w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters advising
***Stop
Inaccessible boot device

Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen with
the message
Kernel Data inpage Error
Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen "Dumping
physical memory"

Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not proceed to
the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
switch.

I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from another
computer. Booting from it produces similar result

What shopuld I look at?

Thank.
So you do not think this hangeing on IDE has to do with BIOS?
The thing is that it not always boots from a floppy or a CD. Does this mean
that check on IDE is performed before attemting to boot from anything?
I am not good with the terminology.
"moving the internal to the other IDE header" - do you mean try another
connector for the HDD?

"and set the Boot order accordingly" - you mean make this HDD the first to
boot from in BIOS?

"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows isn't
> designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
> balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
> and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
> the issue, also check cabling.
>
> aa wrote:
> > w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters
advising
> > ***Stop
> > Inaccessible boot device
> >
> > Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen
with
> > the message
> > Kernel Data inpage Error
> > Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen "Dumping
> > physical memory"
> >
> > Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not
proceed to
> > the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
> > switch.
> >
> > I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from
another
> > computer. Booting from it produces similar result
> >
> > What shopuld I look at?
> >
> >
>

Thanks, Bob
I do not know what is relevant and what is not so I missed about floppy
I also do not know the terminology. I opened the computer
The Floppy is attached to the motherboard with a separate ribbon-type cable
(36 wires wide, if I counted them correctly). Nothing else is attached to
this cable.
I also have two HDD, one CD and one DVD drive there connected in the
following way:
One ribbon cable (40 wires) has the CD on the end and one of the HDD in the
middle;
The other ribbon cable (40 wires) has the DVD on the end and the other HDD
in the middle;

So is my floppy floppy attached to the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC
attched device?

"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You didn't mention the floppy or CD before. Is the floppy attached to
> the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC attched device? If the later,
> then you may have a BIOS issue, or motherboard connection issue, or
> power supply/connection issue. Intermitants are a pain to track down.
> But you are playing with a hardware problem, not an OS problem.
>
> aa wrote:
>
> > Thank.
> > So you do not think this hangeing on IDE has to do with BIOS?
> > The thing is that it not always boots from a floppy or a CD. Does this
mean
> > that check on IDE is performed before attemting to boot from anything?
> > I am not good with the terminology.
> > "moving the internal to the other IDE header" - do you mean try another
> > connector for the HDD?
> >
> > "and set the Boot order accordingly" - you mean make this HDD the first
to
> > boot from in BIOS?
> >
> > "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >>Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows isn't
> >>designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
> >>balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
> >>and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
> >>the issue, also check cabling.
> >>
> >>aa wrote:
> >>
> >>>w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters
> >
> > advising
> >
> >>>***Stop
> >>>Inaccessible boot device
> >>>
> >>>Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen
> >
> > with
> >
> >>>the message
> >>>Kernel Data inpage Error
> >>>Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen "Dumping
> >>>physical memory"
> >>>
> >>>Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not
> >
> > proceed to
> >
> >>>the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
> >>>switch.
> >>>
> >>>I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from
> >
> > another
> >
> >>>computer. Booting from it produces similar result
> >>>
> >>>What shopuld I look at?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>

