In his reply, John J included :-

* For DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me, try to run the FDISK
/MBR command.

Warning - Be certain that your HDD does NOT have a third party 'Disk
Overlay' utility installed (e.g. Symantec's GoBack) before attempting this
DOS command.

See "Error messages may be displayed when using Windows Me startup disk with
Adaptec GoBack software"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266342/en-us

Mart


"John John" wrote in message
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MISSINTERPRET_UK wrote:

Is the boot part of the system damaged in some way when I get this
message
DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

* If you are trying to boot from the hard drive, make sure there is no
disk in drive A.

* Make sure the hard drive power connector and ribbon cable are connected.

* For hard drives, verify that the primary partition is active. (Use
FDISK for this)

* If you cannot access the drive, enter the BIOS setup program and make
sure the correct CMOS settings are chosen for the drive and make sure the
hard drive and floppy controllers are enabled. Also check the boot order.
Note: on most systems, you can use the auto detect feature to determine
the correct CMOS parameters and to see if it can see the drive.

* If you have two drives on the same IDE cable, try swapping the
master/slave.

* For IDE drives, check the jumper settings of all of the IDE devices,
especially the master, slave or stand-alone jumpers.

* For DOS, Windows* 95, Windows* 98 and Windows* Me, try to reinstall the
necessary boot files.

* For DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me, try to run the FDISK
/MBR command.

http://support.intel.com/support/mot.../CS-010355.htm

John