Re: Xp Home Won't load. Help!
From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 07/04/04
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Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:40:34 -0600
Still sounds like a hardware issue.
Set the hard disk Pre Delay to the maximum if you haven't.
Power off, open case and reseat all cards and cables.
Double check the jumpers on the hard drive.
Do you have a spare hard drive you can install again to help verify it
is not a hard drive issue?
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:258bf01c461dc$469e37d0$a601280a@phx.gbl... > Yeah I tried that and no go. Man this is getting > frustrating. > > >-----Original Message----- > >Go to the BIOS and look for "Hard disk pre delay" or > similar. > >Whatever the time is set, increase it a notch or 2. > >This will give the hard drive a little more time to come > up to speed. > > > >-- > >Jupiter Jones [MVP] > >http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ > > > > > >"Squiggy" <squiggy23@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >news:256dc01c46186$4ff11c90$a601280a@phx.gbl... > >> THis one has me puzzled. I recently pieced together a > >> second system for my wife to us. I install XP Home > just > >> fine and even got some of the updates install. When I > >> reboot (without shutting the system down) it come back > on > >> just fine. But if I shutdown (power off) and come back > >> like a hour later.... it shows the splash screen and > >> after the lights move a little it stalls out > completely. > >> I have tried the restore system console on the Xp disk > >> and to no avail. Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > >. > >
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