Re: Changed mobo-xp loops to bios
- From: "RonK" <here@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 10:03:32 -0500
Have you checked the boot sequence in bios ? Make sure the ide is included
and set as Second Boot Device. Cdrom should be thr First Boot Device.
"T Galloway" <corpnospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BpOdnWMjxdjcjfPeRVn-sw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks.
> Tried that, but then ran into what is probably the real problem.
> When I ran through the install procedure, and you get to the point where
> it lets you select the drive to install to......it can't see any of the
> drives!!
>
> This mobo is the P5LD2 with raid capability.
> Three IDE connections:
> Pri (red)
> Sec (red)
> Pri (blue)
> I've tried it in both the Pri (red) and Pri (blue) with the same results.
> Raid is not enabled (which is for the SATA ports anyway).
>
> It reads the drive in the bios.
> If plugged into the Pri (blue) it sees it as the Primary IDE Master and
> Slave (I have two drives)
> If plugged into the Pri (red) it shows up during the boot during what it
> calls the "IDE" scan.
>
> So I put a new blank and formatted drive on the cable. Put a Seagate
> utility CD and boot to that. The Seagate utility doesn't see it either
> under the motherboards IDE drivers but instead sees it under "Other IDE
> connections".
>
> So what's going on? Why doesn't it see the drive correctly?
>
> Thanks for the help all.
> T.O.
>
>
>
>
>
> "RonK" <here@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ECnbf.18$EK.12455@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> You have to do a Repair Installation of XP:
>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>
>>
>> "T Galloway" <corpnospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:dsCdneKHzvbTn_PeRVn-uw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I just changed out the mobo to a P5LD2.
>>> The old mobo was a P4PE. It died and I was unable to boot to the old one
>>> to remove video and old mobo drivers.
>>>
>>> Now when I boot to the new board, I get the standard Windows screen:
>>> "You didn't boot successfully last time. Pick how you want to boot this
>>> time."
>>> No matter what choice I make, Normally or Safe Mode, it just causes the
>>> computer to reboot and here I am again.
>>>
>>> When I choose Safe Mode, it looks like it's going to boot there OK as it
>>> runs through that list of files it loads just before going into Safe
>>> Mode, then ---Beep--- and I'm back to re-boot.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks all.
>>>
>>> T.O.
>>>
>>> P.S.
>>> This board has three IDE plugs Primary (red) and Secondary (red) EIDE
>>> which is also used for the raid. And a third that the manual lists as a
>>> Primary (blue)IDE--but it is intended for the CD drives as the manual
>>> specifically states that the first two will not read optical drives.
>>> My drive with XP is set as the master and is connected to the Primary
>>> (red) EIDE connection. I tried it in the (blue) but got the same
>>> results.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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