newly installed ubuntu os will not boot from hdd

[Robert Holtzman]

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009, Dan Park wrote:

> System:
> AMD Athlon XP2400+
> Memory:
> 1002.5MiB
>
> I followed the instructions on your website and downloaded ubuntu, copied the iso to disk and installed the os. I wiped windows xp from the hdd allowed ubuntu to format and partition the hdd as it saw fit. it is now on it's own 200 GB hdd. i have 2 other hdds with data on them.
>
> once installed it asked to shut down to complete the install but when it tried to boot up again i was met with:
>
> Verifying DMI Pool Data......
> Boot from ATAPI CD-ROM:
> DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
>
> with the disk in and enter pressed i am taken to an options screen where i choose the trial version so i can at least use the computer.

There should be an option to boot from the hdd. Did you try it?

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