In this configuration it has been working for two years now, and the problem
happened overnight, initially I thought of a virus.
Nevertheless I'll try all the connectors and perhaps disconnect the floppy
at all
"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That floppy drive would be connected to a regular FDC(Floppy Drive
> Controller) and has 34 wires (yes they are small). So if the system is
> not seeing any of these at random then the problem is not specifically
> the IDE controller, Hard drive or the cable. It may be insufficent power
> for the loads, or bad connections, or failing power supply. I would not
> blame the BIOS as the issue. You may try disconnecting some loads for
> testing purposes, say extra hard drives, cd drives etc. and see if that
> alleviates the problem.
>
> aa wrote:
> > Thanks, Bob
> > I do not know what is relevant and what is not so I missed about floppy
> > I also do not know the terminology. I opened the computer
> > The Floppy is attached to the motherboard with a separate ribbon-type
cable
> > (36 wires wide, if I counted them correctly). Nothing else is attached
to
> > this cable.
> > I also have two HDD, one CD and one DVD drive there connected in the
> > following way:
> > One ribbon cable (40 wires) has the CD on the end and one of the HDD in
the
> > middle;
> > The other ribbon cable (40 wires) has the DVD on the end and the other
HDD
> > in the middle;
> >
> > So is my floppy floppy attached to the IDE header, or is it a regular
FDC
> > attched device?
> >
> > "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >>You didn't mention the floppy or CD before. Is the floppy attached to
> >>the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC attched device? If the later,
> >>then you may have a BIOS issue, or motherboard connection issue, or
> >>power supply/connection issue. Intermitants are a pain to track down.
> >>But you are playing with a hardware problem, not an OS problem.
> >>
> >>aa wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thank.
> >>>So you do not think this hangeing on IDE has to do with BIOS?
> >>>The thing is that it not always boots from a floppy or a CD. Does this
> >
> > mean
> >
> >>>that check on IDE is performed before attemting to boot from anything?
> >>>I am not good with the terminology.
> >>>"moving the internal to the other IDE header" - do you mean try another
> >>>connector for the HDD?
> >>>
> >>>"and set the Boot order accordingly" - you mean make this HDD the first
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>boot from in BIOS?
> >>>
> >>>"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> >>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows
isn't
> >>>>designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
> >>>>balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
> >>>>and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
> >>>>the issue, also check cabling.
> >>>>
> >>>>aa wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters
> >>>
> >>>advising
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>***Stop
> >>>>>Inaccessible boot device
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen
> >>>
> >>>with
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>the message
> >>>>>Kernel Data inpage Error
> >>>>>Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen
"Dumping
> >>>>>physical memory"
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not
> >>>
> >>>proceed to
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
> >>>>>switch.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from
> >>>
> >>>another
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>computer. Booting from it produces similar result
> >>>>>
> >>>>>What shopuld I look at?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>

Now three time in a row after memory test it detected Primary and Secondary
Masters and Primary and Secondary Slaves
and after a pause of half a minute a blank black screen followed with the
blinking coursor in the left upper corner, which did not react to keyboard
and took orders from the Main Switch only


"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> That floppy drive would be connected to a regular FDC(Floppy Drive
> Controller) and has 34 wires (yes they are small). So if the system is
> not seeing any of these at random then the problem is not specifically
> the IDE controller, Hard drive or the cable. It may be insufficent power
> for the loads, or bad connections, or failing power supply. I would not
> blame the BIOS as the issue. You may try disconnecting some loads for
> testing purposes, say extra hard drives, cd drives etc. and see if that
> alleviates the problem.
>
> aa wrote:
> > Thanks, Bob
> > I do not know what is relevant and what is not so I missed about floppy
> > I also do not know the terminology. I opened the computer
> > The Floppy is attached to the motherboard with a separate ribbon-type
cable
> > (36 wires wide, if I counted them correctly). Nothing else is attached
to
> > this cable.
> > I also have two HDD, one CD and one DVD drive there connected in the
> > following way:
> > One ribbon cable (40 wires) has the CD on the end and one of the HDD in
the
> > middle;
> > The other ribbon cable (40 wires) has the DVD on the end and the other
HDD
> > in the middle;
> >
> > So is my floppy floppy attached to the IDE header, or is it a regular
FDC
> > attched device?
> >
> > "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >>You didn't mention the floppy or CD before. Is the floppy attached to
> >>the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC attched device? If the later,
> >>then you may have a BIOS issue, or motherboard connection issue, or
> >>power supply/connection issue. Intermitants are a pain to track down.
> >>But you are playing with a hardware problem, not an OS problem.
> >>
> >>aa wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thank.
> >>>So you do not think this hangeing on IDE has to do with BIOS?
> >>>The thing is that it not always boots from a floppy or a CD. Does this
> >
> > mean
> >
> >>>that check on IDE is performed before attemting to boot from anything?
> >>>I am not good with the terminology.
> >>>"moving the internal to the other IDE header" - do you mean try another
> >>>connector for the HDD?
> >>>
> >>>"and set the Boot order accordingly" - you mean make this HDD the first
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>boot from in BIOS?
> >>>
> >>>"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> >>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows
isn't
> >>>>designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
> >>>>balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
> >>>>and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
> >>>>the issue, also check cabling.
> >>>>
> >>>>aa wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters
> >>>
> >>>advising
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>***Stop
> >>>>>Inaccessible boot device
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen
> >>>
> >>>with
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>the message
> >>>>>Kernel Data inpage Error
> >>>>>Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen
"Dumping
> >>>>>physical memory"
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not
> >>>
> >>>proceed to
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
> >>>>>switch.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from
> >>>
> >>>another
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>computer. Booting from it produces similar result
> >>>>>
> >>>>>What shopuld I look at?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>

Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows isn't
designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
the issue, also check cabling.

aa wrote:
> w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters advising
> ***Stop
> Inaccessible boot device
>
> Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen with
> the message
> Kernel Data inpage Error
> Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen "Dumping
> physical memory"
>
> Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not proceed to
> the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
> switch.
>
> I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from another
> computer. Booting from it produces similar result
>
> What shopuld I look at?
>
>

You didn't mention the floppy or CD before. Is the floppy attached to
the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC attched device? If the later,
then you may have a BIOS issue, or motherboard connection issue, or
power supply/connection issue. Intermitants are a pain to track down.
But you are playing with a hardware problem, not an OS problem.

aa wrote:

> Thank.
> So you do not think this hangeing on IDE has to do with BIOS?
> The thing is that it not always boots from a floppy or a CD. Does this mean
> that check on IDE is performed before attemting to boot from anything?
> I am not good with the terminology.
> "moving the internal to the other IDE header" - do you mean try another
> connector for the HDD?
>
> "and set the Boot order accordingly" - you mean make this HDD the first to
> boot from in BIOS?
>
> "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows isn't
>>designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
>>balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
>>and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
>>the issue, also check cabling.
>>
>>aa wrote:
>>
>>>w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters
>
> advising
>
>>>***Stop
>>>Inaccessible boot device
>>>
>>>Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen
>
> with
>
>>>the message
>>>Kernel Data inpage Error
>>>Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen "Dumping
>>>physical memory"
>>>
>>>Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not
>
> proceed to
>
>>>the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
>>>switch.
>>>
>>>I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from
>
> another
>
>>>computer. Booting from it produces similar result
>>>
>>>What shopuld I look at?
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

That floppy drive would be connected to a regular FDC(Floppy Drive
Controller) and has 34 wires (yes they are small). So if the system is
not seeing any of these at random then the problem is not specifically
the IDE controller, Hard drive or the cable. It may be insufficent power
for the loads, or bad connections, or failing power supply. I would not
blame the BIOS as the issue. You may try disconnecting some loads for
testing purposes, say extra hard drives, cd drives etc. and see if that
alleviates the problem.

aa wrote:
> Thanks, Bob
> I do not know what is relevant and what is not so I missed about floppy
> I also do not know the terminology. I opened the computer
> The Floppy is attached to the motherboard with a separate ribbon-type cable
> (36 wires wide, if I counted them correctly). Nothing else is attached to
> this cable.
> I also have two HDD, one CD and one DVD drive there connected in the
> following way:
> One ribbon cable (40 wires) has the CD on the end and one of the HDD in the
> middle;
> The other ribbon cable (40 wires) has the DVD on the end and the other HDD
> in the middle;
>
> So is my floppy floppy attached to the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC
> attched device?
>
> "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>You didn't mention the floppy or CD before. Is the floppy attached to
>>the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC attched device? If the later,
>>then you may have a BIOS issue, or motherboard connection issue, or
>>power supply/connection issue. Intermitants are a pain to track down.
>>But you are playing with a hardware problem, not an OS problem.
>>
>>aa wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thank.
>>>So you do not think this hangeing on IDE has to do with BIOS?
>>>The thing is that it not always boots from a floppy or a CD. Does this
>
> mean
>
>>>that check on IDE is performed before attemting to boot from anything?
>>>I am not good with the terminology.
>>>"moving the internal to the other IDE header" - do you mean try another
>>>connector for the HDD?
>>>
>>>"and set the Boot order accordingly" - you mean make this HDD the first
>
> to
>
>>>boot from in BIOS?
>>>
>>>"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows isn't
>>>>designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
>>>>balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
>>>>and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
>>>>the issue, also check cabling.
>>>>
>>>>aa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters
>>>
>>>advising
>>>
>>>
>>>>>***Stop
>>>>>Inaccessible boot device
>>>>>
>>>>>Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen
>>>
>>>with
>>>
>>>
>>>>>the message
>>>>>Kernel Data inpage Error
>>>>>Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen "Dumping
>>>>>physical memory"
>>>>>
>>>>>Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not
>>>
>>>proceed to
>>>
>>>
>>>>>the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
>>>>>switch.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from
>>>
>>>another
>>>
>>>
>>>>>computer. Booting from it produces similar result
>>>>>
>>>>>What shopuld I look at?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>
>

