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Re: Strange boot issue with Vista. (Will not boot from HDD without DVD)
On Aug 7, 1:45 pm, crispin.proc...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi folks.
>
> My woes with Vista / HTPC continue....
>
> I had to replace my HDD because Vista thinks it's corrupt. XP does not
> mind it though.
> So, I buy a new 500GB SATA2 and put that in. Put in Vista HP DVD and
> start the process. Again.
> MB is set to boot from DVD, then HDD.
>
> Install and everything is ok.
> Run all the patches etc and vista looks good to go.
> Change bios back to boot from HDD first and disable all others.
> Reboot.
> Missing boot device.
> huh?
> Change back to DVD first then HDD and try again.
> Same issue.
> insert Vista DVD, ignore "press any key to boot from CD" and the
> machine boots fine from HDD.
> Remove DVD from drive, boot failure.
>
> So basically, the machine would not boot (No boot disk found) when the
> DVD was not the first boot device and the DVD was not in the drive.
>
> I started all over again and dropped the partition (30GB) and
> recreated it. This time, all is well. Machine even boots when the DVD
> is in the next room...
>
> It was a simple, yet very annoying, thing to fix.
>
> Any ideas as to why it might have happened?
>
> Cheers,
> Crispin
Try to install the drivers for your sata drive to recognize it at the
boot.
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