Re: XP will not load

Sounds like hd failure,
Visit HD manu site for a checking utility

A sata drive is master by default, if connecting a new one, disconnect old
one first then install Win on new one, you may have to install raid/sata
drivers from floppy during the process.
Once working pwr down, reconnect old HD and attempt recovery. If old disk
has failed it may prevent win from starting.

"niallc" <niallc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E4C5DBF0-3D01-4F12-8422-BAAEF05809CA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Newbie, so forgive me if I err,
> When i startup i "sometimes" get as far as the WindowsXP logo on black
> screen with the blue dots moving more slowly than normal from left to
right,
> but the hard disk makes a click every 5 seconds or so, as if it is
> continually starting up. The current boot attempt has had this on screen
now
> for 40 minutes.
>
> Other times I get a message that tells me that the following file is
missing
> or corrupt:
> Windows\System32\config\system
> Other times i don't even get this far and i get an error saying Hard disk
> read error press Ctrl+Alt+Del.
>
> I have tried using my XP discs but never get to a point where i get "R"
for
> recovery option. therefore all advice in KB does not currently apply. :-).
i
> just get to the screen which asks if I want to install the Windows
software.
>
> One time got a message that no operating system could be found.
> When i try to load last known good version or safe I get two lines of data
> regarding hda01/mbr(0) or something similar and then hangs.
>
> I have backed up most of my data to an external USB HDD , but would like
to
> try and rescue the latest , one month's worth of ,stuff.
>
> If I buy another SATA drive , can I set the new one as primary and load XP
> onto that one and then hope to access the current drive ( which will then
> become secondary) to transfer data before formatting it ? ( i need more
disk
> space anyway, so not a complete waste of funds)
>
> All suggestions gratefully received
>
> --
> Niall
> Surrey UK
>
> Shuttle FN85 512MB
> XP MediaCentre Atlon 64 3000+
> Phoenix BIOS 6
> Maxtor 6 Y160M0 S-ATA 160GB
> NVIDIA GeForce FX5500
> Sony DVD-RW
> BlackGold DigitalTV CArd
>


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