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You may need to manully load the SATA driver during Setup.
Loading Windows XP on a SATA drive
http://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/000867.html
STOP: C0000221 unknown hard error" message occurs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314474
How to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;321641
"Shooter" <Shooter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E29A813-BEFC-4730-AF25-CE051F25A478@microsoft.com...
> The DVDROM does work all cables fine but the system or DVDrom does not
> read
> the Disc properly, it moves onto the next CDROM drive which I have
> inserted
> just to get XP installed. XP disc is read on this cdrom drive. I load SATA
> driver. After a message "windows is now starting" appears an error message
> "Stop: c0000221 unknown hard error
> \systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll" appears and am unable to progress. Even
> loading XP through DOS does not work.
> I am at a complete loss and frustrated as hell with it.
>
> Please help
>
> Thanks
>
> "Jon Erlandson" wrote:
>
>> I see... you've reformated the hard drive and now need to reinstall XP
>> but
>> don't have a working optical drive. You might first check the IDE and
>> power
>> cables to ens they have a good connection. It's not a bad idea to remove
>> them completely then plug them back in. Follow the IDE cable back to the
>> motherboard and move it over to another channel if possible - replacing
>> the
>> cable isn't a bad idea if you have another and you should probably swap
>> the
>> power cables too. Do all work inside the case with the power off to the
>> computer (turn off your power strip) but leave it plugged in for
>> grounding.
>> When you finish inside, turn on your computer and check the BIOS setting
>> to
>> see that the DVD is being recognized then exit BIOS and see if it can now
>> read. If this fails then likely it's a hardware issue and you might
>> remove
>> the drive and install it in another system to test.
>>
>> Troubleshooting CD-ROM, CD-RW, and DVD-ROM drive issues
>>
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=psg1MIGR-4Y67L9&loc=en_US
>>
>>
>> "Shooter" <Shooter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:29BAA206-AF76-4889-9DE6-80770398A4A3@microsoft.com...
>> > If my hard drive has been formated and the DVD rewriter is still acting
>> > up
>> > and not reading copied CD's and hangs has described already, what could
>> > the
>> > solution be to correct the problem of the DVD rewriter to perform
>> > correctly.
>> >
>> > Many thanks
>> >
>> > "Jon Erlandson" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Nice system
>> >> This could be a result of driver confilicts. Nero has a list of tools
>> >> available for cleaning up before and after install and you could try
>> >> "registry checker and driver clean tool" but I suggest running "Nero 6
>> >> clean
>> >> tool" then download and install latest version of Nero. Also, if you
>> >> have
>> >> Roxio installed you might uninstall it and see if that changes
>> >> anything.
>> >>
>> >> registry checker and driver clean tool
>> >>
http://www.nero.com/us/Driver_Clean_Tool_and_RegistryChecker.html
>> >>
>> >> Nero 6 clean tool
>> >>
http://www.nero.com/us/Nero_6_Clean_Tool.html
>> >>
>> >> Nero Support Form
>> >>
http://www.nero.com/us/support.php
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Shooter" <Shooter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:7D6E342C-D3A1-4577-A69F-015F9D18978C@microsoft.com...
>> >> > My Samsung CD/DVD rewriter was working fine until, I believe, the
>> >> > point
>> >> > at
>> >> > which I downloaded Nero 6 updates and installed them. Now I am
>> >> > unable
>> >> > to
>> >> > read
>> >> > my own burnt cd's written by the same nero software. For some reason
>> >> > it
>> >> > can
>> >> > read manufacturers disc's, in my computer as well, but not my own
>> >> > burnt
>> >> > cd's.
>> >> > Nothing wrong with the burnt cd's as they are fine on other PC. The
>> >> > DVD
>> >> > drive
>> >> > will flash away for about 5 mins reading the cd's R, RW, then will
>> >> > stop.
>> >> > While trying to load XP from my backed up copy of XP CD on the
>> >> > current
>> >> > now
>> >> > empty hard drive, the DVD drive freezes the PC while trying to read
>> >> > the
>> >> > CD.
>> >> > After having read the CD without success am unable to proceed. In
>> >> > DOS
>> >> > DVD
>> >> > drive is "Not ready" for reading while trying to boot from i386
>> >> > folder.
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> >> >
>> >> > Machine: AMD 64 3500, Maxtor SATA 200GB HDD, Samsung 16x CD/DVD
>> >> > Rewriter.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you in advance
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
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