Maxtor 120 gb hard drive problem

counterstrikehac · 09-26-2007, 06:15 PM

i have a new Maxtor 120gb hard drive brand new and when i try to install windows xp on it at the last step i get a blue screen its driving me crazy please help.

counterstrikehac · 09-26-2007, 08:31 PM

bump

b3rt_d4ni3l · 09-26-2007, 08:34 PM

Does this occur everytime you try to install XP?

counterstrikehac · 09-26-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by b3rt_d4ni3l

Does this occur everytime you try to install XP?

yes it does.

salman · 09-26-2007, 08:48 PM

I think your HDD is probably faulty eventhough it is new, try to take it back to where you bought it and exchange it for another.

philapcrepair · 09-26-2007, 08:58 PM

Is there a message displayed on the blue screen? If yes, what does it say?

counterstrikehac · 09-26-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by salman

I think your HDD is probably faulty eventhough it is new, try to take it back to where you bought it and exchange it for another.

now my bro is really smart wit computers he said if it was bad it won't start up.

counterstrikehac · 09-26-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by philapcrepair

Is there a message displayed on the blue screen? If yes, what does it say?

something about disk space and bois update

philapcrepair · 09-26-2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by counterstrikehac

something about disk space and bois update

That's exactly what it is my friend .. just as I thought. You need to update your BIOS to support large HD. You probably had your motherboard for a while now.

counterstrikehac · 09-26-2007, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by philapcrepair

That's exactly what it is my friend .. just as is thought. You need to update your BIOS to support large HD.

i can't though cause i don't have windows

09-26-2007, 06:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
counterstrikehac Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 99	Maxtor 120 gb hard drive problem i have a new Maxtor 120gb hard drive brand new and when i try to install windows xp on it at the last step i get a blue screen its driving me crazy please help.

09-26-2007, 08:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
salman Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 588	I think your HDD is probably faulty eventhough it is new, try to take it back to where you bought it and exchange it for another. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.5 MOBO: Abit Fatality FP-IN9-SLi RAM: Geil Value DDR2 2GB PC6400 800 MHz HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB 7200RPM 8MB and Western Digital 250GB Caviar SE16 16mb GFX: Inno3D GeForce 7600 GS OPT: Lite-on LH-18A1P-488C OS: XP Pro [Ableton Live, Fl-Studio, Reason]

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counterstrikehac Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 99	bump

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