Blue Screen when installing XP Pro on SATA Drive.

JepthaIvan · 02-07-2008, 01:03 AM

Blue Screen when installing XP Pro on SATA Drive.

New hard drive Maxtor. Using Dell OEM XP Pro install cd to install XP on a Dell box that I just installed the new hard drive in. After initial install, when it booted for the first time it gave a blue screen. It appears that the XP cd doesn't have the drivers for the hard drive. Any tips to fix this?

Intel_man · 02-07-2008, 01:18 AM

Are you sure that you format your harddrive before you did this installation?

Tech_Force · 02-07-2008, 01:27 AM

Don't you think it's kind of hard to install an os without a format?

Quiltface · 02-07-2008, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tech_Force

Don't you think it's kind of hard to install an os without a format?

hahaha

Can you tell us what the blue screen says... its possible it has nothign to do with your HDD...

also let me confirm that your getting the blue screen AFTER the install of the OS not DURING or BEFORE the install of the OS...

Intel_man · 02-07-2008, 05:30 AM

Yes, it can be that it has nothing to do with the HDD, but one of the more common mistakes is people dont format their HDD before installation that might be the reason.

Quiltface · 02-07-2008, 05:36 AM

windows formats your hard drive for you when you install the os.... how else would it get the OS on the drive...

Intel_man · 02-07-2008, 06:29 AM

^^ It's only a quick format. I'm talking about the full format where hackers can't even trace your old files from it.

Quiltface · 02-07-2008, 06:40 AM

oh sheesh... the install has 2 options a quick format and a full format... and even with a full format you can pull files from the hard drive, so your wrong there too.

**mep916** · 02-07-2008, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quiltface

so your wrong there too.

You're all wrong! j/k.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JepthaIvan

It appears that the XP cd doesn't have the drivers for the hard drive. Any tips to fix this?

The only drivers you would need are SATA controller drivers. Have you used a SATA hard drive in this rig before, or, are you using an IDE to SATA converter? It's possible that the OEM XP disk did not properly install the SATA drivers.

Are you receiving the following STOP code on the BSOD: 0x0000007E? If so, that code is usually related to a HD problem.

Quiltface · 02-07-2008, 06:52 AM

there is also a setting in the bios in dell computers that basically tells the sata raid to read as an IDE drive in a sense... cant tell you exactly where it is but if you poke around in there you will find it...

sorry for getting in an argument... that was rude of me.

02-07-2008, 01:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
JepthaIvan New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southwest Georgia Posts: 5	Blue Screen when installing XP Pro on SATA Drive. Blue Screen when installing XP Pro on SATA Drive. New hard drive Maxtor. Using Dell OEM XP Pro install cd to install XP on a Dell box that I just installed the new hard drive in. After initial install, when it booted for the first time it gave a blue screen. It appears that the XP cd doesn't have the drivers for the hard drive. Any tips to fix this? __________________ Binary Hero Good ole Fashion XP

02-07-2008, 01:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
Intel_man Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 932	Are you sure that you format your harddrive before you did this installation? __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz MOBO: Asus P5BW-LA PSU: CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 @ 750/1870/1000 HDD: WD 250 GB SATA RAM: 4 GB DDR2 PC2-5300 - Crucial Rendition MONITOR: LG Flatron W2242TQ, NEC MultiSync LCD1530V NETWORK: D-Link DNS-323 - SeaGate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 __________________

02-07-2008, 05:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Intel_man Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 932	Yes, it can be that it has nothing to do with the HDD, but one of the more common mistakes is people dont format their HDD before installation that might be the reason. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz MOBO: Asus P5BW-LA PSU: CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 @ 750/1870/1000 HDD: WD 250 GB SATA RAM: 4 GB DDR2 PC2-5300 - Crucial Rendition MONITOR: LG Flatron W2242TQ, NEC MultiSync LCD1530V NETWORK: D-Link DNS-323 - SeaGate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 __________________

02-07-2008, 05:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
Quiltface Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint Charles, MO Age: 25 Posts: 280	windows formats your hard drive for you when you install the os.... how else would it get the OS on the drive... __________________ MCSE, MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+, Security+ CPU:Cyrix MII RAM:8MB 30pin SIMM Audio: AdLib GPU:Hercules EGA Mobo: ASUS (P5A-WA) Display: 12" IBM XT Hard Drive: 30MB HDD Floppy Drives: 2x 5.25 FDD OS: DOS 5 / Win 3.11

02-07-2008, 06:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Intel_man Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 932	^^ It's only a quick format. I'm talking about the full format where hackers can't even trace your old files from it. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz MOBO: Asus P5BW-LA PSU: CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 @ 750/1870/1000 HDD: WD 250 GB SATA RAM: 4 GB DDR2 PC2-5300 - Crucial Rendition MONITOR: LG Flatron W2242TQ, NEC MultiSync LCD1530V NETWORK: D-Link DNS-323 - SeaGate Barracuda 500GB SATA2 OS: Windows XP Professional SP3 __________________

02-07-2008, 01:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tech_Force New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	Don't you think it's kind of hard to install an os without a format?

02-07-2008, 06:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
Quiltface Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint Charles, MO Age: 25 Posts: 280	oh sheesh... the install has 2 options a quick format and a full format... and even with a full format you can pull files from the hard drive, so your wrong there too. __________________ MCSE, MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+, Security+ CPU:Cyrix MII RAM:8MB 30pin SIMM Audio: AdLib GPU:Hercules EGA Mobo: ASUS (P5A-WA) Display: 12" IBM XT Hard Drive: 30MB HDD Floppy Drives: 2x 5.25 FDD OS: DOS 5 / Win 3.11

02-07-2008, 06:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
Quiltface Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint Charles, MO Age: 25 Posts: 280	there is also a setting in the bios in dell computers that basically tells the sata raid to read as an IDE drive in a sense... cant tell you exactly where it is but if you poke around in there you will find it... sorry for getting in an argument... that was rude of me. __________________ MCSE, MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+, Security+ CPU:Cyrix MII RAM:8MB 30pin SIMM Audio: AdLib GPU:Hercules EGA Mobo: ASUS (P5A-WA) Display: 12" IBM XT Hard Drive: 30MB HDD Floppy Drives: 2x 5.25 FDD OS: DOS 5 / Win 3.11

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