I'll keep this simple. My computer completely freezes @ 1 of 2 steps in the bootup process.
1 - Right when the 1st BIOS screen appears. Nothing else is displayed or shown.
2 - RIGHT after the "verifying DMI process/update" screen blacks out (Right before the "Windows XP is loading" screen comes up.
If my pc loads up to the "Windows XP is loading" screen, then it's all good & my PC will load Windows fine, everything will work perfectly AFAIK. The thing is, it takes like 10+ tries to load Windows whenever I come from any type of bootup process (cold or warm). The PSU is not the issue. The DVD drive is not the issue. I've flashed the BIOS with the most recent version, the problems still persists. I'm can't seem to load up bootable CDROMs either... like Hiren's Boot CD or memtest86.
I think it's something to do with the BIOS or motherboard itself... possibly the processer (having trouble with real mode or something???). BTW, all of this stuff worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.04... so maybe it is the NTLDR that is causing problems.
Here is a sisoft sandra report about my pc.
SiSoftware Sandra
System
Host Name : PCA-F32AE87522
User : clockwise
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Processor
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
Speed : 2.01GHz
Model Number : 3200
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, 64 byte line size
System
System : BIOSTAR Group NF61S-M2A
Mainboard : BIOSTAR Group NF61S-M2A
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : 1 Processor(s)
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : No
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 255.255
Total Memory : 958.97MB DDR2
Chipset 1
Model : AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 1.00GHz (2.01GHz)
Total Memory : 1GB DDR2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 335MHz (670MHz)
Video System
Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play Monitor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405
Physical Storage Devices
ST3808110AS 80GB (SATA300, NCQ, 8MB Cache) : 74.51GB (C
WDC WD20 WD-WCAPF100 200GB (USB) : 186.31GB (E
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D (ATAPI33, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D
Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C : 74.50GB (55.14GB, 74% Free Space) (NTFS) @ ST3808110AS (SATA300, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
CD-ROM/DVD (D : N/A @ TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D (ATAPI33, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, 2MB Cache)
3.5" 1.44MB (A : N/A @ ST3808110AS 80GB (SATA300, NCQ, 8MB Cache)
External HDD (E : 186.31GB (40.79GB, 22% Free Space) (NTFS) @ WDC WD20 WD-WCAPF100 200GB (USB)
Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device
USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse
Human Interface : HID-compliant consumer control device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Printers and Faxes
Model : Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line
Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP (2002) Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)
Platform Compliance : Win32 x86
Network Services
Adapter : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Performance Tips
Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.
Here is my boot.ini file:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
1 - Right when the 1st BIOS screen appears. Nothing else is displayed or shown.
2 - RIGHT after the "verifying DMI process/update" screen blacks out (Right before the "Windows XP is loading" screen comes up.
If my pc loads up to the "Windows XP is loading" screen, then it's all good & my PC will load Windows fine, everything will work perfectly AFAIK. The thing is, it takes like 10+ tries to load Windows whenever I come from any type of bootup process (cold or warm). The PSU is not the issue. The DVD drive is not the issue. I've flashed the BIOS with the most recent version, the problems still persists. I'm can't seem to load up bootable CDROMs either... like Hiren's Boot CD or memtest86.
I think it's something to do with the BIOS or motherboard itself... possibly the processer (having trouble with real mode or something???). BTW, all of this stuff worked perfectly with Ubuntu 7.04... so maybe it is the NTLDR that is causing problems.
Here is a sisoft sandra report about my pc.
SiSoftware Sandra
System
Host Name : PCA-F32AE87522
User : clockwise
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Processor
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
Speed : 2.01GHz
Model Number : 3200
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 64kB, Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB, ECC, Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way, 64 byte line size
System
System : BIOSTAR Group NF61S-M2A
Mainboard : BIOSTAR Group NF61S-M2A
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe USB i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : 1 Processor(s)
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : No
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 255.255
Total Memory : 958.97MB DDR2
Chipset 1
Model : AMD Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 1.00GHz (2.01GHz)
Total Memory : 1GB DDR2
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 335MHz (670MHz)
Video System
Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play Monitor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405
Physical Storage Devices
ST3808110AS 80GB (SATA300, NCQ, 8MB Cache) : 74.51GB (C
WDC WD20 WD-WCAPF100 200GB (USB) : 186.31GB (E
TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D (ATAPI33, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, 2MB Cache) : N/A (D
Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C
: 74.50GB (55.14GB, 74% Free Space) (NTFS) @ ST3808110AS (SATA300, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, NCQ, 8MB Cache)CD-ROM/DVD (D
: N/A @ TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182D (ATAPI33, 48x CD-R, 48x CD-W, 6x DVD-R, 6x DVD-W, 2MB Cache)3.5" 1.44MB (A
: N/A @ ST3808110AS 80GB (SATA300, NCQ, 8MB Cache)External HDD (E
: 186.31GB (40.79GB, 22% Free Space) (NTFS) @ WDC WD20 WD-WCAPF100 200GB (USB)Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Composite Device
USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Mouse : HID-compliant mouse
Human Interface : HID-compliant consumer control device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Human Interface : USB Human Interface Device
Printers and Faxes
Model : Microsoft XPS Document Writer
Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line
Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP (2002) Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)
Platform Compliance : Win32 x86
Network Services
Adapter : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Performance Tips
Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory.
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.
Here is my boot.ini file:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect /usepmtimer
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