First the problem.
After installing a new mobo, upon windows startup I get a blue screen with the following error (don't remember exact words):
"Windows has encountered an error and has shut down to avoid damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this error, restart your computer. Otherwise take the following steps:
Remove any newly installed hard drives or controllers and make sure they are properly configured and terminated. Run checkdisk /f to check for bad sectors. Make sure the hard drive does not contain any viruses...yadda yadda...
Error number x04890284 495i3 349284-2 yadda yadda yadda..."
This is with my old 40gig Western Digital HD trying to be installed on a new Soyo Dragon PX400 platinum mobo. OS is Win Xp Home Edition.
My actions:
-Used "fail safe" config in Bios. Didn't work. Used Optimized config in Bios, didn't work. Tried "last known good configuration" and that didn't work either.
-Removed each component and tested, one by one, until all that was left was video card and HD. Still got the error.
-Reinstalled HD back to old mobo. Works fine.
-Defragged disk.
-Ran error check. Everything normal.
-Installed HD back to new mobo and tested. Nope, still won't work.
-Installed a very old Maxtor HD 20 gig on new mobo. It worked. But this HD has unneeded data and is using Win98. I want to erase this drive and use it as a slave.
-Unhooked 20gig drive hooked 40gig HD back to new mobo, still not working.
-Reinstalled 40 gig back to old motherboard. Went to Device Manager and uninstalled IDE's (Primary, Secondary and SiS PCI). Turned off comp and removed everything (including cables) except HD and Video Card. Restarted comp. Even with components taken out, windows "recognized" new hardware and reinstalled drivers for IDE's. Because of that I then went back to device manager and uninstalled the three IDE's plus the HD itself. Turned off comp and removed components. Hooked them back up to the new mobo, once again and restarted. Now, instead of windows briefly flashing at startup and THEN going to blue error screen, the screen is now shown before windows even shows up and the error screen actually stays up until I reset the comp.
FYI...all the times I got the error screen BEFORE I uninstalled the IDEs, Windows would start up for a half second then quickly flash to the blue screen for about a fourth of a second. The only way I was able to read the screen was by using a camcorder to record the process. Then by going back in the video, frame by frame, I was able to make out what the blue screen said. Anyhoo, after I uninstalled those IDE's, the blue screen error is displayed when windows is SUPPOSED to start up. And the error stays up until I rest the comp. So at least I've made a BIT of progress! haha.
My question:
What the HELL do I do now?!?!?!?!? haha
I m so baffled and frustrated I want beat the shiet of my computer a la Office Space and perhaps go chew on some tin foil. I've been trying to figure this out for the last three days.
Oh, I bought a brand new hard drive. I was thinking about making the new HD a slave on the old comp. Then backing up the old drive to the new so that way both drives would have Win XP. Then use the new drive as a master on the new mobo. But if the old drive (which has probs with new mobo) is backed up to new drive, then would the new drive now ALSO have the same problem?
Please, please, I hope someone can help. Someone has to know what to do!
Thanks for reading this novel and an even bigger thank you for any help you can give!!!
Take care!
P.S. I've read some replies about doing a clean install of Win XP but I don't know how I would do this. My old comp came with XP already installed and no XP CD. The comp came with two repair CDs but they don't give the option to manually install XP. The old comp is a Powerspec.
Again, I hope someon can help!
After installing a new mobo, upon windows startup I get a blue screen with the following error (don't remember exact words):
"Windows has encountered an error and has shut down to avoid damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this error, restart your computer. Otherwise take the following steps:
Remove any newly installed hard drives or controllers and make sure they are properly configured and terminated. Run checkdisk /f to check for bad sectors. Make sure the hard drive does not contain any viruses...yadda yadda...
Error number x04890284 495i3 349284-2 yadda yadda yadda..."
This is with my old 40gig Western Digital HD trying to be installed on a new Soyo Dragon PX400 platinum mobo. OS is Win Xp Home Edition.
My actions:
-Used "fail safe" config in Bios. Didn't work. Used Optimized config in Bios, didn't work. Tried "last known good configuration" and that didn't work either.
-Removed each component and tested, one by one, until all that was left was video card and HD. Still got the error.
-Reinstalled HD back to old mobo. Works fine.
-Defragged disk.
-Ran error check. Everything normal.
-Installed HD back to new mobo and tested. Nope, still won't work.
-Installed a very old Maxtor HD 20 gig on new mobo. It worked. But this HD has unneeded data and is using Win98. I want to erase this drive and use it as a slave.
-Unhooked 20gig drive hooked 40gig HD back to new mobo, still not working.
-Reinstalled 40 gig back to old motherboard. Went to Device Manager and uninstalled IDE's (Primary, Secondary and SiS PCI). Turned off comp and removed everything (including cables) except HD and Video Card. Restarted comp. Even with components taken out, windows "recognized" new hardware and reinstalled drivers for IDE's. Because of that I then went back to device manager and uninstalled the three IDE's plus the HD itself. Turned off comp and removed components. Hooked them back up to the new mobo, once again and restarted. Now, instead of windows briefly flashing at startup and THEN going to blue error screen, the screen is now shown before windows even shows up and the error screen actually stays up until I reset the comp.
FYI...all the times I got the error screen BEFORE I uninstalled the IDEs, Windows would start up for a half second then quickly flash to the blue screen for about a fourth of a second. The only way I was able to read the screen was by using a camcorder to record the process. Then by going back in the video, frame by frame, I was able to make out what the blue screen said. Anyhoo, after I uninstalled those IDE's, the blue screen error is displayed when windows is SUPPOSED to start up. And the error stays up until I rest the comp. So at least I've made a BIT of progress! haha.
My question:
What the HELL do I do now?!?!?!?!? haha
I m so baffled and frustrated I want beat the shiet of my computer a la Office Space and perhaps go chew on some tin foil. I've been trying to figure this out for the last three days.
Oh, I bought a brand new hard drive. I was thinking about making the new HD a slave on the old comp. Then backing up the old drive to the new so that way both drives would have Win XP. Then use the new drive as a master on the new mobo. But if the old drive (which has probs with new mobo) is backed up to new drive, then would the new drive now ALSO have the same problem?
Please, please, I hope someone can help. Someone has to know what to do!
Thanks for reading this novel and an even bigger thank you for any help you can give!!!
Take care!
P.S. I've read some replies about doing a clean install of Win XP but I don't know how I would do this. My old comp came with XP already installed and no XP CD. The comp came with two repair CDs but they don't give the option to manually install XP. The old comp is a Powerspec.
Again, I hope someon can help!
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