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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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| 327599 | 2005-02-23 09:35:00 | I am moving my system into a new case and I have had to use a new MB (micro ATX). All other components are the same. Windows XP (SP2) will not boot. I get a tantalising flash of the Windows XP start up screen and then I am thrown back to the page which apologises for Windows not loading and then asking to select a mode for starting windows. All choices at this point just end up back at the BIOS start up. The hard drive is being recognised in the BIOS at the right model & size etc. The only pseudo error message during start up is something about the primary ide channel having "no 80 conductor" something - I don't know if this is a problem. I'm afraid Iam guilty of rushing into this move without having made a recovery disk. I am sure the hard drive is OK as I had it in another PC this week to copy data onto it. I know that you need to re-register XP if you change enough hardware but it would at least load first wouldn't it? Any ideas how I can get XP going? Cheers, Steve |
nzsp (6931) | ||
| 327600 | 2005-02-23 09:46:00 | see this (www.theeldergeek.com) Sounds like it is complaining about the use of a 40 wire IDE cable whne you want to be using newer 80 wire one (should be be with new motherbaord unless they are cheap) Read this (www.pcguide.com) |
gibler (49) | ||
| 327601 | 2005-02-23 09:53:00 | The reason it wont boot is because of driver incompatabilities. The way around it to chuck the xp cd in the drive and boot from it, then install XP over top of your current version. This will only replace the system files if done correctly. After that process you can expect it to tell you it needs activation and wont let you onto the desktop, buts thats a simple enough task. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 327602 | 2005-02-23 09:56:00 | you may also have to reactivate XP edit But Metla just said that and I missed it first read |
beama (111) | ||
| 327603 | 2005-02-23 21:02:00 | add to metla..... if its to much of a change then the reinstall may work, in which case format then reinstall. its always best to format and reinstall when doing motherboard swaps. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 327604 | 2005-02-23 23:03:00 | Thanks for the advice - I was toying with doing a full windows re-install anyway, so I think I will go that route. Couple of questions on that... As my XP disk is an upgrade, I think I will need the previous windows disk as well during the install. This is a windows 98 upgrade disk. Will it matter that the 98 disk is an upgrade? Can I re-format the disk as part of the re-installation? And lastly, I think I read some where that if a disk has been previously formatted using FAT32 I should leave it that way, i.e. not reformat to NTFS for XP - is that right? Cheers. |
nzsp (6931) | ||
| 327605 | 2005-02-24 03:09:00 | The best solution would be to use a cheap pci ide controller. Put the old motherboard into the machine, boot windows. shut down. put the pci ide controller in and boot windows, windows will then detect the pci ide controller. shut down. attach your harddrive to the pci ide controller and boot windows. shut down. insert the new motherboard and pci ide controller with disk connected. boot windows. windows will detect the ide controller on the new motherboard. shut down. you can then move the harddrive to the new motherboard's integrated ide interface and remove the pci ide controller. viola, transplant complete. | BIFF (1) | ||
| 327606 | 2005-02-24 09:02:00 | The best solution would be to use a cheap pci ide controller. Put the old motherboard into the machine, boot windows. shut down. put the pci ide controller in and boot windows, windows will then detect the pci ide controller. shut down. attach your harddrive to the pci ide controller and boot windows. shut down. insert the new motherboard and pci ide controller with disk connected. boot windows. windows will detect the ide controller on the new motherboard. shut down. you can then move the harddrive to the new motherboard's integrated ide interface and remove the pci ide controller. viola, transplant complete. totally crap idea. while it MIGHT get around the pci controller differences, windows will still be trying to run a new motherboard with incorrect settings and it will eventualy crash out. not worth the hassle. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 327607 | 2005-02-24 11:11:00 | I really take offence at that statement. It is not only *not* a crap idea, it is the official way of migrating an XP installation. I know you have been here since the first years of press F1 and I respect you. I may not have many posts under this new account, but I have been here a long time and I know what the hell I am talking about. My gaming workstation was built on Tuesday October the 30th, 2001, and has been through 3 motherboards using this technique without 'crashing out' as you so put it. Pull your head in. |
BIFF (1) | ||
| 327608 | 2005-02-24 12:10:00 | uh.....Tweak is 100 percent corrrecrt, Its a crap idea. | Metla (12) | ||
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