I presume you mean the BIOS memory count. And the three times is
refering to the blank screen with blinking cursor result. I think you
may want to go to disconnecting as much as possible until you discover
what piece of hardware is the issue. You should at least be able to get
it to the point of "No Operating System found" error.

aa wrote:
> Now three time in a row after memory test it detected Primary and Secondary
> Masters and Primary and Secondary Slaves
> and after a pause of half a minute a blank black screen followed with the
> blinking coursor in the left upper corner, which did not react to keyboard
> and took orders from the Main Switch only
>
>
> "Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>That floppy drive would be connected to a regular FDC(Floppy Drive
>>Controller) and has 34 wires (yes they are small). So if the system is
>>not seeing any of these at random then the problem is not specifically
>>the IDE controller, Hard drive or the cable. It may be insufficent power
>>for the loads, or bad connections, or failing power supply. I would not
>>blame the BIOS as the issue. You may try disconnecting some loads for
>>testing purposes, say extra hard drives, cd drives etc. and see if that
>>alleviates the problem.
>>
>>aa wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks, Bob
>>>I do not know what is relevant and what is not so I missed about floppy
>>>I also do not know the terminology. I opened the computer
>>>The Floppy is attached to the motherboard with a separate ribbon-type
>
> cable
>
>>>(36 wires wide, if I counted them correctly). Nothing else is attached
>
> to
>
>>>this cable.
>>>I also have two HDD, one CD and one DVD drive there connected in the
>>>following way:
>>>One ribbon cable (40 wires) has the CD on the end and one of the HDD in
>
> the
>
>>>middle;
>>>The other ribbon cable (40 wires) has the DVD on the end and the other
>
> HDD
>
>>>in the middle;
>>>
>>>So is my floppy floppy attached to the IDE header, or is it a regular
>
> FDC
>
>>>attched device?
>>>
>>>"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>
>>>>You didn't mention the floppy or CD before. Is the floppy attached to
>>>>the IDE header, or is it a regular FDC attched device? If the later,
>>>>then you may have a BIOS issue, or motherboard connection issue, or
>>>>power supply/connection issue. Intermitants are a pain to track down.
>>>>But you are playing with a hardware problem, not an OS problem.
>>>>
>>>>aa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Thank.
>>>>>So you do not think this hangeing on IDE has to do with BIOS?
>>>>>The thing is that it not always boots from a floppy or a CD. Does this
>>>
>>>mean
>>>
>>>
>>>>>that check on IDE is performed before attemting to boot from anything?
>>>>>I am not good with the terminology.
>>>>>"moving the internal to the other IDE header" - do you mean try another
>>>>>connector for the HDD?
>>>>>
>>>>>"and set the Boot order accordingly" - you mean make this HDD the first
>>>
>>>to
>>>
>>>
>>>>>boot from in BIOS?
>>>>>
>>>>>"Bob I" <(E-Mail Removed)> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????:
>>>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Sounds like a hardware problem with the IDE or hard drive. Windows
>
> isn't
>
>>>>>>designed to run from an external drive so I am not surprised that it
>>>>>>balks at that attempt. Try moving the internal to the other IDE header
>>>>>>and set the Boot order accordingly to check for the IDE channel being
>>>>>>the issue, also check cabling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>aa wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters
>>>>>
>>>>>advising
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>***Stop
>>>>>>>Inaccessible boot device
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen
>>>>>
>>>>>with
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>the message
>>>>>>>Kernel Data inpage Error
>>>>>>>Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen
>
> "Dumping
>
>>>>>>>physical memory"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not
>>>>>
>>>>>proceed to
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
>>>>>>>switch.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from
>>>>>
>>>>>another
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>computer. Booting from it produces similar result
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What shopuld I look at?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>
>

On May 8, 8:37 am, "aa" <a...@microsoft.com> wrote:
> w2k aborts loading halfway producing blue screen with white letters advising
> ***Stop
> Inaccessible boot device
>
> Win XP Home installed in another partition either send similar screen with
> the message
> Kernel Data inpage Error
> Or it loads and works but in a while throughs the blue screen "Dumping
> physical memory"
>
> Also booting sometimes hangs on Detecting IDE drives and does not proceed to
> the OS selection list so I have to restart the computer with the main
> switch.
>
> I have an external USB HDD with w2k/XP installations, removed from another
> computer. Booting from it produces similar result
>
> What shopuld I look at?

Replace your hard drive... it's developing bad sectors, or the
original bad sectors are showing up later in life....

RedForeman