Help - XP Home stops boot at "Verifying DMI Pool..."

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Gary

I have an ABIT V17 motherboard with VIA PT800 +
VT8237 Chipset and Serial ATA 150 RAID via southbridge.

I have had it running about 2 weeks,after a complete
re-install of XP due to a blue screen lockup (error
0x000008e, I think, after about the first two weeks). I
just completed all of the Windows XP updates (including
DirectX 9, etc) and two drivers (I don't recall which ones
- I assumed I would be able to roll them back if any
problem). I did not load the SATA driver during this second
XP install due to MS "unsigned" warning - I am not using
the SATA/RAID _ I have a WD 250 Gig HD on IDE 1 Master. I
had loaded the SATA driver the first time, as well as an
unsigned Canon scanner driver. I left those out during the
second install, thinking they were the cause of my first
lockup.
Current Problem: Computer boots only to the "Verifying DMI
Pool... note, It won't go any further, I have taken the HD
out and can read it as a slave in another computer.
When I go in through Recovery console, I can read the
C:/Windows directories. When I try "Use last good
configuration", I get the error message - HAL.DLL is
missing or corrupt. I replaced this file from another WIN
XP Home computer - still the same message.

I am assuming these problems are due to the SATA/RAID
hardware and drivers on this motherboard. I have run the
memory with memtest for hours (on the v17 computer before
this problem), so I don't think thats a problem.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has this
motherboard or similar problem and what has worked to fix
it. I bought the OEM Version of XP with the MB, and MS has
already given me some flack in the second installation
activation. I'm not using the Serial ATA right now, so if
that is the conflict, I can probably wait for a BIOS fix (
I have latest BIOS)< I can't keep loading everything every
two weeks> Any Similar Experience / Ideas ?? Or should I
cut my losses and just go buy another MB for my P2.8 ?

Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Try this url

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ddtools/hh/ddtools/bccodes_59k7.asp

It could be hardware, / even ram, thats not compatible
or faulty drivers Gary. Try taking out everything
except video, the hdd, and ram... then if its a ok
put the devices back in that you took out,
and see if it blue screens again.

If you put something back then it blue screens
thats the faulty bit of hardware. Replace it.

Dont worry about the MS unsigned warning.

It just means MS havent tested that device/hardware.

It doesnt mean it wont work. Also you need SP1
I think to go above 137gb (for the 250 gb hdd).

Try enabling LBA in the BIOS for the hdd.
And set the hdd to auto on Primary master.

Then go here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303013 on how to fix
the 137 gb limit.

if theres an option in BIOS for the sata and PATA
change it to SATA-PATA and save the settings.

And enable raid if u want it, otherwise disable it.
 
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