Can't get my new computer to Boot up

Hi Guys,
I have checked all my setting and still cannot get it boot directly from the
IDE HDD which is the Ch 0 master. I can get it to boot from the HDD in a
round about way, what happens is this: I switch my computer on it does the
POST check no errors, lists the IDE Devices, the IDE HDD and the 2 Sata
HDD's the DVDRam and CD R/RW then it proceeds to the Boot from CD text and
stays there for four minutes repeats Boot from CD and stays there. But if I
put the windows Xp Setup Disc in when it get to the part Boot from CD it
waits a minute the starts to access the Window Xp disc, as soon as it does
this I eject the disc, the screen goes blank and then it boots up window Xp
ok and I can see all the drives, I formatted the sata drives and I can
access the internet etc.
Any ideas on how to correct the problem The Bios order is HDD, HDD then
DVDRAM Drive, then CD R/RW Drive.... this is driving me nuts.

Your help appreciated
Regards and Thanks
Bob

"BH2" (NO wrote in message
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Hi Guys,
I have checked all my setting and still cannot get it boot directly from
the IDE HDD which is the Ch 0 master. I can get it to boot from the
HDD in a round about way, what happens is this: I switch my computer on
it does the POST check no errors, lists the IDE Devices, the IDE HDD and
the 2 Sata HDD's the DVDRam and CD R/RW then it proceeds to the Boot from
CD text and stays there for four minutes repeats Boot from CD and stays
there. But if I put the windows Xp Setup Disc in when it get to the part
Boot from CD it waits a minute the starts to access the Window Xp disc,
as soon as it does this I eject the disc, the screen goes blank and then
it boots up window Xp ok and I can see all the drives, I formatted the
sata drives and I can access the internet etc.
Any ideas on how to correct the problem The Bios order is HDD, HDD then
DVDRAM Drive, then CD R/RW Drive.... this is driving me nuts.

Your help appreciated
Regards and Thanks
Bob

Wierd. If I were you, I'd try an experiment, just to see what happens. Set
the boot order to HDD, NONE, NONE, NONE, and report back to us on what
happens. At worst, nothing will happen, and then you can set it back the
way it was or try a different setting. -Dave

"Mike T." wrote in message
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"BH2" (NO wrote in message
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Hi Guys,
I have checked all my setting and still cannot get it boot directly from
the IDE HDD which is the Ch 0 master. I can get it to boot from the
HDD in a round about way, what happens is this: I switch my computer on
it does the POST check no errors, lists the IDE Devices, the IDE HDD and
the 2 Sata HDD's the DVDRam and CD R/RW then it proceeds to the Boot
from CD text and stays there for four minutes repeats Boot from CD and
stays there. But if I put the windows Xp Setup Disc in when it get to
the part Boot from CD it waits a minute the starts to access the Window
Xp disc, as soon as it does this I eject the disc, the screen goes blank
and then it boots up window Xp ok and I can see all the drives, I
formatted the sata drives and I can access the internet etc.
Any ideas on how to correct the problem The Bios order is HDD, HDD then
DVDRAM Drive, then CD R/RW Drive.... this is driving me nuts.

Your help appreciated
Regards and Thanks
Bob

Wierd. If I were you, I'd try an experiment, just to see what happens.
Set the boot order to HDD, NONE, NONE, NONE, and report back to us on what
happens. At worst, nothing will happen, and then you can set it back the
way it was or try a different setting. -Dave
If you go to Disk management. does it report the boot
drive as Healthy (System)? If you look at root of boot drive can you see
ntdetect.com and ntldr? (set to display hidden and system files)
Mike.

Try this:
Boot with CD. Use recovery console. Type in fixmbr.