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| Thread ID: 54827 | 2005-02-23 09:35:00 | XP won't boot with new MB | nzsp (6931) | Press F1 |
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| 327609 | 2005-02-24 12:22:00 | Done this a couple of times. Insert the XP CD and boot Skip the first option to repair and select install Select the second repair option Should be all go |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 327610 | 2005-02-24 20:41:00 | sorry biff ....but the catch is not all ata cards read hardrives exactly the same. while it may work with yours it may not work with another. not to mention the hassle and cost of buying another peice of hardware which will be used only once :(. also if the old mobo is still running use it to fire the pc up and then remove all drivers (while in safe mode), swap mobo's, install drivers or at worse repair-install. however all these solutions are only a bandaid fix and problems can turn up later on. i must admit XP is better at handling a mobo swap. XP is ment to be the first MS OS to be able to treat the mobo has just another peice of hardware. unfortunatly it dosn't do it very well and cannot be relied on. for non-tech's the best way for max performance and relability is to simply format/reinstall. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 327611 | 2005-02-24 20:48:00 | Done this a couple of times. Insert the XP CD and boot Skip the first option to repair and select install Select the second repair option Should be all go Complete instructions available here (www.overclockers.com). |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 327612 | 2005-02-24 21:34:00 | Thanks guys - I decided on the full re-format & XP re-install which was successfully completed last night. One small hiccup was that I got a disk hardware configuration error halfway through (when setup tries to boot from the HD). This was due to a problem in the boot.ini file which I was able to fix via the repair console following instructions on the MS website here (support.microsoft.com) if anyone runs into the same issue. | nzsp (6931) | ||
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