Glitch w/newly installed SATA HD

AverageJoe · 11-07-2009, 03:18 AM

Hi,
This is pretty complicated. My old system description is:
eMachines model T6524 (about 4yrs old from Best Buy)
AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
ATI RS482, 4GB RAM, ATI Radeon™® Xpress 200 (PCI-Express)

The old hard drive went bad. It was a 200GB IDE drive. I replaced it with a new SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB SATA hard drive. The motherboard has 4 SATA inputs on it. So I used a SATA cable and connected the new HD to the first SATA input on the motherboard. Connected power cable. Ran restore CD since OS was lost on the old hard drive. Everything seemed to install. But when it finished and restarted, the PC never really seemed to "find" the hard drive or the OS. However, in BIOS the new hard drive does show up, and even shows the brand and size. So the PC seems to "see" the hard drive, but I just can seem to get the OS (Windows XP Media Center) to ever boot. The PC just keeps restarting and restarting over and over...

Please HELP!

Thanks!

**johnb35** · 11-07-2009, 04:36 AM

What happens after you run the recovery cd and the machine reboots? Do you get any error messages or anything on the screen? Do you see the windows XP splash screen right after post?

AverageJoe · 11-07-2009, 04:44 PM

I don't get any error messages once it reboots. But the Windows XP splash screen does come up. Right after that splash screen, the PC reboots every single time.

2048Megabytes · 11-07-2009, 06:25 PM

I would try the following:

Try switching Serial ATA ports.
If that doesn't work try getting a new Serial ATA cable for your hard drive.
If that doesn't work try reloading Windows XP on to this new hard drive.

PohTayToez · 11-07-2009, 07:02 PM

Does it restart exactly when it should be loading the OS? You might try reinstalling the OS again.

lawson_jl · 11-08-2009, 08:23 AM

I have to wonder if it's failing because you used a restore disc to reinstall the OS. So the computer is loading a driver for an IDE drive when you have a SATA drive. You can use the UBCD4Win to set the HDD controller to a generic one so Windows will install the proper one when you boot.

OvenMaster · 11-08-2009, 08:57 AM

Double-check the settings in your BIOS to make sure your SATA port is set to emulate IDE mode.

11-07-2009, 03:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
AverageJoe New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Glitch w/newly installed SATA HD Hi, This is pretty complicated. My old system description is: eMachines model T6524 (about 4yrs old from Best Buy) AMD Athlon™ 64 3500+ Processor Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 ATI RS482, 4GB RAM, ATI Radeon™® Xpress 200 (PCI-Express) The old hard drive went bad. It was a 200GB IDE drive. I replaced it with a new SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB SATA hard drive. The motherboard has 4 SATA inputs on it. So I used a SATA cable and connected the new HD to the first SATA input on the motherboard. Connected power cable. Ran restore CD since OS was lost on the old hard drive. Everything seemed to install. But when it finished and restarted, the PC never really seemed to "find" the hard drive or the OS. However, in BIOS the new hard drive does show up, and even shows the brand and size. So the PC seems to "see" the hard drive, but I just can seem to get the OS (Windows XP Media Center) to ever boot. The PC just keeps restarting and restarting over and over... Please HELP! Thanks!

11-07-2009, 04:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,623	What happens after you run the recovery cd and the machine reboots? Do you get any error messages or anything on the screen? Do you see the windows XP splash screen right after post? __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

11-07-2009, 06:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
2048Megabytes Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mainland United States Posts: 2,291	I would try the following: Try switching Serial ATA ports. If that doesn't work try getting a new Serial ATA cable for your hard drive. If that doesn't work try reloading Windows XP on to this new hard drive. __________________ "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -- Benjamin Franklin Operating Systems: Linux Ubuntu 9.04 and Windows Vista Power Supply: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS Video Card: MSI R3650-T2D512 OC Radeon HD 3650 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M78SM-S2H Memory: Super Talent PC2-6400 2 gigabytes Processor: Phenom 9550 Quad-Core (2.2 gigahertz)

11-08-2009, 08:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
lawson_jl Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 30 Posts: 588	I have to wonder if it's failing because you used a restore disc to reinstall the OS. So the computer is loading a driver for an IDE drive when you have a SATA drive. You can use the UBCD4Win to set the HDD controller to a generic one so Windows will install the proper one when you boot. __________________ Any answears I give are free and without warrently. I answear questions from the point of view of a working computer tech because that what I am.

11-08-2009, 08:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 50 Posts: 2,193	Double-check the settings in your BIOS to make sure your SATA port is set to emulate IDE mode. __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: 2x WD 160GB, Seagate 320GB (640GB total) * OPT: 2x Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek midtower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP3 * ROUTER: Linksys WRT54GS

11-07-2009, 04:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
AverageJoe New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 2	I don't get any error messages once it reboots. But the Windows XP splash screen does come up. Right after that splash screen, the PC reboots every single time.

11-07-2009, 07:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
PohTayToez Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Age: 20 Posts: 3,353	Does it restart exactly when it should be loading the OS? You might try reinstalling the OS again.

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