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    Disk Boot Failure, Only first start

    Question: Every first time my computer starts I get Disk Boot Failure. I turn off the computer and it starts up fine. What can I do to resolve this?

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    Mainboard : nVIDIA AN-M2(MCP68S)
    Chipset : nVidia GeForce 7025
    Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3100MHz
    Physical Memory : 4096MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
    Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
    Hard Disk : HDS724040KLSA80 ATA Device (400GB)
    DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NP20
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    What I've done.
    -Checked all cabling.
    -Literally taken computer apart and put it back together a few times.
    -Reset BIOS to default.
    -Boot order is correct.
    -Checked HDD health

    I've done more but hopefully that covers most of the options I've tried.

    FYI- My optical drive is nuts. It doesn't read discs and freezes windows explorer until I eject the CD. I'd tried many DVDs and CDs. If I open a CD through UltraISO it will show me what's on disc and then Windows Explorer will work for a little while. If I look at files on a DVD through third party program like UltraISO then I can play the DVD. This makes no sense at all to me. I've updated driver on it. Same thing. Maybe this crazy optical drive is the culprit.

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    Re: Disk Boot Failure, Only first start

    Try unplugging the optical drive.

    Also - what USB devices do you have plugged in

    Maybe an MBR related issue - redo it

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    Re: Disk Boot Failure, Only first start

    Change boot order and remove CD drive from it or unplug it and see if it boots right then.

    If it does you found the problem.

    Boot issues from a hard drive combined with a flaky optical drive both of which run on ATA

    This leads me to suspect you have a fault in the ATA controller on the motherboard

    You could try plugging SATA drives in and see if that solves it, this would of course require a reinstall
    Last edited by Larkspeed; 08-10-2011 at 07:12 AM.

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    Re: Disk Boot Failure, Only first start

    also change the battery on the mobo, just in case its just misreading the BIOS data
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    Re: Disk Boot Failure, Only first start

    Unplugged optical drive and screen wouldn't appear... it's not a usb device. I've tried without any plugged in. I'm thinking it is a MBR issue. It's not pertinent I fix it but just wanted to know if anyone had this problem and DING fixed.

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      • CPU:
      • AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3100MHz
      • Memory:
      • 4096MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
      • Storage:
      • HDS724040KLSA80 ATA Device (400GB)
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Sparkle Discreet NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
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      • Logysis 575w
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    Re: Disk Boot Failure, Only first start

    I've changed the battery on the mobo. I think I'll try Larks idea, as I should have done that anyway rather than just unplugging the optical drive. If that doesn't work, I'll redo everything sometime.

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