Booting error, please assist!

chocobo15_2000 · 06-06-2006, 09:51 PM

Hey guys, I just installed a WD Raptor drive with windows xp x64 and the OS. I have a pentium 4 640 3.2 Ghz processor and it ran fine until this morning when I restarted the computer.

I got a boot failure screen saying "replease restart and select the proper boot device or insert bootable media, and press any key to continue" and I can no long boot off the raptor drive. I disconnected all the other drives and tried again and got the same message.

Anyone ecountered this problem before?

All help is appreciated, thanks!
-Choco

LSR · 06-06-2006, 09:59 PM

Sorry I can't be of any help.
But cool name

*Hums chocobo theme*

eyesofvenus · 06-06-2006, 10:14 PM

Check out this link, not sure if its of any use to you...

http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=1&swid=2

chocobo15_2000 · 06-06-2006, 11:08 PM

diagnostics say everything is fine

i tried to boot with the x64 CD and repair the drive and there wasn't a repair option.

also, the drive path kept changing...originally when it was working it was H drive, then when i tried to repair, it was called E, and after another reboot it was called C, very strange phenomenon.

Any other clues?

holyjunk · 06-06-2006, 11:26 PM

Make sure the drive is set to master.

chocobo15_2000 · 06-06-2006, 11:55 PM

they are all SATA and there is no master/slave setting on the harddrive themselves.

also it was working fine with the default jumper settings till i restarted

Motoxrdude · 06-06-2006, 11:56 PM

Have you changed any settins in your BIOS lately or reset it by chance?

chocobo15_2000 · 06-07-2006, 12:00 AM

not at all, everything was untouched

Motoxrdude · 06-07-2006, 12:07 AM

Go into your BIOS and see if it sees your hard drive in there.

chocobo15_2000 · 06-07-2006, 12:09 AM

yes they are all there

06-06-2006, 09:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
chocobo15_2000 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 41	Booting error, please assist! Hey guys, I just installed a WD Raptor drive with windows xp x64 and the OS. I have a pentium 4 640 3.2 Ghz processor and it ran fine until this morning when I restarted the computer. I got a boot failure screen saying "replease restart and select the proper boot device or insert bootable media, and press any key to continue" and I can no long boot off the raptor drive. I disconnected all the other drives and tried again and got the same message. Anyone ecountered this problem before? All help is appreciated, thanks! -Choco

06-06-2006, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
eyesofvenus Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 79	Check out this link, not sure if its of any use to you... http://support.wdc.com/download/inde...n&pid=1&swid=2 __________________ Intel 945PVSLKR Socket T LGA 775 Crucial 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 667(PC2 5300) XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 590/1600MHz Western Digital 250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 16MB NEC 16X DVD+RW Pentium 4 511 2.8GHz

06-06-2006, 11:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
holyjunk Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 1,622	Make sure the drive is set to master. __________________ pentium 4 1.5GHz 512mb pc133 19inch crt monitor Radeon 9200se X-Fi Extreme Music LOGITECH Z-5300E!! *family pc, hope to get mine in a year or so.

06-06-2006, 11:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,232	Have you changed any settins in your BIOS lately or reset it by chance? __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08. McCain/Palin 08'

06-07-2006, 12:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,232	Go into your BIOS and see if it sees your hard drive in there. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08. McCain/Palin 08'

06-06-2006, 09:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
LSR Silver Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 105	Sorry I can't be of any help. But cool name Hums chocobo theme

06-06-2006, 11:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
chocobo15_2000 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 41	diagnostics say everything is fine i tried to boot with the x64 CD and repair the drive and there wasn't a repair option. also, the drive path kept changing...originally when it was working it was H drive, then when i tried to repair, it was called E, and after another reboot it was called C, very strange phenomenon. Any other clues?

06-06-2006, 11:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
chocobo15_2000 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 41	they are all SATA and there is no master/slave setting on the harddrive themselves. also it was working fine with the default jumper settings till i restarted

06-07-2006, 12:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
chocobo15_2000 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 41	not at all, everything was untouched

06-07-2006, 12:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
chocobo15_2000 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 41	yes they are all there

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