Re: SBS 2003 Install fails after first reboot

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From: Robert Baum (Robert.baum_at_rbc-technik.de)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:00:20 -0700

Hi Marina,

i changed nearly everything but mainboard and cpu, and
right now i even try this out because i can't believe
this at all.

So memory is out of question. My best guess is that the
mainboad fails (maybe the IDE controller). I will know in
a couple of hours :-).

Remembering the bug in Windows NT with the faulty IDE
system driver, my hope was, that something similiar is
happening here and someone knows about it.

Thanx anyway.
Robert

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Robert,
>
>Could me a faulty memory problem. You should not change
back the date
>however. If you don't have the updated CD3, just
complete the install. Then
>go to Windows Update and get the updates.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Marina
>Microsoft SBS-MVP
>
>"Robert Baum" <robert.baum@rbc-technik.de> schreef in
bericht
>news:2a33701c465f9$98d38e80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi there,
>>
>> i got a really weird problem after first reboot of SBS
>> 2003 installation.
>>
>> Every time the OS is not starting up after initial
>> copying of files to the harddisk with a simple
>> message: 'Error while loading OS' shortly after BIOS
has
>> finished its tasks. May be occuring during first basic
>> boot-block operations?
>>
>> I already did ...
>> - update BIOS of my Gigabyte 686 (6BX) to latest
version
>> (i440BX chipset)
>> - changed harddisk settings and BIOS parameters
>> - changed harddisks (ATA/40GB, IDE/12GB)
>> - changed HDD to clipping mode (32GB)
>> - varied size of boot partition between 8GB to 40GB
(NTFS)
>> - changed graphic card
>> - removed soundcard
>> - added 1GB of RAM
>> - changed the date/time to prior 23.11.2003
>> - defaulted the BIOS
>> - tried to use repair mode and reinstalled on same
>> partition
>> - reinstalled a thousand times
>> ... and it's always a no go.
>>
>> Partition, files and everything seems to be OK and
>> acessible at any time after initial copying of files by
>> the installation routine, but no boot.
>>
>> So anyone out there to know such a problem or have any
>> clue?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Robert
>
>
>.
>

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