Reference number: CH000185
No ROM basic system halted error
Issue:No ROM basic system halted error.
Cause:
No active partition has been defined in
fdisk, hard disk drive not setup properly, or hard disk drive is
bad.
Solution:Create active partition
After setting up your hard disk drive through fdisk you may receive
the error message "No ROM basic system halted." This error is
an indication that you have not set the hard disk drive's active
partition. To resolve the issue, boot from a bootable diskette and enter
fdisk. Within fdisk, choose option 2 to set active partition and set the
drive you wish to be bootable as the active partition. Additional
information about fdisk can be found on our
fdisk
help page.
Invalid boot media in disk drive If you are attempting to boot from the hard disk drive, ensure
that no floppy diskettes or CDs are in the computer. It is possible
the computer may be attempting to boot from either of these
causing this error to occur.
Verify hard disk drive properly setup in
CMOS
Verify that the hard disk drive is properly setup in
CMOS.
Check cables If creating an active partition
does not resolve your issue and/or fdisk does not detect a hard
disk drive, verify that the hard disk drive cables are properly
connected.
Replace drive Finally, if none of the above
solutions resolve this error, unfortunately, it is possible that
the hard disk drive is bad. We recommend that you either contact
the manufacturer of the hard disk
drive to have it replaced and/or purchase a new hard disk
drive.
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