simple problem to fix i think, please pelase help!

[FinalAeon]

i've installed windows like 6 times now and for some reason after this last time i installed it, it wont boot to the hard disk. when it tries to boot to the hard disk it just restarts and it's an infinite restarting loop, just keeps trying to boot from hd and then restarts again and again.

if i put the windows xp cd back in, it AUTOMATICALLY boots from it, usually i have to "press any key to boot from cd..." but it just skips that and starts booting from the cd.

please help guys, i've had this problem before years ago but i dont remember what to do.

thx in advance

 

[dalfollo]

Have you checked your Bios to see what is set up as the boot drive?

 

[adwilk]

Watch the screen when it starts and access the bios to change boot sequence??? Thats what i would start with....

 

[FinalAeon]

Originally posted by: adwilk
Watch the screen when it starts and access the bios to change boot sequence??? Thats what i would start with....

the boot sequence is

1. removable
2. cd-rom
3. hard disk

this is what it should be i'm pretty sure, and it DOES this, the problem is that it automatically boots from the cdrom if one is in the cdrom drive instead of prompting me... and the second problem is when it boots to the hd the pc just restarts

 

[adwilk]

I've been digging and digging, I'm not sure... Do you get the blue screen of death or anything, just thinking it might be a memory dump... I would eliminate the "removable" from the list...

 

[mike890]

try selecting no UPS in your power settings

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Unplug hard drive, plug back in, check wires, see if BIOS detects hard drive.

What actually happens, do you see the Windows loading screen for a second, or does it not even get there? What is the last thing you see right before it reboots? Does it blue screen? Check cpu temps in BIOS, make sure the FSB is not overclocked as well.
Test with different sticks of RAM, test with different hard drive.

 

[Rinaun]

Crap i had that same problem! im trying to remember what i did to fix it..........GOT IT. Unplug everything else but your hard drive, and try there. Set hard drive as primary boot. Make sure if its IDE that its set as a Master on the hard drive and on the cables (if that even matters). did that to mine and it works so give it a shot.