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From: Richard Evans <rp.evans.nospam@tiscali.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Non-system disk or disk error after installation
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:26:06 +0100
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Anthony Campbell wrote:
> I did a reinstall of Debian today. It went off without problems but when
> I came to reboot I got:
> 
> Non-system disk or disk error
> Replace and strike any key when ready
> 
> I reinstalled again and also reinstalled grub twice. Any way round this?
> Is it a hardware failure (cmos or disk)? Could I boot via a cdrom?
> 
> Anthony
> 
I don't know if this is the same thing, but that sounds a lot like the 
problem I had when I upgraded to a 2Tb hard drive.

If you drive is smaller than 2Tb, then it's probably not the same 
problem, but if your drive is 2Tb or more then it may be the same thing, 
in which case I'll see if I can dig out the instructions I found to fix it.

Richard E.