Stuck in boot loop. HELP!

brycexps · 09-14-2006, 01:16 AM

SPECS:
board: asus p5gpl-x
CPU: intel celeron D 345 - 3.06ghz - lga 775
video: gigabyte geforce 7600gt
RAM: kingston valueram - 1gb - 184 pin - ddr400 - pc3200
PSU - generic 430 watt (definitely not defective)

This is my third build and an unlucky one. Ive been spending over a month trying to get the thing to POST (no video signal to monitor - suspected RAM problem). After 2 motherboard rma's, i decided to try one of the reccomended RAM in the mobo manual. After receiving the ram, i stick it in my computer, turn it on, and voila.. the screen pops up. I expected it to ask me a couple questions for starting XP such as booting in safe mode, last known working configuration, normal boot up. I select normal boot up. The computer pauses for a few seconds, screen turns black, and i hear the drive spinning and keyboard lights flash signifying the computer restarting. It restarts and shows me the post screen like normal, then back to the boot XP options. Ive tried all options, but the computer wont load up XP. I dont think its a software issue because it doesnt even show the XP loading splash screen (maybe im wrong?). Ive tried repairing XP with the installation cd, flashing my bios with the cd that came with the motherboard, clearing CMOS, reseating the ram, CPU, and video card, checking all cables/wires, rebuilding the boot.ini file. NOTHING will fix this problem and im getting a bit frustrated because ive been waiting over a month to get this damn thing to work and as soon as it posts, theres another problem. What suggestions can you guys give me? Thanks in advance.

StrangleHold · 09-14-2006, 01:43 AM

Did this harddrive have XP on it from another computer

brycexps · 09-14-2006, 02:39 AM

Yes, it has XP home edition installed from my old computer. Everything was working in perfect order when I decided to swap the hard drive into my new computer. I really dont want to reformat. I dont know if this is relevant, but I have my dvd/cd drive and hard drive on one IDE cable. Hard drive set to master, CD set to slave.

PC eye · 09-14-2006, 08:25 AM

Three things to toss your way on the problems there. One could be a weak battery on the board itself being a cause for cmos problems. Your generic brand supply may not be what you need for the new build. The bios EProm chip may be garbage. Another one too? Bad caps on the board itself. Here's an older article on that seen at http://www.badcaps.com

StrangleHold · 09-14-2006, 02:32 PM

To much to type out Ha

If you are moving the hard disk to an entirely new PC, install the hard disk, but boot off of the Windows XP installation CD-ROM. When the Windows XP installation program loads, select the Install option. Don’t try to use the Repair option, because doing so only compares the Windows XP system files against the files found on the CD, and does nothing to update your configuration.
When Setup detects your existing copy of Windows XP, it will ask if you want to install a clean copy or repair the existing copy. Choose the option to repair the existing copy. Setup will now run, and will update all of the necessary drivers. As Setup runs, be prepared to provide Windows with your CD key, and to reactivate Windows when the procedure completes.

meanman · 09-26-2006, 08:04 AM

you are best doing a fresh install of windows if you have things you dont want to loose on the drive put it on slave and in another pc and take off anything you want put it back on master and do a fresh install

Diamondsleeper · 09-26-2006, 04:25 PM

I didn't think you could activate XP again to a differet PC?

tlarkin · 09-26-2006, 04:35 PM

You can activate more than once

for the poster:

Boot off your Win XP Disc and choose the recovery console option. Next choose your installation (should only be one, but I suspect there may be multiple since you tried a repair install). Log in w/ the admin password, and at the command prompt try these two commands:

Code:

fixboot
chkdsk /r /f

what happens?

