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5th Jan 2008, 06:05
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Hello there, I have recently built a new PC,
ECS GeForce motherboard AM2 Socket AMD Athlon 64 CPU 4000 dual core 2GB RAM 250GB SATA HDD I have finished the build and i am ready to install windows vista, but i get a message saying 'NTLDR is missing'. If i boot from the vista CD it starts installation and then i get a blue screen. Can anyone help me as this is my 1st PC build Thanks |
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5th Jan 2008, 07:22
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What is the blue screen error message ?
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Also have you checked in bios that your boot drive sequence is correct ? ... it should be set to CD 1st and include your HDD. My System: Home Build
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5th Jan 2008, 07:47
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it says about ntldr missing from system 32. but the hard drive shouldnt even have a system 32. its confusing
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#4
5th Jan 2008, 07:59
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It sounds as though it's trying to boot from your HDD instead of the CD drive.
Have you double checked your bios settings for boot drive order ? Check that your CD Drive is working and is listed in bios, as it seems to be bypassing it. Check your cables/connections at drive and mobo. Also .... is this a fresh drive ? .... i.e. new out the box or has it been used previously ? This isn't a dual boot set up by any chance with XP ? |
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5th Jan 2008, 10:48
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its a used, but formatted hard drive. its not bypassing the CD drive because it starts to load vista before the blue screen saying about ntldr.
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5th Jan 2008, 11:14
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Well .... it would appear to be aborting whatever it's doing on the CD Drive and going to the next boot drive, hence the NTLDR message.
This could be a bad drive or cable or possibly a bad/unreadable CD |
