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nick2008
02-26-2002, 04:26 PM
I have just built a pc, when booting for the first time, all the bios is set and correct. The system says please insert system disk. When I do it says system i/o error please insert disk, then the same again. It tries to read the disk for about 5 secs then back to the system i/o error. I have tested the drive and ribbon and they are working OK. Anybody have any ideas?
mjc
02-26-2002, 04:42 PM
Go into BIOS and make sure that the floppy type is set correctly (like 1.44MB), check that the cable is properly installed (not backwards ---light always on or misliagned), try a different disk (create a new one on a freshly formatted disk)...

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nick2008
02-26-2002, 05:09 PM
Originally posted by mjc:
Go into BIOS and make sure that the floppy type is set correctly (like 1.44MB), check that the cable is properly installed (not backwards ---light always on or misliagned), try a different disk (create a new one on a freshly formatted disk)...



Bios is correct, cable will only go on one way (lugs at either end), the light comes on, reads disk for 5 secs then light goes off and message comes back on, tried 3 system disks all with the same result, ie. i/o disk error please insert system disk.
bassman
02-26-2002, 06:30 PM
Hello Nick and welcome,
Is this a new build or rebuild from old parts?
What OS do you plan to use?
Is it "System I/O error" or "I/O disk error"?
What files are on these system disks?

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Paleo Pete
02-27-2002, 07:10 AM
Try a new floppy cable and maybe a different floppy drive.

I'm moving this one to System Troubleshooting where it would be more appropriate.

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nick2008
03-01-2002, 01:58 PM
Originally posted by bassman:
Hello Nick and welcome,
Is this a new build or rebuild from old parts?
What OS do you plan to use?
Is it "System I/O error" or "I/O disk error"?
What files are on these system disks?


The wording is:- Disk I/O error, replace the disk, and then press any key
The system disk contains:-ASPI2DOS,ASPI4DOS, ASPI8DOS, ASPICD, BTDOSM, ASPI8U2, BTCDROM, CHECKSR, DISPLAY, COUNTRY, EBD, EGA.CPI, FDISK, FIXIT, HIBINV, KEYB, MODE, RAMDRIVE, SETRAMD, OAKCDROM, KEYBOARD, HIMEM, FLASHPT, FINDRAMD, EXTRACT. All the parts are brand new, I will be loading ME, then upgrading to XP, The motherboard is an IWILL KD266 with an Athlon 850, 256ram, 40gig h/d, Radeon 3D graphics card, Panasonic floppy. I have tested the floppy and cable on my PC and they are working OK.

Thanks, Nick.
mjc
03-01-2002, 06:32 PM
Both ME and XP will boot from the CD, have you tried that route?

You need to set the CD drive as the first booot device in BIOS first.....


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nick2008
03-03-2002, 02:02 PM
Originally posted by mjc:
Both ME and XP will boot from the CD, have you tried that route?

You need to set the CD drive as the first booot device in BIOS first.....



I have tried but it says system boot failure, please insert disk.