray first and if that does not help

replace to caddy too.

[Guest JCO]

Re: Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

 

Okay I got rid of the this error by fixing the Master Boot Record.

However, evertime I shut down, after windows saves all settings, I get a

bluescreen (error stop code 00000050 I think).

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I guess I should top post this error since it appears to be different from

the thread I started.

Thanks anyway.

 

 

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message

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>

> "JCO" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message

> news:uHDF%23MkLJHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> One of my computers gets this error when trying to boot:

>> Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

>> When I press any key, it boots up okay most of the time but sometimes it

>> blue screens. The harddrive is in a removable tray. I've taken the HD

> out

>> and put in another drive. I get the same issue, therefore, I don't think

>> it's HD controller (I think?).

>>

>> What else would give this error?

>> Also, this seem to happen on with IDE2 only. When I boot using IDE1....

> no

>> issues. Does this mean I have an issue with the motherboard's IDE2

> Socket.

>> Thanks.

>>

>

>

> I also use removable drive kits and find that they fail from time to time,

>

> thought he problem could be in either the tray or the caddy...

>

> I find that if I swap around drives alot in a caddy, the 80wire ribbon

> cable

> is prone to damage,,,

> so try another tray first and if that does not help

> replace to caddy too.

>

>

[Guest JCO]

Re: Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

 

Removable trays are fine. I used a new cable and went straight to the

harddrive. Same issue. I also tried a different harddrive that is also

bootable to WindowsXP. Same issue.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "JCO" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message

> news:uHDF%23MkLJHA.1012@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> One of my computers gets this error when trying to boot:

>> Non-System Disk, Press Any Key

>> When I press any key, it boots up okay most of the time but sometimes it

>> blue screens. The harddrive is in a removable tray. I've taken the HD

>> out and put in another drive. I get the same issue, therefore, I don't

>> think it's HD controller (I think?).

>>

>> What else would give this error?

>> Also, this seem to happen on with IDE2 only. When I boot using IDE1....

>> no issues. Does this mean I have an issue with the motherboard's IDE2

>> Socket.

>> Thanks.

>

> Your removable tray might be marginal. Connect the disk directly to the

> controller and watch what happens.

>