Message “Not found any [active partition] in HDD” During Boot

Problem:

While trying to boot, the BIOS issues an error message similar to one of the following:

Not found any [active partition] in HDD

Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device

Insert Boot Media in Selected Boot Device

Cause:

These error messages usually indicate that there are no active primary partitions in the MBR on HD0.

Solution:

You can use one of the following methods to set a partition active:

• Use BootIt BM.  See How to Manually Set a Partition Active.
• Boot a DOS startup diskette and use MBRWork.
• Boot a DOS startup diskette and use FDisk.