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SirJay · 09-30-2005, 04:30 AM

<< Why exactly would there be a conflict?

I had problems before mixing AGP and PCI video cards. As of right now, both cards are in the computer, but I only use the AGP one until I can get Windows to load up.

<< So go into BIOS and set the primary video as AGP (or PCI if u want that)

It is set up properly in BIOS now for the AGP video card. I was under the impression it was a default, but it isnt.

<< So what exactly are you trying to boot the machine up with

Because I have been having so many problems installing XP, I wanted to eliminate pieces. At that point, I had only one hard drive and was going to put the other one in when I have XP loaded up.

<< You dont happen to have both drives on Master (or slave) do you?

I check both hard drives prior to installing them one at a time. I place the jumpers on cable select and connect it with the master ribbon cable. When it doesnt work, I take that hard drive out and put the other one in, using the same jumper and ribbon settings. I found that I get the same error if I have the jumpers on master or cable select, so I left them on CS so I do not lose them.

<< What exactly is the error and when does it appear?

The exact error message is as follows: "system disk error press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart" It appears right under where it says "loading from CD press any key"

<< Remove the CD

This message is the exact same one that I get when I first started loading XP. It is not the graphical interface that tells me I am at the next step. There is something that is preventing my hard drive from loading up after the initial files are loaded from Windows. This is also the same message that I get when I press a key to let it load from the CD. If I do not press any key, then I get the error message that I mentioned.

Update: I purchased a brand new 80 GB HD, and I am getting the same errors as before. I called Microsoft again tonight and they said it could be something related to the hard drive controller. I have tried to press F5 to force load drivers from the motherboard's floppy, but it did not work. Also in F5, I can "force in" Windows to use another HAL to a generic ACPI pc-still nothing. While in Windows setup, it will not allow me to load from the motherboard CD. They also mentioned it has something to do with the MBR not working, but they could not offer a way to manually put it on the hard drive. Even going through the recovery console shows that fixboot and fixmbr does find and repair the errors, but when the computer is restarted, I still get the same error.

09-30-2005, 04:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
SirJay Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena, TX Age: 35 Posts: 38	<< Why exactly would there be a conflict? I had problems before mixing AGP and PCI video cards. As of right now, both cards are in the computer, but I only use the AGP one until I can get Windows to load up. << So go into BIOS and set the primary video as AGP (or PCI if u want that) It is set up properly in BIOS now for the AGP video card. I was under the impression it was a default, but it isnt. << So what exactly are you trying to boot the machine up with Because I have been having so many problems installing XP, I wanted to eliminate pieces. At that point, I had only one hard drive and was going to put the other one in when I have XP loaded up. << You dont happen to have both drives on Master (or slave) do you? I check both hard drives prior to installing them one at a time. I place the jumpers on cable select and connect it with the master ribbon cable. When it doesnt work, I take that hard drive out and put the other one in, using the same jumper and ribbon settings. I found that I get the same error if I have the jumpers on master or cable select, so I left them on CS so I do not lose them. << What exactly is the error and when does it appear? The exact error message is as follows: "system disk error press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart" It appears right under where it says "loading from CD press any key" << Remove the CD This message is the exact same one that I get when I first started loading XP. It is not the graphical interface that tells me I am at the next step. There is something that is preventing my hard drive from loading up after the initial files are loaded from Windows. This is also the same message that I get when I press a key to let it load from the CD. If I do not press any key, then I get the error message that I mentioned. Update: I purchased a brand new 80 GB HD, and I am getting the same errors as before. I called Microsoft again tonight and they said it could be something related to the hard drive controller. I have tried to press F5 to force load drivers from the motherboard's floppy, but it did not work. Also in F5, I can "force in" Windows to use another HAL to a generic ACPI pc-still nothing. While in Windows setup, it will not allow me to load from the motherboard CD. They also mentioned it has something to do with the MBR not working, but they could not offer a way to manually put it on the hard drive. Even going through the recovery console shows that fixboot and fixmbr does find and repair the errors, but when the computer is restarted, I still get the same error. __________________ Just Me :P