Re: Computer won't boot from new HD
- From: "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 05:13:04 +1100
evelthui@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Here is my dilemma. I was preparing to perform a fresh windows
> xp pro install on my system with a Seagate 160Gb Ulta ATA/100
> drive (st3160023a) i just picked up at Best Buy last night ($40
> after MIR!!), however i cannot get the system to recognize the HD
> as the boot drive. At first I installed the virgin drive and then booted
> from the Windows XP install disc and went through the usual motions
> of formatting and installing without incident. However, when i remove
> the install disc and reboot, the system gives me a "boot disc error"
> after successfully posting.
That bit makes it sound like you dont have the boot
sequence specified properly in the bios or there is
a problem reading the drive in the early boot phase.
> I've tried changing to jumper settings, reformatting
> with the silly Segate "Discwizard" software and
> changing the bios settings for boot order,
That makes it look like you may have thrashed around a bit and
didnt try the boot order specification properly, or did something
basic like not saving the changed boot order or something.
Just go thru that bit again carefully, have the drive jumpered
to master or cable select with the drive on the end of the ribbon
cable, no other drive on that cable. Make sure that the drive
type entry in the bios is AUTO. Wipe the drive with clearhdd from
http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/utilities/clearhdd.htm
to ensure that DiscWizard hasnt installed a bios overlay in error.
Boot the XP CD and do the install again, and then carefully
check the boot order if it doesnt boot with the XP CD removed.
> but nothing seems to help. The odd thing is, I tried
> booting with my old HD using this new HD as a slave,
> and it recognizes it just fine- I just can't boot from it!
> Any ideas/suggestions?
If it still doesnt boot from the drive after another careful install
and checking the boot drive specification, its possible you've got
some weird problem with the bios being able to see the boot
drive properly very early in the boot, so it decides that it isnt a
bootable drive because it cant read the MBR etc properly for
some reason. That may be because you have managed to
get a bios overlay installed or something.
> Thanks in advance.
> MSI K7N2 Delta nF2
> AMD Athlon XP 2100+
> 2x512 MB PC3200 PNY "Optima Memory" (D512MPC32OPT)
> Enermax 350W PS (EG365P-VD)
> ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 128MB
> Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 8, 30GB SATA 133 (6E030l0510613)
> Seagate 160GB UltraATA 100 (st3160023a)
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