Bios screen Freeze .. Asus P5GC-MX Series Intel 945GC PLEASE HELP

mantor · 11-02-2008, 04:28 AM

hi i recently bought a 2nd hand comp .. the previous owner had installed vista but didnt have a ligit copy so i re-installed the original XP disc by formating the C drive .. All went ok untill the reboot .. now it freezes on the bios screen .. ive tried re booting with motherboard disc to no resolution .. im no comp whiz so im pretty stuck ... any help would be very appreciated

thanks kindly
luke

Tumbleweed36 · 11-02-2008, 04:48 AM

What is the type of hard drive, Sata or IDE?

If Sata, did you install the Sata drivers at the F6 prompt?

If IDE:

What is the brand name of the drive?
Did you install on the Primary or Secondary IDE?
How is the drive jumpered?
What else is on that ribbon cable?
How is each drive on that ribbon cable jumpered?
Where on the ribbon cable is each drive located? (end or middle)

This should help us to know what you are facing. Also, list what motherboard you have so we have more information.

mantor · 11-02-2008, 05:11 AM

its a sata drive ..

to be completly honest i dont think so (as a mate did it )

its a P5GC - MX series Graphics Intergrated Mother Board ASUS ..
thats all i really no to be honest ..

Tumbleweed36 · 11-02-2008, 04:48 PM

If a Sata drive with XP, it won't work properly most of the time without the drivers being loaded at the F6 prompt. You also should put SP2 on there just to keep things moving in the right direction.

11-02-2008, 04:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
mantor Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windows Xp (was vista)	Bios screen Freeze .. Asus P5GC-MX Series Intel 945GC PLEASE HELP hi i recently bought a 2nd hand comp .. the previous owner had installed vista but didnt have a ligit copy so i re-installed the original XP disc by formating the C drive .. All went ok untill the reboot .. now it freezes on the bios screen .. ive tried re booting with motherboard disc to no resolution .. im no comp whiz so im pretty stuck ... any help would be very appreciated thanks kindly luke

11-02-2008, 04:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,455 OS: XP Professional	Re: Bios screen Freeze .. Asus P5GC-MX Series Intel 945GC PLEASE HELP What is the type of hard drive, Sata or IDE? If Sata, did you install the Sata drivers at the F6 prompt? If IDE: What is the brand name of the drive? Did you install on the Primary or Secondary IDE? How is the drive jumpered? What else is on that ribbon cable? How is each drive on that ribbon cable jumpered? Where on the ribbon cable is each drive located? (end or middle) This should help us to know what you are facing. Also, list what motherboard you have so we have more information. __________________ ---------- 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.

11-02-2008, 05:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
mantor Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2 OS: windows Xp (was vista)	Re: Bios screen Freeze .. Asus P5GC-MX Series Intel 945GC PLEASE HELP its a sata drive .. to be completly honest i dont think so (as a mate did it ) its a P5GC - MX series Graphics Intergrated Mother Board ASUS .. thats all i really no to be honest ..

11-02-2008, 04:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,455 OS: XP Professional	Re: Bios screen Freeze .. Asus P5GC-MX Series Intel 945GC PLEASE HELP If a Sata drive with XP, it won't work properly most of the time without the drivers being loaded at the F6 prompt. You also should put SP2 on there just to keep things moving in the right direction. __________________ ---------- 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.