Harddrive installation?

[Susanne]

Hi!

I have a problem that is driving me crazy. It is a problem that returns all
the time. Almost everytime when I remove a harddrive and try to install
another harddrive in the same WORKING computer it doesn't work. I try a lot
of things like changing the harddrive cable, try another harddrive and
finally after a whole day the it works with the harddrive I first tried with
and with the SAME cable too. And I don't know why.

Now I am sitting here with a P4 2ghz and I try to install a harddrive 10 gb
as a boot drive. The installation of XP has stopped here: "Windows executive
reads..." and it doesn't go any further. I have MSI motherboard, 648f
series. Can someone tell me what I do wrong?

Thanks
Susanne

 

[Jan Alter]

Hi!

I have a problem that is driving me crazy. It is a problem that returns
all the time. Almost everytime when I remove a harddrive and try to
install another harddrive in the same WORKING computer it doesn't work. I
try a lot of things like changing the harddrive cable, try another
harddrive and finally after a whole day the it works with the harddrive I
first tried with and with the SAME cable too. And I don't know why.

Now I am sitting here with a P4 2ghz and I try to install a harddrive 10
gb as a boot drive. The installation of XP has stopped here: "Windows
executive reads..." and it doesn't go any further. I have MSI motherboard,
648f series. Can someone tell me what I do wrong?

Thanks
Susanne

Check the RAM by running memtest.

 

[Jan Alter]

Check the RAM by running memtest.

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Additionally if you have multiple RAM chips, you could try removing one
stick of RAM (as long as a minimum of 128 mb remains) and trying the XP
installation again).

 

[emekadavid]

and for a little bit of Harry Porter's stick! I have teh same problem
this morning only that the second harddisk, the one i wanted to put
into a cpu with a tiny bit of 1.5 gb earlier is dual partitioned, 10 gb
xp, 30 gb redhat linux. does RAM still apply to me?

 

[sdlomi2]

Hi!

I have a problem that is driving me crazy. It is a problem that returns
all the time. Almost everytime when I remove a harddrive and try to
install another harddrive in the same WORKING computer it doesn't work. I
try a lot of things like changing the harddrive cable, try another
harddrive and finally after a whole day the it works with the harddrive I
first tried with and with the SAME cable too. And I don't know why.

Now I am sitting here with a P4 2ghz and I try to install a harddrive 10
gb as a boot drive. The installation of XP has stopped here: "Windows
executive reads..." and it doesn't go any further. I have MSI motherboard,
648f series. Can someone tell me what I do wrong?

Thanks
Susanne

Could you enumerate EACH step you attempt. Also, what XP are you using,
and more important, are you using a system-restore disk, an upgrade disk, or
a stand-alone(retail) disk? Lastly, exactly what do you set the
hd-jumper(s) to? s

 

[emekadavid]

Could you enumerate EACH step you attempt.

Initial HD primary master, second harddisk secondary master, both
powered, on BIOS being asked to detect both hds, BIOS hangs.
Initial HD removed, BIOS hangs on WAIT at POST, loops forever.
second HD removed, system posts successfully.
Second HD made primary master, initial removed. system hangs, loop
forever on WAIT.
back to initial HD. free way!
Also, what XP are you using,

and more important, are you using a system-restore disk, an upgrade disk, or
a stand-alone(retail) disk?

Am not allowed to make any changes to the system, but the system has a
system commander at bootup, a win98, on the initial HD. Mine, the
second and rejected HD has XP and LInux.

Lastly, exactly what do you set the

hd-jumper(s) to? s

master, master. 1st IDE and 2nd IDE. mobo similar to mine, American
megatrends, only mine is 756 and this one is LMRT755,
thanks. i'll try the RAM change tomorow and see what will happen.

 

[VanShania]

To format and install XP on a hard drive, go into bios(delete key usually)
and change your boot disk to the CD-Rom. Save and exit then press any key
when instructed to do so and XP will start loadong. You will then must
create a partition which XP will do automatically and then you must format
the drive using the NTFS file system. Do not do Quick format. During your
first reboot, you can change your boot disk from CD-Rom to the hard drive.

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2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb
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[Susanne]

Hi again!

What does Quick format means?

Susanne


"VanShania" <[email protected]>

Do not do Quick format. During your first reboot, you can change your boot
disk from CD-Rom to the hard drive.

 

[VanShania]

Its the fast way of formatting your hard drive but if there are any bad
sectors on the drive, they will not be marked as they would during a normal
format.

--
Love and Teach, Not Yell and Beat
Stop Violence and Child Abuse.
No such thing as Bad Kids. Only Bad Parents.
The most horrible feeling in the world is knowing that No One is There to
Protect You.

A64 3500+, Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939,AIW 9800 Pro 128mb
MSI 550 Pro, X-Fi, Pioneer 110D, 111D
Antec 550 watt,Thermaltake Lanfire,2 Gb OCZ Platinum 2-3-2-5
2XSATA 320gb Raid Edition, PATA 120Gb
XP MCE2005, 19in Viewsonic,BenchMark 2001 SE- 19074
Games I'm Playing- Falcon 4, winSPWW2, winSPMBT, Call of Duty War Chest