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antioch
Replies are intertwined - the computer crashed out about an hour ago - since
then I have not been able to revive it.
Rgds
Antioch
"I am not getting hung up on anything to do with the F8 button - that's what
I do to boot from a CD - The time I pick is when it needs to be done - the
IDE scan is so fast you can hardly read it. I don't have to keep going into
the Bios - easy and simple."
"Previously to this post I had already tried the below.
I have gone into the Bios and have moved the CD drive to show as follows -
1st Boot Device [PM-ATAPI iHAP322 9]
Rebooted and all went OK until I got to the bit where you enter chkdsk /r -
got file path not valid.
Tried chkdsk - went through quite quickly and reported as usual there were
one or more errors.
exit out - auto reboot - windows welcome did show but after the little train
had passed through about 20 times, got the unmounted error.
Tried a second time - this time the chksk /r worked - only the second time
it has - five minutes later at 1%
it reported that there were unrecoverable errors etc - on reboot it got to
the start to dll XP up came disc read erro - 'ctrl-alt-delete to restart'.
On restart I got a notification after XP tried to load to the welcome
screen, error win root system32\hal.dll missing or corrupt.
Previous to this new approach with the boot order altered in the Bios, on
one of many attempts to get the system up and running I got another error
code - \SYSTEM ROOT\SYSTEM32\ntdl.dll missing. I had that ntdl at the
beginning of all this.
I am currently on the third run - it has been 20 minutes on 25% completed -
the active light is on continual - no flickering."
It has not :-( as yet.
"As per Jose's links - bleeping and their free burner. No, I did not 'copy
it"
It has been over an hour now and its time to retire - will get it going
again in the morning.
As I was typing this last bit, I cancelled the chkdsk, the machine rebooted
and went straight into the desktop without as much as a whimper - this is
getting more and more ridiculous.
Rgds
Antioch
then I have not been able to revive it.
Rgds
Antioch
Daave said:I think you are getting too hung up on this F8 IDE scan.
"I am not getting hung up on anything to do with the F8 button - that's what
I do to boot from a CD - The time I pick is when it needs to be done - the
IDE scan is so fast you can hardly read it. I don't have to keep going into
the Bios - easy and simple."
You need to simplify this process!
Just place the CD ahead of the hard drive in the boot order. If there is
no CD in the drive, then it will boot off the hard drive anyway.
Furthermore, you can always undo the change. It is simple and safe (as
long as you don't purposefully change other settings).
"Previously to this post I had already tried the below.
I have gone into the Bios and have moved the CD drive to show as follows -
1st Boot Device [PM-ATAPI iHAP322 9]
Rebooted and all went OK until I got to the bit where you enter chkdsk /r -
got file path not valid.
Tried chkdsk - went through quite quickly and reported as usual there were
one or more errors.
exit out - auto reboot - windows welcome did show but after the little train
had passed through about 20 times, got the unmounted error.
Tried a second time - this time the chksk /r worked - only the second time
it has - five minutes later at 1%
it reported that there were unrecoverable errors etc - on reboot it got to
the start to dll XP up came disc read erro - 'ctrl-alt-delete to restart'.
On restart I got a notification after XP tried to load to the welcome
screen, error win root system32\hal.dll missing or corrupt.
Previous to this new approach with the boot order altered in the Bios, on
one of many attempts to get the system up and running I got another error
code - \SYSTEM ROOT\SYSTEM32\ntdl.dll missing. I had that ntdl at the
beginning of all this.
I am currently on the third run - it has been 20 minutes on 25% completed -
the active light is on continual - no flickering."
This is what you need to do! Then make the CD-ROM drive the first (or
second) priority (as long as it precedes the HDD).
This is basic. If it really bothers you that much, you should find a tech
to do this for you. But if you reconsider, simply jot down all the BIOS
settings. This is way you have a record of them in case you ever need to
reset them.
The erratic behavior should disappear once you act upon my suggestion.![]()
It has not :-( as yet.
When I have more time, I will look into this motherboard and the F8 IDE
scan you mention.
Finally, there is no such thing as an ISO disc. Perhaps you mean the
bootable RC disc you created based on an .iso file you downloaded? If this
is the case, it is imperative that you burn it the correct way with the
correct software. Many people make the common mistake of simply burning
(i.e., copying) the file onto the CD. Which method and software did you
use?
"As per Jose's links - bleeping and their free burner. No, I did not 'copy
it"
It has been over an hour now and its time to retire - will get it going
again in the morning.
As I was typing this last bit, I cancelled the chkdsk, the machine rebooted
and went straight into the desktop without as much as a whimper - this is
getting more and more ridiculous.
Rgds
Antioch