just built a new system..

so ok, i built a new ssytem and i tried it out and it does all the stuff its supposed to until it this, "verifying DMI pool data. boot from cd: disk boot failed. insert system disk and press enter" i have no idea what that means. i tried putting in the operating system and the disk that came with the motherboard but it still says the same. i know all the hardware is plugged in right. can anyone help me?

 

did you set the cd rom drive as primairy boot device in your bios?

 

yeah i just did and it still says the same. what disk is it talking about?

 

What are the specs of your system? And what O.S. are you trying to install? Did you format and partition your harddrive?

 

specs are .. amd athlon 64 x2 4200, 512 ddr2, 250 gb hard drive, 256mb video and im trying to install windows xp pro

 

how do i format and partition my hard drive?..

 

Is there a cd in the drive? Is it a bootable cd?
You can format your HD during the early stages of the win XP installation.

 

For some reason it is not reading your bootable Winxp cd. Is it a legit copy? Does the light come on the cd drive showing that it is trying to read the disc?

 

You should see ~press any key to boot from cd~. press any key and it should boot fine. You need the xp pro disk in the cd drive. You can always use the xp disk to partion your drive. Anyways here is a link I found with step by step instructions on how to install XP. How to install XP

Hope that it helps you out.

Bryan

 

If there is no data on the hard drive, you won't see the "Press any key to boot from cd". It should boot right into the setup.

I'd check to see if the cdrom is setup for the master jumper.

Also, is this a sata drive? I'd also make sure that the sata connections within the bios are net set for raid, but set for IDE or base.

 

i went out and bought media center and it did the same thing but after a while of retrying it decided to install. so im good

thanks everyone for the advice.