dell optiplex says NTLDR missing

nissapop · 04-05-2009, 07:29 PM

Hi; i have a dell optiplex gx 150 W/win 2000 pro ,win NT workstation 4.0 ,windows 98work station,it won't boot it just say's missing NTLDR how do i fix this problem? i don't know if this is enough info or not.

**djaburg** · 04-06-2009, 09:50 PM

Normally this is due to a corrupted installation of the operating system or a change in the location of the system drive. Have you changed any hardware lately?

nissapop · 04-06-2009, 10:58 PM

no changes were made if i recall correctly it started slowing down, and after a couple of days I defraged compress files and deleted temp internet files then nothing on restart.

scouse bri · 06-04-2009, 03:21 AM

NTLDR simply means that the bios cant see the boot sector of the harddrive.
Could be a corrupt boot or a dead harddrive.(or loose/faulty IDE cable)
If you have a boot disk or the O/S disk to boot from and see if it can see the harddrive?
If so you may be able to run repair but quicker to change the harddrive and/or reload system.

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nissapop Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	dell optiplex says NTLDR missing Hi; i have a dell optiplex gx 150 W/win 2000 pro ,win NT workstation 4.0 ,windows 98work station,it won't boot it just say's missing NTLDR how do i fix this problem? i don't know if this is enough info or not.

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djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,686 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: dell optiplex says NTLDR missing Normally this is due to a corrupted installation of the operating system or a change in the location of the system drive. Have you changed any hardware lately? __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.

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nissapop Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: dell optiplex says NTLDR missing no changes were made if i recall correctly it started slowing down, and after a couple of days I defraged compress files and deleted temp internet files then nothing on restart.

06-04-2009, 03:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
scouse bri Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Merseyside UK Posts: 85 OS: XP Pro sp3	Re: dell optiplex says NTLDR missing NTLDR simply means that the bios cant see the boot sector of the harddrive. Could be a corrupt boot or a dead harddrive.(or loose/faulty IDE cable) If you have a boot disk or the O/S disk to boot from and see if it can see the harddrive? If so you may be able to run repair but quicker to change the harddrive and/or reload system.