Ok, let me preface with...I've been working on PC system for a long time...started with Atari and teletype. I've built over 100 systems and I've never seen this happen before.
Problem: My desktop system's windows is corrupt...never completes bootup, just reboots again.
Simple Solution: Reload windows...Windows XP Pro from factory disk (pristine condition)
Problem...the PC won't boot from PC when hard disks are installed. It says no OS on disk. I've tried different disks (6 of them) and I still get this error. I tried (4) different XP disks and they all give the same error. I thought it might be the Mobo, which had a bad chipset fan (replaced now). I get the exact same problem occuring in the other system. I tried using different CD/DVD drives as the boot source, still nothing.
System: Gigabyte 478 8IHXP v 2.1, P4 2.24, RDRAM 512MB, XP Pro, NEC DEV and Liteon CDR, WD250, WD80 (boots with OS Windows), Seagate 80 (2x mirrored) corrupt XP, IBM 60s (two of them), and an HDS200.
second system: Asus P4PE, P4 2.4, DDR2700 256MB, toshiba CDR,
I've tried disabling the RAID on both boards and I've tried mixing disks. I can't seem to get the Windows XP disk to boot.
In the P4PE system, I set the Bios to boot to only the CD/DVD, I'm guessing that it can't boot from it, and then skips to the HD. I can't figure out why it would still go to the HD if I coded it to only go to the CD...
I'm out of options. I can't think of anything that I'm missing here.
My next bet is to go out and buy a new Mobo, and just rebuild from scratch...but I'm scared that I'm somehow jinxed. I mean, two seperate systems that won't even do a basic system load from a new XP disk?!?!?
Any help would be appreciated.
Problem: My desktop system's windows is corrupt...never completes bootup, just reboots again.
Simple Solution: Reload windows...Windows XP Pro from factory disk (pristine condition)
Problem...the PC won't boot from PC when hard disks are installed. It says no OS on disk. I've tried different disks (6 of them) and I still get this error. I tried (4) different XP disks and they all give the same error. I thought it might be the Mobo, which had a bad chipset fan (replaced now). I get the exact same problem occuring in the other system. I tried using different CD/DVD drives as the boot source, still nothing.
System: Gigabyte 478 8IHXP v 2.1, P4 2.24, RDRAM 512MB, XP Pro, NEC DEV and Liteon CDR, WD250, WD80 (boots with OS Windows), Seagate 80 (2x mirrored) corrupt XP, IBM 60s (two of them), and an HDS200.
second system: Asus P4PE, P4 2.4, DDR2700 256MB, toshiba CDR,
I've tried disabling the RAID on both boards and I've tried mixing disks. I can't seem to get the Windows XP disk to boot.
In the P4PE system, I set the Bios to boot to only the CD/DVD, I'm guessing that it can't boot from it, and then skips to the HD. I can't figure out why it would still go to the HD if I coded it to only go to the CD...
I'm out of options. I can't think of anything that I'm missing here.
My next bet is to go out and buy a new Mobo, and just rebuild from scratch...but I'm scared that I'm somehow jinxed. I mean, two seperate systems that won't even do a basic system load from a new XP disk?!?!?
Any help would be appreciated.
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