First time 'builder'. Used old 30 gb hd (7200rpm) that had win98 on it. Now upgraded to shuttle ak31a, athlon xp 1800+, using same hd. Had some installation problems, so installed winxp over it. Now it boots up fine about 10% of the time, the other 90% of the time, I get a blue screen that says 'unmountable_boot_volume' and to restart windows. After 4-5 restarts each time, it goes through. But also, when it does goes through and I'm in winxp, I get 'new hardware found' and it says I need to install 'Via IDE Bus Controller '. I've installed the latest VIA 4-in-1 drivers (4.38(2)v(a)), winxp patches and fixes (including the one that is supposed to address the 'unmountable_boot_volume' issue) to no avail. I'm running out of ideas and, needless to say, am getting quite frustrated.
If it helps: 400w psu, geforce2 gts, dlink nic.
Thanks in advance for any/all of your help.
If it helps: 400w psu, geforce2 gts, dlink nic.
Thanks in advance for any/all of your help.