what is a boot device and where can i get one?

computergeek200 · 03-14-2004, 11:16 PM

i found a windows nt and ive fixed it to work, but it says "no boot device availible" where can i get one?

trickykid · 03-14-2004, 11:23 PM

This has nothing to do with Linux, moving to General where Windows related questions belong.

witeshark · 03-14-2004, 11:29 PM

How do you see that message? Something must at least safe mode booted to get to any message display. Depending on the box all you need is a boot disk, floppy or CD

SciYro · 03-14-2004, 11:43 PM

i think it means that the BIOS cant find a bootable device (cdrom, floppy, harddrive, etc) you should check the BIOS config to make sure its booting from the HD

computergeek200 · 03-15-2004, 12:11 AM

how do you do all that stuff? im not the worlds smartest human ya kno>

witeshark · 03-15-2004, 12:35 PM

Reboot the computer and a little message should tell you what key to press to get into the bios: often it's the "Delete" key.