boot failure-system halted

tina75 · 03-03-2009, 05:52 PM

I have a gateway computer and this is the message I'm getting when I turn it on. boot failure - system halted. Could someone please help me with this?

**louge1953** · 03-03-2009, 07:39 PM

either you have a bad harddrive or going bad harddrive ...try using you XP recovery disk and attempt a XP repair ....or you might consider just buying a new Harddrive and install it in the master location ...load xp and the gateway hardware drivers onto the new drive. use the old drive as a secondary drive...your files will still be accessible. post back with results

tina75 · 03-04-2009, 08:25 AM

I can't get the computer to even read the xp disc, the black screen comes up with the boot failure as soon as I turn it on. I'll keep trying, thanks.

dai · 03-04-2009, 08:37 AM

check you can see the h/d listed in the bios
d/load and run the hard drive makers diognostic utility on the hard drive

http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

03-03-2009, 05:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
tina75 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: windows xp	boot failure-system halted I have a gateway computer and this is the message I'm getting when I turn it on. boot failure - system halted. Could someone please help me with this?

03-03-2009, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
louge1953 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: texas Posts: 757 OS: xp	Re: boot failure-system halted either you have a bad harddrive or going bad harddrive ...try using you XP recovery disk and attempt a XP repair ....or you might consider just buying a new Harddrive and install it in the master location ...load xp and the gateway hardware drivers onto the new drive. use the old drive as a secondary drive...your files will still be accessible. post back with results

03-04-2009, 08:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
tina75 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3 OS: windows xp	Re: boot failure-system halted I can't get the computer to even read the xp disc, the black screen comes up with the boot failure as soon as I turn it on. I'll keep trying, thanks.

03-04-2009, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,588 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: boot failure-system halted check you can see the h/d listed in the bios d/load and run the hard drive makers diognostic utility on the hard drive http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 __________________