i get a boot error, and after i restart repeatedly..it's fine...but it happens all the time..

[DanTMWTMP]

When i start up my old retired rig (retired rig # 1...look @ my rigs...the p4 2.0a one), i get this boot error..u knw the error you get when u have nothing to boot from.....then after like 2-3 reboots, it's fine......i checked the bios...reseted cmos, updated bios.....chked the boot order.........everything seems fine..it's just that everytime after i turn off the computer, and turn it back on, I get that "no boot device found" error thing.....and after 3 reboots....it boots into windows....quite annoying i must say......

any ideas?

 

[redbeard1]

Does your bios have the option for hard drive pre delay? I've seen systems boot faster than the drive could get spun up, and adding 3 or 5 seconds delay fixed it.

 

[shadow]

I've had an old rig not boot up ~'unable to find bootable device' once, one reboot later and it was running. seems it did it a couple more times, then work again, only to die shortly after

 

[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: shadow
I've had an old rig not boot up ~'unable to find bootable device' once, one reboot later and it was running. seems it did it a couple more times, then work again, only to die shortly after

the hdd dies shortly after?


the harddrive is fairly new though......7200 rpm 80gig western digital 2mg cache (replaced the 45 gig one i had in there previously)...i'll try the delay time and keep u guys posted....

 

[warmachine]

Check the bios battery
also try pulling everthing and reseat it cards cables mem

 

[DanTMWTMP]

bios battery seems fine....changed to a new one...same thing....pulled the cards...same thing...

can it be the power supply?...the enermax I had in there (chk retired rig 1) is not there anymore (using it on my new xp2400 sytem).

the PSU might be the culprit....but b4 I get another one to chk it out, are there any other suggestions? I can't seem to find the hdd delay option...is there another option in bios that's similar to it?....

thanks guys for replying...but need more help..hehehe