Brand Biased? Separate HDD for WinXP & W2K Pro originally from IBM PC won't Boot

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Hard Disks from an IBM PC (Pentium4) cannot boot from OEM
PC. Hard Disks were installed by IBM Tools program and/or
from IBM Product Recovery Disks. On the OEM PC, the
normal POST run and after displaying message 'Verifying
dmi pool data....', PC stops responding.

Funny thing is... the very same HDD still boots and runs
OK without fail when returned to the IBM PC.
Has tried this several times already.
Is this a Brand Bias? <Half-Joking..:)>

Does anyone have a quick fix?
Thanks....
..
 
Not Brand Biased but XP configuration is locked to the original IBM hardware
configuration. XP builds a table of the hardware components and the
generate a unique system id (???) used for the product activation. If XP
can not find the same component on next reboot, it does not know what to do
correctly and thinks that it is "pirated" install. You will need to do a
repair re-install with an original XP install CD and not a Recovery CD.

Y.
 
Not quite true. Some OEM installed are locked to the BIOS of the OEM brand
computer and can only operate on the same motherboard. This is a method of
bypassing WPA but MS only make this method available to some of the large
OEM builders.

The main reason for the boot failing is simple because the new motherboard
has different hardware for which windows doesn't have drivers. It's like
taking a blind man from his home, taking away his dog & stick, and putting
him in a strange building... He won't know where anything is and will bump
into things and fall down (please don't do this to a blind person, it's very
mean!!) Windows just won't recognize it's surrounding and won't operate
until you perform a repair installation. This will allow Windows to load
the correct drivers for the new motherboard (giving the blind man his dog &
stick back).

Lorne
 
"Every single piece of hardware could be changed on a PC
with SLP and no reactivation would be required - even the
motherboard could be replaced as long as the replacement
motherboard was original equipment manufactured by the OEM
and retained the proper BIOS. In the unlikely scenario
that the BIOS information does not match, the PC would
need to be activated within 30 days by contacting the
Microsoft activation center via the Internet or telephone
call - just as in a retail scenario."
 
Yves said:
Not Brand Biased but XP configuration is locked to the original IBM hardware
configuration. XP builds a table of the hardware components and the
generate a unique system id (???) used for the product activation. If XP
can not find the same component on next reboot, it does not know what to do
correctly and thinks that it is "pirated" install. You will need to do a
repair re-install with an original XP install CD and not a Recovery CD.

Y.
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Actually... the message the OP is getting is a BIOS message, before
WinXP even tries to load. Probably what is happening is that the drive
is setup wrong in the bios, or there is a problem with the cable or the
controller itself.

I would check to make certain that the drive is jumpered correctly and
that the bios setup shows the drive properly. Make sure it shows the
correct mode for the drive. If it is a UDMA 66 or faster drive, make
sure you have the correct cable (40 pin-80 conductor).

If this still doesn't work, you can reset your CMOS settings and clear
out the DMI pool, but then you will have to enter all the information
into your bios again since it will be reset to factory defaults.
 
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