HD Boot Up Error - Can't Boot Cd
Nov 29, 2006
Home Brew Computer .. Windows XP SP2 (with all the updates .. except IE7) I�ve installed a new ATA 250 gig Seagate � Cloned a good OS .. Making the C: partition 50 gig. The second Data Partition is recognized as the remaining 184 gig � and the Drive seems to be working great. Every boot up .. Windows says the software for the HD is not found and the ST3250824A may not work properly .. etc .. etc. Once past these messages .. all seems OK.
�. With one exception. When trying to make an Acroins backup of the C: Partition to an external HD .� It has many reports of Sectors being used or faulty .. and can not continue. If I use the Acronis Boot CD .. Acronis is AOK If I run Sea tools .. It results in a blacked out (result screen) upon completion. Windows Check and Fix disc seems OK. The device manager reports the Monitor with a yellow .. but the VIAS3G UniChrome Pro IGP device is working properly. Right now .. I�m not using the owners Monitor..
The Raid Controller � PCI bus 0, device 15 says the Drivers are not installed (code 28) But I�m not using the Raid Mobo SATA connections � (ATA drives only) This drive was Cloned from an 80 gig that was freshly restored from the Windows CD. When this 80 gig is re-installed � it does not have the boot up error .. and Acronis runs internally OK. The device manger still has the same two yellow Questions � which are understandable .. IMO. A new ATA Seagate 320gig is on order for an external enclosure application.
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Oct 27, 2007
I"m running WinXP SP2 Home. Hardware is 2.0 Celeron, 1 gig Ram, 64MB Nvidia Video Card, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, HD's are 250GIG Western Digital with 4 partitions and 27% free on the XP Boot and 200GIG Western Digital with 2 Partitions. I have a Lite-On DVD +-R/RW drive and a 3.5 floppy. I am setup with a Duel-Boot configuration Win 98/XP. I do not have a paging file.
My problem occures after I hit enter for the Select Operating System page. I Hit enter, Win XP proceeds to load. After I hit enter and Windows loads the blue welcome screen 1 minute has passed. I hear the Welcome Audio music, however blue welcome screen is still there for 30 more seconds. Next is my picture that I have as my background that is shown without icons for 1minute 21seconds. Windows now displays my icons on my desktop. the icons blink at minute 4. after 4 minutes and 51 seconds I am able to use my computer. At bootup I only have 43 programs running and 357MB of the 1 gig ram taken.
What I have done:
1) I have started in safe mode and defraged my PC, 0% frag on all partitions except a drive that isn't currently plugged in and it was 1% because it's my backup drive (not worried about that 1%)
2)Removing all connected Componets and rebooted, same problem.
3) I have tried using msconfig.exe and setting the startup selection as Normal- it's defaulted to Selective. Tried reducing my startup programs. ....
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If just after making the switch on , I press f11 key to reach the boot menu I always find the 1.44 MB Floppy option highlighted as the booting choice.(though there had not been any floppy in the floppy drive, I dont have any really)I make the hard disk option highlighted & it solves the problem only a few times. But next time when I try F11 key to check the boot menu again I find 1.44 MB floppy highlighted.
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Technical information:
*** STOP: 0x000000ED (0x81A98D68,0xc0000006,0x00000000,0x00000000)
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multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32configsystem
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32c_1252.nls
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32c_437.nls
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32l_intl.nls
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowsFONTS vgaoem.fon
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowsAppPat chdrvmain.sdb
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSACPI.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSWMILIB.SYS
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSpci.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSisapnp.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSviaide.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSPCIIDEX.SYS
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DriversMountMgr.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSftdisk.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DriversPartMgr.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DriversVolSnap.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSatapi.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSdisk.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSCLASSPNP.SYS
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DRIVERSsr.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DriversKSecDD.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DriversNtfs.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DriversNDIS.sys
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)windowssystem 32DriversMup.sys
The computer specs are:
Win Xp Home SP1
740MB Ram
Tornado GeForce FX5900 128MB
Sound Blaster 5.1 Live
EliteGroup KT600-a motherboard with an AMD Athlon 2700
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