[SOLVED] Trouble booting up

blackdragon9258 · 05-26-2008, 05:28 PM

im having a sim ilar problem....im building a new comp0uter atx mobo dual core cpu etc etc well...im using a 200 gig maxtor ide hard drive but for some reason the mobo isnt accepting the harddrive ive tried everything i cant think of itll goto the xp load screen and then a blue error page with white writing im wondering if i shouldnt just get a sata hard drive any suggestion!?!?

**Deleted090308** · 05-27-2008, 09:26 AM

Welcome to TSF.

You have to tell us the brands/models of the HDD and the motherboard and the exact blue screen message.
How is the HDD connected? Master/slave? Is it the only drive on the cable?

blackdragon9258 · 05-27-2008, 11:44 AM

the mobo is a pcchips a33g and the hard drive is set on master (anyway i set it it wont accept it even after changing the setting in bios) and yes its the only drive i on the cable, heres the error message

"a probelm has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer if thius is the first time your seeing this error screenrestart you computer and if this screen appears agian follow these steps

check for viruses on your pc remove any newly installed hard drives or controllers check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated.run chdsk /F to check for hard drive curruption and then restart your computer"

the thing is xp is the only thing ive been asble to put on the hard drive i have about 6 other discs of softwareto install and it wont let me put any of it on

Tumbleweed36 · 05-27-2008, 04:00 PM

Are you using an 80 connector cable or one of the old (look alike) 40 connector cables? You need an 80 connector cable.

Set the jumpers to Master....put the hard drive on the end of the ribbon cable and try it.

blackdragon9258 · 05-31-2008, 06:06 PM

thanks guys but i got it to work but if i run into any more problems ill definatly post it !

Tumbleweed36 · 05-31-2008, 07:12 PM

Would you mind sharing what solved the issue so we can get the information that might help someone else. Oh, also hope you stick around and enjoy the forum. Have a great weekend.

blackdragon9258 · 06-03-2008, 10:10 PM

well when i installed xp i guess it poped the disc out before it had finalized so i just booted to disk drive with xp disc and i set it all back up and now it works

Tumbleweed36 · 06-04-2008, 04:14 AM

Thanks for sharing. Glad you are up and running. Have a great rest of the week.

05-26-2008, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
blackdragon9258 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp	[SOLVED] Trouble booting up im having a sim ilar problem....im building a new comp0uter atx mobo dual core cpu etc etc well...im using a 200 gig maxtor ide hard drive but for some reason the mobo isnt accepting the harddrive ive tried everything i cant think of itll goto the xp load screen and then a blue error page with white writing im wondering if i shouldnt just get a sata hard drive any suggestion!?!?

05-27-2008, 09:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Trouble booting up Welcome to TSF. You have to tell us the brands/models of the HDD and the motherboard and the exact blue screen message. How is the HDD connected? Master/slave? Is it the only drive on the cable? Last edited by Deleted090308; 05-27-2008 at 09:28 AM.

05-27-2008, 11:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
blackdragon9258 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp	Re: Trouble booting up the mobo is a pcchips a33g and the hard drive is set on master (anyway i set it it wont accept it even after changing the setting in bios) and yes its the only drive i on the cable, heres the error message "a probelm has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer if thius is the first time your seeing this error screenrestart you computer and if this screen appears agian follow these steps check for viruses on your pc remove any newly installed hard drives or controllers check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated.run chdsk /F to check for hard drive curruption and then restart your computer" the thing is xp is the only thing ive been asble to put on the hard drive i have about 6 other discs of softwareto install and it wont let me put any of it on

05-27-2008, 04:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,650 OS: XP Professional	Re: Trouble booting up Are you using an 80 connector cable or one of the old (look alike) 40 connector cables? You need an 80 connector cable. Set the jumpers to Master....put the hard drive on the end of the ribbon cable and try it. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

05-31-2008, 06:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
blackdragon9258 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp	Re: Trouble booting up thanks guys but i got it to work but if i run into any more problems ill definatly post it !

05-31-2008, 07:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,650 OS: XP Professional	Re: Trouble booting up Would you mind sharing what solved the issue so we can get the information that might help someone else. Oh, also hope you stick around and enjoy the forum. Have a great weekend. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

06-03-2008, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
blackdragon9258 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp	Re: [SOLVED] Trouble booting up well when i installed xp i guess it poped the disc out before it had finalized so i just booted to disk drive with xp disc and i set it all back up and now it works

06-04-2008, 04:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,650 OS: XP Professional	Re: [SOLVED] Trouble booting up Thanks for sharing. Glad you are up and running. Have a great rest of the week. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.