HD won't boot

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I'm building a computer for the first time and I'm having some problems I
hope someone can help me with.

Here's the sequence:
I bought a DFI NFII 400-AL mobo with an AMD 2800+ processor, Hitachi 7K250
160GB HD, a Radeon 9800 Pro video card, a Mitsumi CD-RW, and a Fudin ATX
case. I installed everything, loaded Windows XP and all the appropriate
drivers. System worked fine except that I found out that the the integrated
sound was not working and could not be fixed - manufacturer told me to send
it back (even tried installing a Sound Blaster Live card with no luck).
Bought another mobo (Shuttle AN35(N)-400), kept and installed all the other
hardware.

When I try to boot the new system with only the HD, I get a BOOT DISK
FAILURE error. BIOS recognizes the HD. Checked the boot sequence in the
BIOS and made several changes in the sequence (HDD-0, none, none; Floppy,
CDROM, HDD-0; etc) all with no luck. Also, it seems like the HD isn't even
spinning up. Could having Windows XP from the previous mobo be the problem?
Also, when I connect the CD-RW, thinking I would reinstall XP, POST sequence
gets to "Detecting IDE Drives" and hangs - no power getting to the CD-RW.
Checked all the cables, connections, etc. All seem fine.

Please Help.

 

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You didn't mention your master/slave settings. Are they correct?

"George Hanna" <ghanna@san.rr.com> wrote in message
news:2VSpc.11867$q_1.8821@twister.socal.rr.com...
> I'm building a computer for the first time and I'm having some problems I
> hope someone can help me with.
>
> Here's the sequence:
> I bought a DFI NFII 400-AL mobo with an AMD 2800+ processor, Hitachi 7K250
> 160GB HD, a Radeon 9800 Pro video card, a Mitsumi CD-RW, and a Fudin ATX
> case. I installed everything, loaded Windows XP and all the appropriate
> drivers. System worked fine except that I found out that the the
integrated
> sound was not working and could not be fixed - manufacturer told me to
send
> it back (even tried installing a Sound Blaster Live card with no luck).
> Bought another mobo (Shuttle AN35(N)-400), kept and installed all the
other
> hardware.
>
> When I try to boot the new system with only the HD, I get a BOOT DISK
> FAILURE error. BIOS recognizes the HD. Checked the boot sequence in the
> BIOS and made several changes in the sequence (HDD-0, none, none; Floppy,
> CDROM, HDD-0; etc) all with no luck. Also, it seems like the HD isn't
even
> spinning up. Could having Windows XP from the previous mobo be the
problem?
> Also, when I connect the CD-RW, thinking I would reinstall XP, POST
sequence
> gets to "Detecting IDE Drives" and hangs - no power getting to the CD-RW.
> Checked all the cables, connections, etc. All seem fine.
>
> Please Help.
>
>
>

 

[jad]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

repair install of XP, however you should have done this BEFORE the
first boot after the exchange of the hardrive.

"George Hanna" <ghanna@san.rr.com> wrote in message
news:2VSpc.11867$q_1.8821@twister.socal.rr.com...
> I'm building a computer for the first time and I'm having some
problems I
> hope someone can help me with.
>
> Here's the sequence:
> I bought a DFI NFII 400-AL mobo with an AMD 2800+ processor, Hitachi
7K250
> 160GB HD, a Radeon 9800 Pro video card, a Mitsumi CD-RW, and a
Fudin ATX
> case. I installed everything, loaded Windows XP and all the
appropriate
> drivers. System worked fine except that I found out that the the
integrated
> sound was not working and could not be fixed - manufacturer told me
to send
> it back (even tried installing a Sound Blaster Live card with no
luck).
> Bought another mobo (Shuttle AN35(N)-400), kept and installed all
the other
> hardware.
>
> When I try to boot the new system with only the HD, I get a BOOT
DISK
> FAILURE error. BIOS recognizes the HD. Checked the boot sequence
in the
> BIOS and made several changes in the sequence (HDD-0, none, none;
Floppy,
> CDROM, HDD-0; etc) all with no luck. Also, it seems like the HD
isn't even
> spinning up. Could having Windows XP from the previous mobo be the
problem?
> Also, when I connect the CD-RW, thinking I would reinstall XP, POST
sequence
> gets to "Detecting IDE Drives" and hangs - no power getting to the
CD-RW.
> Checked all the cables, connections, etc. All seem fine.
>
> Please Help.
>
>
>

 

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My experience has been that you cannot boot a hard drive with 2000/XP
already installed connected to a different motherboard.

Bill
"George Hanna" <ghanna@san.rr.com> wrote in message
news:2VSpc.11867$q_1.8821@twister.socal.rr.com...
> I'm building a computer for the first time and I'm having some problems I
> hope someone can help me with.
>
> Here's the sequence:
> I bought a DFI NFII 400-AL mobo with an AMD 2800+ processor, Hitachi 7K250
> 160GB HD, a Radeon 9800 Pro video card, a Mitsumi CD-RW, and a Fudin ATX
> case. I installed everything, loaded Windows XP and all the appropriate
> drivers. System worked fine except that I found out that the the
integrated
> sound was not working and could not be fixed - manufacturer told me to
send
> it back (even tried installing a Sound Blaster Live card with no luck).
> Bought another mobo (Shuttle AN35(N)-400), kept and installed all the
other
> hardware.
>
> When I try to boot the new system with only the HD, I get a BOOT DISK
> FAILURE error. BIOS recognizes the HD. Checked the boot sequence in the
> BIOS and made several changes in the sequence (HDD-0, none, none; Floppy,
> CDROM, HDD-0; etc) all with no luck. Also, it seems like the HD isn't
even
> spinning up. Could having Windows XP from the previous mobo be the
problem?
> Also, when I connect the CD-RW, thinking I would reinstall XP, POST
sequence
> gets to "Detecting IDE Drives" and hangs - no power getting to the CD-RW.
> Checked all the cables, connections, etc. All seem fine.
>
> Please Help.
>
>
>