Re: No SATA support in Recovery Console and no floppy. BSOD loop a

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The error was setupdd.sys
HERE is the link:
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/27597/?o=40

Re: File setupdd.sys could not be loaded. The error code is 4
Hmm. Tried all the options - diff't ram, move slots, clean contacts, remove
all PCI devices. Reset ALL bios options to basic or disabled or combinations
of above.

However, I have concluded it is a problem with XP recognising the HDD:


Trying XPPro in a brand new unformatted, unpartitioned Western Digital 640GB
SATA drive (WD6400AAKS) throws the same error:

Unknown Disc

(there is no disk in the drive)
Unknown Disc

(there is no disk in the drive)
Unknown Disc

(there is no disk in the drive)
Unknown Disc

(there is no disk in the drive)
*** STOP 8E (0xc0000005, 0xF779DC0B, )
*** setupdd.sys - Address - F779DC0B base at F77774000, Datestamp 3b7d8507


The 640GB SATA and an old 40 GB IDE Hard drive both work fine with Ubuntu
8.04.

So I have resorted to Ubuntu over XP Professional!

The odd thing is that the system had been running for a year or more with a
SATA 500GB drive. Weird. And unsolved.

For full comparison with your issue this is an Acer Aspire with its original
512 MB ram:
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M/B Rev : 1.0
BIOS Ver : R01-B1
Serial No. : 53102xxx
Purchase Dealer :
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VGA Brand : onboard Model : 8TRS400M
CPU Brand : AMD Model : Speed :
Operation System : Win XP SP :
Memory Brand : Acer Type : DDRII
Memory Size : 512 Speed : 4200
Power Supply : 300 W
.

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