Re: Serious Problem Installing New MB on WinXP Pro SP2 System
- From: "\" AA Smith\"" <SmithRMS@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 May 2005 18:49:44 -0500
Hi, Rattleon;
Thanks for your feedback.
I did not try clearing BIOS to default settings. Maybe that would help. I
did not hook the hard drives up to IDE 1 & 2 on the MB because, as I
understand it, the MB only supports up to ATA 66 Hard drives. That's why I
have the promise card. There's no problem with the Promise card. It works
fine with the P3B-F MB, and has for years. So, it should work fine with the
P3V4X MB. I have installed various versions of Windows on several computers
that had Promise cards installed. I have never pressed F6 to install the
Promise card drivers because Windows doesn't need them. It installs the
Promise PCI controller without a hitch.
--
With kindest regards,
Dick Smith
SmithRMS@xxxxxxxxxxx
"Rattleon" <rattle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23dt87HCVFHA.2672@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello;
> Did you try Clearing the BIOS, and then choosing the "Default" BIOS
> settings??
> Why don't you try just hooking the ATA Hard Drives up the the IDE
> Connectors on the MB?
> I believe the problem is with the "Promise Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller ".
> When you booted to the XP CD did you Press F6 and Install the Promise
> Controller Drivers?
> I would say that is the problem.
> Good Day
>
> "" AA Smith"" <SmithRMS@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ecD6ozBVFHA.3636@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> I'm struggling to install a different motherboard on one of my computers.
>> It's being installed on a working computer that has been running WinXP
>> Pro just fine for several years.
>>
>> I tried to install it several weeks ago. However, after installing the
>> MB and booting the system, for reasons I can't explain, things went
>> haywire immediately after the Windows Logo appeared on the screen. A
>> message popped up, claiming that a hard disk inconsistency existed on the
>> C: drive. So, it informed me that it would run CHKDSK unless I pressed
>> any key within a certain number of seconds. Since I knew there was no
>> problem with the hard disk or the Windows installation on that hard disk,
>> I tried to cancel CHKDSK by pressing ENTER and several other keys, but it
>> continued running anyway. Before I could stop it, that process had
>> completely screwed up my hard drive to the point that I could not get it
>> to boot. I tried reinstalling WinXP with a Repair, but that didn't work
>> either. I tried it several times, but every time, Windows Setup crashed
>> at different points in the Windows Setup process, and it never finished
>> the installation successfully. Ultimately, I had to yank the MB out,
>> replace it with my old MB and reinstall WinXP Pro by reformatting the
>> hard drive. I was not a happy camper.
>>
>> Today, I tried again to install the newer MB and again Windows thought
>> there was an inconsistency with the C: drive. So, after flashing a
>> message about the alleged inconsistence and giving me a certain number of
>> seconds to cancel CHKDSK, I tried pressing ENTER and several other
>> buttons on the keyboard, but Windows Startup ran CHKDSK anyway. To
>> prevent it from trashing my hard drive again, I killed the computer's
>> power.
>>
>> My old MB is an ASUS P3B-F. The MB that I'm trying to install is an ASUS
>> P3V4X. The computer has two 7200 RPM Western Digital ATA/100 Caviar hard
>> drives connected to the MB through a Promise Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller
>> which has always worked fine on the P3B-F MB. So, I can't imagine why it
>> would not work with the P3V4X.
>>
>> The computer that I'm using to type this posting, has an ASUS P3V4X MB
>> that also has a Promise Ultra ATA/100 PCI controller that drives two
>> Western Digital Caviar 7200 RPM ATA/100 hard disks just fine. It has
>> worked without a flaw for several years. So, the hard drive, controller
>> and MB combination is valid.
>>
>> As it now stands, I cannot get around the crazy CHKDSK problem. It's
>> like the computer simply will not respond to my keyboard attempts to
>> bypass CHKDSK. I know the MB will respond to the same keyboard because
>> it did when I reinstalled Windows after CHKDSK messed up my hard drive
>> before. So, I can't imagine why it ignore my keyed input when I attempt
>> to cancel/bypass CHKDSK.
>>
>> So, I would very much appreciate help in overcoming this most annoying
>> problem. Is this a serious MB problem? Or something else? In either
>> case, I'd very greatly appreciate suggestions as to what might be causing
>> this problem, and how it might best be solved.
>> --
>> With kindest regards,
>>
>> Dick Smith
>> SmithRMS@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>
>
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