Boot problems

[Brennan Burns]

I recently installed a new motherboard (Abit NF7-S) and an
AMD Athalon XP 3000+. Before I had an ECS L7VMM2 and an
AMD Athalon 2000+. The original mother board was the L7VMM
and the same processor when I purchased it from eMachines.
I exchanged the mother board to a L7VMM2 with no problems.
Now when I put in the new motherboard and processor, the
machine randomly reboots during start up. So I am under
the impression that Windows XP Home registers with the CPU
but I am not sure. I have tried booting up with the
original system restore disks I recieved with the original
computer, the driver disk for the L7VMM2 and the new
driver disk that came with my mother board. However, it
still won't fully boot. If you know how I can fix this
situation besides buying a full version of Windows XP Home
(original copy came with my machine) please let me know.
Thanks.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

When you change motherboards, you need to do (at a minimum) a repair
installation with the new hardware. As your version of WinXP is OEM, it will
likely not install and activate on the new motherboard. A repair
installation with a retail disk should resolve this.

Follow these steps to do a repair install which should preserve your data,
settings, and programs:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Plato]

Rick posted good advice. But I wonder if you really have a heat thing
going on. I _always_ recommend buying the retail version of AMD cpus
that way you get a fansink that's properly designed for the cpu.

A cpu can heat up to unbearable temps in just a few seconds if you dont
have proper cooling in place.