boot from cd failed

D_KrYpT · 01-11-2007, 08:04 AM

Hi i try to boot from cd but after the option
Boot from cd :
appears and i hit enter the disk starts spinning fast but then it slows back down again and after about a minute it says
BOOT FAILED

any thoughts.....
all components are IDE except for the harddisk which is sata2

huntert · 01-11-2007, 09:38 AM

did you try to use last good configuration or system restore are you able to go to safe mode? what is the boot order in your bios? You may need to set cd for 1st

casinojoe1 · 01-11-2007, 03:07 PM

i agree with huntert. how old is your pc? is the bios set to boot from cd?

**kodi** · 01-11-2007, 03:18 PM

Is this a bootable CD or a burned copy?

D_KrYpT · 01-12-2007, 09:39 AM

Its sorted now even though every part of the computer was brand new i put an old dvd drive in and now it works fine so the dvd drive must of been faulty thanks for the help...

01-11-2007, 08:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
D_KrYpT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 60 OS: XP/FC7	boot from cd failed Hi i try to boot from cd but after the option Boot from cd : appears and i hit enter the disk starts spinning fast but then it slows back down again and after about a minute it says BOOT FAILED any thoughts..... all components are IDE except for the harddisk which is sata2 __________________ What the eyes see and the ears hear the mind believes! Last edited by D_KrYpT : 01-11-2007 at 08:06 AM.

01-11-2007, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 6,706 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 and 32bit My System	Is this a bootable CD or a burned copy? __________________ Brian

01-12-2007, 09:39 AM	#5 (permalink)
D_KrYpT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 60 OS: XP/FC7	Its sorted now even though every part of the computer was brand new i put an old dvd drive in and now it works fine so the dvd drive must of been faulty thanks for the help... __________________ What the eyes see and the ears hear the mind believes!

01-11-2007, 09:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
huntert Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 72 OS: win2k	did you try to use last good configuration or system restore are you able to go to safe mode? what is the boot order in your bios? You may need to set cd for 1st

01-11-2007, 03:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
casinojoe1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: england Posts: 5 OS: win xp (home edition)	i agree with huntert. how old is your pc? is the bios set to boot from cd?