white bar on bootup

[khux]

Hi All,

I recently bought a new HD and installed XP Pro. After the
initial POST screen, I'm getting this annoying black
screen with this broken white bar across the bottom. It
turns solid from left to right (like a progress bar) for
about 30 seconds and then I get the XP splash screen and
it boots normally. My old hard drive didn't do this..

Every thing runs fine, except for this annoying extra
screen on bootup.

Any thoughts?

Specs:
Phoenix AwardBIOS v6.00
ABIT KX7-33R mobo
AMD Athlon 1.6 GHz chip

Thanks!

khux

 

[CS]

Hi All,

I recently bought a new HD and installed XP Pro. After the
initial POST screen, I'm getting this annoying black
screen with this broken white bar across the bottom. It
turns solid from left to right (like a progress bar) for
about 30 seconds and then I get the XP splash screen and
it boots normally. My old hard drive didn't do this..

Every thing runs fine, except for this annoying extra
screen on bootup.

Any thoughts?

Specs:
Phoenix AwardBIOS v6.00
ABIT KX7-33R mobo
AMD Athlon 1.6 GHz chip

Thanks!

khux

Take a look at your boot.ini file. (It's a hidden system file in the
root of the drive that boots - probably drive C). Make sure you
haven't selected a different mode of booting. (noguiboot, etc)

If in doubt, post a copy of your boot.ini file here in a reply. Make
sure you also post the original question along with it.