On Jul 8, 6:34 am, Ch33zst34k <Gerry.Vog...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 8, 12:50 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
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> > "Ch33zst34k" <Gerry.Vog...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >news:1183848558.042939.223270@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> > > On Jul 7, 5:14 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
> > >> "Ch33zst34k" <Gerry.Vog...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > >>news:1183840778.759033.59540@n60g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> > >> > On Jul 7, 4:20 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I...@fly.com> wrote:
> > >> >> "Ch33zst34k" <Gerry.Vog...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > >> >>news:1183834852.180887.9460@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
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> > >> >> > Guys - I need some help on this one...
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> > >> >> > I just purchased a new custom-built gaming rig that was shipped with
> > >> >> > Vista. After experiencing all the headaches and non-working apps, I
> > >> >> > decided to wipe Vista and install XP. To do it properly I had to
> > >> >> > eradicate all traces of Vista using Killdisk. I installed XP SR2
> > >> >> > and
> > >> >> > all drivers on the virgin system, however it will not boot without
> > >> >> > my
> > >> >> > XP System disk in the dvd drive. If I attempt to boot without the
> > >> >> > disk, it initiates the bios screen which is followed an all black
> > >> >> > screen with a single flashing cursor... and sits there until I
> > >> >> > reboot
> > >> >> > with the CD in.
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> > >> >> > With the CD in, it asks to boot from cd, which I do not and then XP
> > >> >> > boots normally. This isn't a deal-killer but obviously isn't
> > >> >> > correct.
> > >> >> > Any help on this ?
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> > >> >> > Thanks in advance...
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> > >> >> > Ch33zst34k (Gerry in Philadelphia)
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> > >> >> A flashing cursor in the top left-hand corner is usually the
> > >> >> result of your boot partition not being "active". Run diskmgmt.msc
> > >> >> to check/fix this.
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> > >> > Pegasus - I ran diskmgmt.msc and my c drive is shown as "system" while
> > >> > my secondary drive is shown as "active" - is this the problem ?
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> > >> Interesting. In your first post you never said anything about
> > >> a second disk. This is essential information!
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> > >> As a first step I would disconnect the second disk, then make
> > >> the first disk the primary master. This should allow you to mark
> > >> the boot partition on the first disk as "active".
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> > > Sorry about the omission - I'm a newb when it comes to disk management
> > > - how do I mark it master? When you say remove the second disk, do you
> > > mean physically disconnect or via disk manager ? I've avoided hardware
> > > configuration for years until now... appreciate your help.
>
> > Making an IDE disk the primary master involves opening the
> > machine and making sure of two things:
> > a) That the disk is connected to the primary (rather than the
> > secondary) IDE controller, and
> > b) That the disk jumpered as a Master, not as a slave.
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> > Since you appear to have run with the same configuration
> > for a long time, let's postpone this for a moment and start
> > by establishing your current status. Reboot the machine
> > and get into the BIOS setup, then check your IDE disk
> > configuration. One of the menus reports your disk structure.
> > Assuming you use one of your disks for Windows and the
> > other for your data, report the exact configuration shown
> > by the BIOS, i.e. which disk is primary, which is secondary,
> > which is master, which is slave.
>
> Pegasus - appreciate your patience - I think we are getting to the
> bottom of this.
>
> One correction - this is a brand new computer but did operate fine
> with Vista. Only after wiping the drives did the problems arise.
> Here is what the Bios shows:
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> Primary IDE Master
The last post was prematurely posted....
Pegasus - appreciate your patience - I think we are getting to the
bottom of this.
One correction - this is a brand new computer but did operate fine
with Vista. Only after wiping the drives did the problems arise.
Primary IDE Master [None]
Primary IDE Slave [None]
Secondary IDE Master [DVD RW]
Secondary IDE Slave [None]
Sata 1 [WDC001] (C-drive) system
Sata 2 [None]
Sata 3 [WDC001] (second hard drive] data
Sata 4 [None]
HDD Smart Monitoring [enabled]
I have not touched any internal components since getting it from the
factory. Its a "boutique" rig purchased from ibuypower.com.
I would apprecaite any help in getting this configured correctly - I
keep telling myself I am learning something.
G
