I just checked my computer book on that error Message, according to the book
(Muller's Upgrading and Reparing PC 11.0) that message means there is a
damaged Master Boot Record.  Try booting to a disk and do an fdisk /mbr to
clean the MBR.


Please note, if the 2 signature bytes(55AAh) at the end of the sector(on
cylinder 0, head 0, sector 1) are damaged, then FDisk /mbr will overwrite
the partition table(No Partitons will show at next boot). This is only if
the MBR signature bytes are damaged.

-Patrick Black

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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Chuck Finnigan
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 6:46 PM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] problem Pentium


I have a four year old Pentium computer that has given us fits since we
got it.  We have replaced:

*       the hard drive and cables
*       motherboard and CPU
*       SIMMs

and it is still coming up with the DISK BOOT FAILURE message.  It works
for a few weeks then quits.  What should I try next?  Power supply?
Video card?

thanks for any suggestions...
chuck finnigan
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