Non-System Disk or Disk Error on Remote Boot Client (154272)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q154272 SYMPTOMS
When a remote boot workstation attempts to boot using the boot block
from the remote boot server, the following error may occur on the
workstation:
Non-System Disk or Disk Error.
CAUSE
When a remote boot server prepares the boot block for the workstation, it
gathers the component files needed for the workstation to boot and have
connectivity with the network. If some of the required MS-DOS boot files
are missing or inaccessible, the "non-system disk or disk error" message
may occur. The same message may be observed when you attempt to boot from
an MS-DOS formatted floppy disk that does not contain the Msdos.sys or
Io.sys files.
RESOLUTION
Make sure of the following:
- Make sure that the share \\<Server>\Rplfiles exists and contains the
Msdos.sys and Io.sys files.
- Make sure that the Msdos.sys and Io.sys files do not have any access
restrictions on them. On an MS-DOS disk, these files would normally have
the read-only, system, and hidden attributes. The procedure for copying
these files, as stated in the Microsoft Windows NT Installation Guide,
removes these attributes before copying and does not restore them to the
files that exist in the \\<Server>\Rplfiles share. Any restrictions on
these files will prevent their inclusion in the boot block.
- If you copied MS-DOS files from an operating system other than MS-DOS,
you may need to rename them to Msdos.sys and Io.sys respectively.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information on remote boot, please consult the Microsoft Windows
NT Installation Guide.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/16/2003 |
|---|
| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB154272 |
|---|
|