Disk Boot Failure - relatively new machine

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#71704 15-Nov-2010 19:32

I have a desktop PC that I use 3 or so times a week, I shut it down last night as usual but tonight it wont boot saying Disk boot failure, I tired a restart and NVR (something something) failure came up then I reboot and disk boot failure. Without reformatting and reinstalling is there anything else I can do.

I have a Asus Motherboard, IDE channel0 msater is WDC WD400BB - Boot CD and IDE Channel 3 master ST3750640NS

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#405048 15-Nov-2010 19:55

You havent left a USB flash drive plugged in have you?
Its not trying to boot from that?

Otherwise - takethe disk out and try and put it in another computer and see if it will spin up and can be accessed.

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#405071 15-Nov-2010 20:50

nah, no usb drives ect. no change in the configuration from one day to next. Hopefully I didnt want to pull the system apart

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#405077 15-Nov-2010 21:02

Well it is certainly worth opening it up and unplugging, then plugging back in all the connectors - just to make sure somethings not a bit loose - It can happen....

Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler