Re: Install MCE2005 - Rebooting to blank screen (Help!)

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From: JW (anonymous_at_Nospam.Iam)
Date: 11/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:47:06 -0800

Does device manager show the TV tuner/Video capture card as working? If it
does does it also indicate the correct MCE drivers and not ones that may
have been part of the XPSP2 update?

"CRS" <CRS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB25B80B-51C1-49CD-84DB-77AC66A5A49C@microsoft.com...
> Well I loaded the latest drivers to my video card in safe mode and this
> worked, well worked in a sense that I can now boot to WinXP. When I start
> MC
> I get a message that my video card is not compatible with MC, it still
> starts
> but my TV card won't work. I have a Matrox Millillian P650 (also a Matrox
> RT.X10 Video Editing Card). I called a tech from matrox today and they
> are
> looking into it. I updated both the BIOS and drivers of the video card
> but
> no luck. It's strange as the TV card was working fine with this video
> card
> on WinXP before I installed MCE.
>
>
> "Ian" wrote:
>
>> i had the same thing, you have to update your bios.
>> I downloaded the bios on another pc, put it on to a floppy and updated it
>> that way, it booted fine then
>>
>> Ian
>> "CRS" <CRS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:34CDB8A1-164A-49F3-9C77-22968B10DF47@microsoft.com...
>> > The drive is the master and the machine and drive had XPPro installed
>> > before
>> > I formatted to install and OEM of MCE, it is the only drive, the PC has
>> > a
>> > second drive on a second cable but it's unplugged. The drive was the
>> > boot
>> > drive in this PC with WinXP. The drive is set as the 1st boot drive in
>> > the
>> > BIOS.
>> > Do you think if I use another drive this may work? I will put one in
>> > and
>> > try.
>> > I can boot to safe mode with F8 but where to from there.... I have
>> > read
>> > http://cquirke.mvps.org/sp2intel.htm but this hasn't helped due to it
>> > being a
>> > new install I can't uninstall SP2. I haven't tried reinstalling XPPro
>> > yet
>> > as
>> > my priority is to get MCE working.
>> >
>> > "JW" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Here are some more ideas maybe one of them will help to locate the
>> >> problem.
>> >> Is the drive set as Master (or for cable select and on the end of the
>> >> cable)
>> >> and is the only drive on the cable?
>> >> Was the drive previously used as the boot drive in another system?
>> >> Have you tried installing a normal XP system instead of MCE 2005?
>> >> Can you get a boot drive from another system to boot on the new
>> >> system?
>> >> Is the BIOS set to have the drive as the first boot device?
>> >> What happens if anything if you try a F8 boot?
>> >>
>> >> "CRS" <CRS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:75BBB132-9C98-4953-9012-134FFF1F57FD@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Good idea, each time I deleted the partion and recreated it before
>> >> > formatting..this didn't help.
>> >> >
>> >> > "JW" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> If the PC disk previously had an OS on it from one of the major
>> >> >> OEM's
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> might have a boot sector incompatibility problem. In this case I
>> >> >> would
>> >> >> suggest that you unpartion and repartion the HDD prior to
>> >> >> reformatting
>> >> >> it.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "CRS" <CRS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:E34A861E-E51D-44AC-9242-EFB8DCECB67D@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Hi,
>> >> >> > When installing MCE2005 to a new PC the install gets to the end
>> >> >> > and
>> >> >> > reboots
>> >> >> > the PC, however on reboot the PC boots to a blank screen. I have
>> >> >> > read
>> >> >> > that
>> >> >> > if you have an Intel i865 mainboard with a P4 Processor to make
>> >> >> > sure
>> >> >> > you
>> >> >> > are
>> >> >> > running the latest BIOS.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have tried:
>> >> >> > 1. Reformatting the drive and installing (3 times)
>> >> >> > 2. Doing a recovery install after I get the blank screen
>> >> >> > 3. Updating the Bios.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Each time the same result....a blank screen.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I have an Intel D865GBF mainboard and an Intel P4 3.2GHz 800MHz
>> >> >> > processor.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Processor Type = 0
>> >> >> > Family = F
>> >> >> > Model = 2
>> >> >> > Stepping = 9
>> >> >> > Revision = 2E
>> >> >> > Packaging = FC-PGA2
>> >> >> > L2 Cache = 512
>> >> >> > L1 Data Cache = 8KB
>> >> >> > L1 Trace Cache = 12
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > BIOS: BF86510A.86A.0069.P21
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Help, Help, Help......
>> >> >> > Craig
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > CRS
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

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