Please Help! Can't load into Windows with Chaintech VNF3-250, THANKS!

[irenealan]

Hi:

I just got a WD Raptor 74gb HD and hooked it up through the SATA0 slot of the Chaintech VNF3-250 board. After boot up with WinXP CD and installed WinXP Pro, I installed all drivers (MB Chipset, USB, Sound, LAN) downloaded from the Chaintech site for such board. However, after I installed the driver for the MB Chipset (including a program for IDE Controlled), my Windows automatically restarted and booted up with message saying that there's an error with the hardware component. Throughout the process, my system also keep restarted before I installed the Omega driver for the 9800Pro. Such problem stopped after installed the latest release (7/18) of the Omega driver.

After all the background, here comes the issue: I performed Windows Update and downloaded all patches, then Windows Update pop-up again and asked me if I would like to download other Critical updates so I also clicked to download and installed. After it finishes, then I click Yes to restart the machine and when the system loads up, it seems to ignore the SATA drive and goes into my 2nd boot drive, which is my CD-rom. So the system won't boot into Windows and display the message "NTLCLD is missing, press ALT+CTRL+DEL to restart".

Is there something wrong with the Windows Update I installed? Since after my last restart and boot into Windows, the only thing I did is to installed Direct 9 and all Windows Critical Updates. Then I let the system restarted as it required. Is there any conflict between the Windows system files and the Chaintech component driver files. There seems to have a lot of problem since even before, I was having problem with my IDE drive after installed the MB Chipset driver with IDE controller. It seems Windows don't like Chaintech's driver or component.

Do I need to flash my MB or BIOS? Anyone please help if possible cuz I am really stuck with this rig and don't know what should I do to get it up. Thanks.

Irene

 

[o1die]

Check your boot order in the bios. You might also try flashing your bios.

 

[irenealan]

Originally posted by: o1die
Check your boot order in the bios. You might also try flashing your bios.

I checked my boot order, it's been 1: SCSI, CD-ROM, FLOOPY and with such order Windows booted up fine for a few times only after I performed Windows Critical issues update and restarted then the system won't boot into Windows.

Just wonder how can I flash the Bios? Since I can't boot into Windows now? Also anyone know of where to get the latest most staple Bios update for this particular Chaintech board? Thanks very much for help!

 

[irenealan]

Anyone here who knows about this board may give some comment? Thanks very much for your help!

 

[jkresh]

try using "last known good configuration" or booting into safemode and removing the update. Where does it fail on getting into windows? What update did you download? You may also have to boot of the install disc, go to recovery console and copy over that file. If you cant get into safe mode, use the xp disc, recovery console adn run chkdsk, it appears that a crucial file for booiting may be corrup and chkdsk might be able to repair it.

 

[irenealan]

Thanks for your help but what command do I need to press in order to get into safe mode? The reason I ask that is once my system started up, it went into loading the IDE drives then detect other hardward and display the system component lists. Right before it loads into Windows then it display the error message and ask me to restart. I don't know if it ever get a chance to detect and load the SATA drive so I doubt if it can even go into Windows in Safe Mode. Anyhow thanks very much for your help.

 

[Bad Dude]

Once the computer boot and before the Windows screen starts, hit F8 a few times then select Safe mode.