"Non-System Disk Error" with LBA Hard Disk Controller

 Last reviewed: January 30, 1997
Article ID: Q156554
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you are starting Windows 95, you may receive the following error message: 

   Non-System disk error.

CAUSE

This error message can occur if you are using an LBA (logical block addressing) BIOS-only controller with an older hard disk for the boot drive, causing incorrect drive parameter translations in hard disks that are not LBA addressable.

RESOLUTION

Use the newer LBA drive as the boot drive instead of the older drive.

KBCategory: kbhw kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95
Additional reference words: 95

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Last reviewed: January 30, 1997
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