NTLDR is missing

• silvercap

  4 Mar 07, 21:29

  my 2nd pc crashed today, i saw this message saying "ntldr is missing" , after restart also same, i tried to set my bios to 1st boot - CD rom, 2nd boot hardisk, but no use. It can't read my bootable disk, help!
• manyu882

  4 Mar 07, 21:53

  someone got this problem few weeks ago..
  
  try removing the motherboard battery. wait for 1 minute and place it back. boot your com.
  
  caution: earth yourself first by touching metal before proceeding
• AndrewPKYap

  4 Mar 07, 21:56

  Originally posted by silvercap:

  my 2nd pc crashed today, i saw this message saying "ntldr is missing" , after restart also same, i tried to set my bios to 1st boot - CD rom, 2nd boot hardisk, but no use. It can't read my bootable disk, help!

  Hard disk crashed... hope fully only the boot sector is damaged. Buy a new hard disk, reload the operating system and put back the damaged hard disk. Make sure BIOS boots from new hard disk. You might be able to retrieve the data from the old hard disk.
  
  If you are lucky it could be a problem with the hard disk cable. Try taking out the hard disk cable and fixing it back a few times. If that works, then no need for new hard disk.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  4 Mar 07, 23:45

  http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm
  
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318728
• ndmmxiaomayi

  4 Mar 07, 23:46

  Originally posted by silvercap:

  my 2nd pc crashed today, i saw this message saying "ntldr is missing" , after restart also same, i tried to set my bios to 1st boot - CD rom, 2nd boot hardisk, but no use. It can't read my bootable disk, help!

  Read the computerhope article.
  
  See if you can understand.
• Xcert

  5 Mar 07, 09:48

  Originally posted by manyu882:

  someone got this problem few weeks ago..
  

  me kenna.
  
  for my case its most likely virus..something like EXPL EXECOD.A.
  
  U doing any downloading?
  
  cannot do anything except repartition and reformat...windows own "repair boot partition" or things like that all cannot work.
  
  let me know if U have a way to solve it.
• silvercap

  5 Mar 07, 17:48

  I bought a new hardisk, still can't solve it, just sent for repair.