Error Message “Boot Disk Failure” On Startup

Problem: 

When attempting to boot, you receive the message:

BOOT DISK FAILURE

Cause: 

This issue can be caused by a number of circumstances:

• The hard drive jumper(s) are configured as Master with Slave Present, but no slave is actually present on the IDE channel to which the drive is connected.
  
  
• The hard drive has failed.
  
  
• No active partitions are present.

Solution:

• If the hard drive jumper(s) are configured as Master with Slave Present, but no slave is present on the IDE channel to which the drive is connected, correct the jumper configuration.
  
  
• Run the drive manufacturer's utility on the drive, if possible.
  
  
• If necessary, set the appropriate partition active using one of the following methods:
  
  
  • Use BootIt BM, referring to the article How to Manually Set a Partition Active, if necessary.
  • Boot into DOS and use MBRWork.
  • Boot into DOS and use the Microsoft FDisk utility.