No Hard drive works :S

Oysterman · 08-05-2009, 10:46 PM

I recently bought a new computer to replace one that was getting to slow for my standards

. The only parts I transferred to my new build were the video card, DVD drive, and power supply. So now im my old computer i have

Mobo: P5N-SLI
CPU: C2D 1.86ghz
RAM: 2 GB DDR2
GPU: nvidia 7300
PSU: 450W (came with case)
HD: 250GB Western Digital

Now... seeing as how my DVD drive was gone, i decided to borrow one from another family PC for the time being to format my HD with WINXP. The optical drive i put in seemed REALLY slow loading the XP install disc, taking about 5 minutes to "configure my computers hardware" (may be part of the problem?) but the install went fine and it seemed like everything was good to go.

I reset my BIOS to default, made sure everything was detected (it was) and set IDE Primary Master (HD) to boot first. When i restarted the computer the BIOS came up fine, then i was greeted by a black screen with a flashing underscore... This screen is as far as i have gotten. There is no errors being reported or weird noises coming from my machine, It just wont boot into XP.

I have tried multiple optical drives and 3 other Harddrives, and ALL of them do the same thing. Sorry if I posted in the wrong section. I am new and just need some help getting this running. If anyone can shed some advice it would be much appreciated

**raptor_pa** · 08-05-2009, 11:39 PM

First guess would be power supply issues since it folows multiple drives. What brand PSU?
Is the HD SATA? Check and make sure the SATA ports are set to IDE/Compatible/ or Legacy setting, depending on the BIOS. If the mobo has raid, make sure it is turned off.

Oysterman · 08-05-2009, 11:49 PM

Thank you for the reply.

The PSU is a Xion 450 watt.. it came with my case a couple years ago. It worked with that configuration for over a year.

The HD is IDE and i have tried many different cables and arrangements.

08-05-2009, 10:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Oysterman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	No Hard drive works :S I recently bought a new computer to replace one that was getting to slow for my standards . The only parts I transferred to my new build were the video card, DVD drive, and power supply. So now im my old computer i have Mobo: P5N-SLI CPU: C2D 1.86ghz RAM: 2 GB DDR2 GPU: nvidia 7300 PSU: 450W (came with case) HD: 250GB Western Digital Now... seeing as how my DVD drive was gone, i decided to borrow one from another family PC for the time being to format my HD with WINXP. The optical drive i put in seemed REALLY slow loading the XP install disc, taking about 5 minutes to "configure my computers hardware" (may be part of the problem?) but the install went fine and it seemed like everything was good to go. I reset my BIOS to default, made sure everything was detected (it was) and set IDE Primary Master (HD) to boot first. When i restarted the computer the BIOS came up fine, then i was greeted by a black screen with a flashing underscore... This screen is as far as i have gotten. There is no errors being reported or weird noises coming from my machine, It just wont boot into XP. I have tried multiple optical drives and 3 other Harddrives, and ALL of them do the same thing. Sorry if I posted in the wrong section. I am new and just need some help getting this running. If anyone can shed some advice it would be much appreciated

08-05-2009, 11:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,931 OS: XP	Re: No Hard drive works :S First guess would be power supply issues since it folows multiple drives. What brand PSU? Is the HD SATA? Check and make sure the SATA ports are set to IDE/Compatible/ or Legacy setting, depending on the BIOS. If the mobo has raid, make sure it is turned off. __________________

08-05-2009, 11:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Oysterman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Re: No Hard drive works :S Thank you for the reply. The PSU is a Xion 450 watt.. it came with my case a couple years ago. It worked with that configuration for over a year. The HD is IDE and i have tried many different cables and arrangements.