Sorry if I missed anything suggesting that I shouldn't post two problems in one thread. Anyway, they're as follows:
1. I have a SATA HD (Maxtor) that I used as a master HD until the end of my previous semester. However, after plugging in my USB flash drive/key/ whatever-the-heck-the-thing's called, the display blanked. (turned black, no response from there on out) From then on, Windows wouldn't boot. It'd get to the loading screen (the one with the blue bar under the Windows logo), but it'd automatically reboot after that. I tried using repair and the recovery console for "fixboot" and "fixmbr" but neither worked. I did notice that it took an abnormally long period of time for Windows Setup to check the drive prior to the installation attempts I did. Also, an ISO I made in PE Builder didn't work (there was an error 0 in line 97 or so, if I remember correctly). Does this mean that all the data I had is finished? I *am* a poor college student, so I don't have easy access to recovery places or a car.
2. With the USB drive, it's the issue mentioned above. Plugging in the thing causes a black screen about 70% of the time, regardless of which of the six USB ports (2x front, 4x mobo) I plug it into. The computer's still running, but there's simply no display despite my not having fiddled with the monitor output. Is there some definitive way of figuring out whether it's the mobo, USB thing, or both?
Comp: WinXP Pro SP2, MSI KT6V w/ Athlon XP (don't recall model), 2x 512 Corsair sticks, 1x 120 MB Seagate Barracuda, 1x Sony DVD/CD-RW combo drive
Thanks for any help y'all can give.
1. I have a SATA HD (Maxtor) that I used as a master HD until the end of my previous semester. However, after plugging in my USB flash drive/key/ whatever-the-heck-the-thing's called, the display blanked. (turned black, no response from there on out) From then on, Windows wouldn't boot. It'd get to the loading screen (the one with the blue bar under the Windows logo), but it'd automatically reboot after that. I tried using repair and the recovery console for "fixboot" and "fixmbr" but neither worked. I did notice that it took an abnormally long period of time for Windows Setup to check the drive prior to the installation attempts I did. Also, an ISO I made in PE Builder didn't work (there was an error 0 in line 97 or so, if I remember correctly). Does this mean that all the data I had is finished? I *am* a poor college student, so I don't have easy access to recovery places or a car.
2. With the USB drive, it's the issue mentioned above. Plugging in the thing causes a black screen about 70% of the time, regardless of which of the six USB ports (2x front, 4x mobo) I plug it into. The computer's still running, but there's simply no display despite my not having fiddled with the monitor output. Is there some definitive way of figuring out whether it's the mobo, USB thing, or both?
Comp: WinXP Pro SP2, MSI KT6V w/ Athlon XP (don't recall model), 2x 512 Corsair sticks, 1x 120 MB Seagate Barracuda, 1x Sony DVD/CD-RW combo drive
Thanks for any help y'all can give.