09-14-2006, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
brycexps New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	Stuck in boot loop. HELP! SPECS: board: asus p5gpl-x CPU: intel celeron D 345 - 3.06ghz - lga 775 video: gigabyte geforce 7600gt RAM: kingston valueram - 1gb - 184 pin - ddr400 - pc3200 PSU - generic 430 watt (definitely not defective) This is my third build and an unlucky one. Ive been spending over a month trying to get the thing to POST (no video signal to monitor - suspected RAM problem). After 2 motherboard rma's, i decided to try one of the reccomended RAM in the mobo manual. After receiving the ram, i stick it in my computer, turn it on, and voila.. the screen pops up. I expected it to ask me a couple questions for starting XP such as booting in safe mode, last known working configuration, normal boot up. I select normal boot up. The computer pauses for a few seconds, screen turns black, and i hear the drive spinning and keyboard lights flash signifying the computer restarting. It restarts and shows me the post screen like normal, then back to the boot XP options. Ive tried all options, but the computer wont load up XP. I dont think its a software issue because it doesnt even show the XP loading splash screen (maybe im wrong?). Ive tried repairing XP with the installation cd, flashing my bios with the cd that came with the motherboard, clearing CMOS, reseating the ram, CPU, and video card, checking all cables/wires, rebuilding the boot.ini file. NOTHING will fix this problem and im getting a bit frustrated because ive been waiting over a month to get this damn thing to work and as soon as it posts, theres another problem. What suggestions can you guys give me? Thanks in advance.

09-14-2006, 01:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,084	Did this harddrive have XP on it from another computer __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 4gb PNY XLR8 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

09-14-2006, 02:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 7,084	To much to type out Ha If you are moving the hard disk to an entirely new PC, install the hard disk, but boot off of the Windows XP installation CD-ROM. When the Windows XP installation program loads, select the Install option. Don’t try to use the Repair option, because doing so only compares the Windows XP system files against the files found on the CD, and does nothing to update your configuration. When Setup detects your existing copy of Windows XP, it will ask if you want to install a clean copy or repair the existing copy. Choose the option to repair the existing copy. Setup will now run, and will update all of the necessary drivers. As Setup runs, be prepared to provide Windows with your CD key, and to reactivate Windows when the procedure completes. __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 4gb PNY XLR8 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

09-26-2006, 04:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Diamondsleeper Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 178	I didn't think you could activate XP again to a differet PC? __________________ M.B. - ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wi-Fi CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ Socket AM2 3.0GHz RAM - Corsair 4GB XMS2- 6400 (800MHz) + LEDs Video - Qty 2 B.F.G. 8600GTS OC2 256MB in SLI Mode Sound - S.B. X-Fi Fatality 64MB X-Ram Storage - Qty 4 - WD 10,000 RPM 74GB Raptors paired in RAID 0, Optical - ASUS 20X Lightscribe DVD recorder. Power - "SilverStone 750W" / Modular Blue UV Cables Case - Antec - Nine Hundred - Gamer Case

09-26-2006, 04:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 6,056	You can activate more than once for the poster: Boot off your Win XP Disc and choose the recovery console option. Next choose your installation (should only be one, but I suspect there may be multiple since you tried a repair install). Log in w/ the admin password, and at the command prompt try these two commands: Code: fixboot chkdsk /r /f what happens?

09-14-2006, 02:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
brycexps New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	Yes, it has XP home edition installed from my old computer. Everything was working in perfect order when I decided to swap the hard drive into my new computer. I really dont want to reformat. I dont know if this is relevant, but I have my dvd/cd drive and hard drive on one IDE cable. Hard drive set to master, CD set to slave.

09-14-2006, 08:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,226	Three things to toss your way on the problems there. One could be a weak battery on the board itself being a cause for cmos problems. Your generic brand supply may not be what you need for the new build. The bios EProm chip may be garbage. Another one too? Bad caps on the board itself. Here's an older article on that seen at http://www.badcaps.com

09-26-2006, 08:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,719	you are best doing a fresh install of windows if you have things you dont want to loose on the drive put it on slave and in another pc and take off anything you want put it back on master and do a fresh install

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