Did the hard disk get disconnected? Data or Power. Is this a big hard disk, over 30 gigabytes? Sam. PHPTOm wrote: >Hello all, > >I am installing Mandrake for my friend Mel (from my "[TCLUG] Re: Linux as >desktop on 450 MHZ PIII - too slow" post) > >It installed fine. Now when I boot I see a screen for a second with: > > Scanning option ROMs > >Then I get this: > > Boot Failure > Insert BOOT diskette in A: > Press any key when ready > > >I don't understand what happened. I booted from the first CD, went into >rescue mode and reinstalled the boot loader, but no help. Any ideas? > >TOm > > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list