Master Boot Record Error

zblowfish · 03-01-2008, 04:13 AM

Hey guys,

I am getting an error when I boot up my system. I just purchased a new motherboard, and put it in. My hdd already has xp on it, and i can't find my xp cd, is there anything that I have done wrong, or is it just the new motherboard that is throwing off the booting? Also, will I have to reformat? I have a few projects for webdesign, and i'd rather not lose them :/.

voyagerfan99 · 03-01-2008, 04:15 AM

When you change something like the motherboard, the boot info changes with it and is not recognized by the previous instillation of XP.

You have 2 choices:

-Reformat (backup by making it a slave on another computer and transferring data), or loose all your data and re-install XP

OR

-buy a new hard drive, install XP on that, and set the older one as a slave.

Kuzba · 03-01-2008, 04:25 AM

yes voyager is correct, because you will need to reformat so xp will have the correct drivers and all that...

put your harddrive in a different computer as a slave and get your important stuff off it, then put it back in your computer and reformat

oscaryu1 · 03-01-2008, 12:32 PM

The HDD is trying to use the old drivers on different hardware. You just can't plug and play HDDs. You can try doing a repair...

03-01-2008, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
zblowfish New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 15	Master Boot Record Error Hey guys, I am getting an error when I boot up my system. I just purchased a new motherboard, and put it in. My hdd already has xp on it, and i can't find my xp cd, is there anything that I have done wrong, or is it just the new motherboard that is throwing off the booting? Also, will I have to reformat? I have a few projects for webdesign, and i'd rather not lose them :/.

03-01-2008, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,176	The HDD is trying to use the old drivers on different hardware. You just can't plug and play HDDs. You can try doing a repair... __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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03-01-2008, 04:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,181	When you change something like the motherboard, the boot info changes with it and is not recognized by the previous instillation of XP. You have 2 choices: -Reformat (backup by making it a slave on another computer and transferring data), or loose all your data and re-install XP OR -buy a new hard drive, install XP on that, and set the older one as a slave.