Having trouble with my new Rig

[yosuke188]

I just built my first rig and here are the specs:

X2 3800
EPoX 9NPA+ Ultra
Seagate 300GB 7800.8
Patriot 2GB (1GB x 2)
7800GT
Fortron 500W
NEC DVD burner
Antec P180

I already had the hard drive from the previous machine with Windows installed. I hooked everything up and I boot on to my hard drive... as soon as the Windows logo disappears I get a blue screen It says if this is your first time seeing this restart computer blah blah..... Well after several attemps I still get the blue screen. I can boot in safe mode so I know the hard drive is not corrupt. What is the problem here? Do I need to install something before booting? I am at a loss here, hope someone can help.

 

[alias elias]

You should do a fresh install for a new machine.

 

[yosuke188]

Is the fresh install necessary or just a suggestion?

 

[Luckyboy1]

Get busy format boy!

 

[Nick5324]

It's a "really good suggestion". However, when you get a BSOD, it becomes necessary. Try a "repair" install first. This option will only appear if the windows CD you have is the same service pack as what you have installed; i.e. if your computer has WindowsXP SP2 loaded on it, but your Windows CD is WinXP SP1 or old school windows XP, I don't think it will give you the option of a repair. Read this

If you are able to do a repair install, and it goes as planned, install the chipset drivers once you get into Windows.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i tried the same thing, got bsod, boot in safe mode, copy all your data to external, then format and do everything correctly.

 

[yosuke188]

Thanks. I was worried that a fresh install wouldn't fix the problem. I hope I am wrong.

 

[acole1]

fresh install will fix the problem.

when switching an already installed hard drive from one computer to another one (esp. if it is a different motherboard) you have about a 50/50 chance of getting it to work. it looks like you came out on the bad end of the 50/50 and now it is nessesary to re-install.

you have a 99% chance it will work after you reinstall so don't sweat it.

 

[yosuke188]

Thanks for the reassurance. I will do that as soon as I can.