Hi everyone.
I used to think I was pretty decent at computer stuffs until a couple of days ago.
I sold my old ATX mobo and replaced it with an ASRock M-ITX motherboard because I wanted a smaller system.
However, I didn't really know that I had to delete the old mobo drivers before setting up a new rig. Upon pushing the power button, I am greeted with a black screen stating that W7 can't boot properly. If I press "Start Windows normally" it bootloops.
Thus, I downloaded Hiren's boot cd and followed the instructions from this thread:
http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/microsoft-windows/windows-vista-and-windows-7-8/threads/281576/using-a-new-motherboard-with-windows-7-on-an-old-hard-drive#
(Please look at the post by dcoetzee, #8)
I've found the Fix HDD controller program, but my 500GB HDD (which stores my W7) is not recognized. It is recognized in the UEFI BIOS, but not in miniXP.
******NOTE: I am booting hirens from a USB flash drive, not a CD, since I do not have any spare CDs lying around!!!
If anyone could help me with this issue, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thank you in advance!
I used to think I was pretty decent at computer stuffs until a couple of days ago.
I sold my old ATX mobo and replaced it with an ASRock M-ITX motherboard because I wanted a smaller system.
However, I didn't really know that I had to delete the old mobo drivers before setting up a new rig. Upon pushing the power button, I am greeted with a black screen stating that W7 can't boot properly. If I press "Start Windows normally" it bootloops.
Thus, I downloaded Hiren's boot cd and followed the instructions from this thread:
http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/microsoft-windows/windows-vista-and-windows-7-8/threads/281576/using-a-new-motherboard-with-windows-7-on-an-old-hard-drive#
(Please look at the post by dcoetzee, #8)
I've found the Fix HDD controller program, but my 500GB HDD (which stores my W7) is not recognized. It is recognized in the UEFI BIOS, but not in miniXP.
******NOTE: I am booting hirens from a USB flash drive, not a CD, since I do not have any spare CDs lying around!!!
If anyone could help me with this issue, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thank you in advance!