OK, I need the help of someone more knowledgeable than myself. My father got himself a P4 computer off of ebay and when he got it, it had some problems not seeing the HD, but he unplugged and replugged it and it got to working. A few months later it started crashing (usually at msn gaming zone). Then it got to the point where it wouldn't boot at all. I would get POST, then windows splash for 1 split sec/ a BSoD for a split sec then reboot.
Rinse/repeat
Rinse/repeat....etc.
He has a SATA HD and I have never messed with them, so not to smart on them, so I got an old IDE HD and replaced his SATA with that and it booted. Messed with it for a while with no problems and he ordered another SATA HD.
(he is really trying to save the info from original HD to try and recover later)
(2-weeks later)
Got new SATA HD and loaded Win xp home. All good, for about 5 hours, then the crashing began. Tried new SATA cables - no help there! Like I said, I am an ***** with this SATA, seems mobo has SATA problems to me.
we return mobo (ABIT VT7) and buy another (Intel D865PERL)
Same problem!
So, I have taken out and used 1 512 stick memory and then the other and will not boot. Just POST, then windows splash for 1 split sec/ a BSoD for a split sec then reboot, etc.
Does SATA take specific power? I guess I am down to Processor, psu, memory and video card??
P4 Intel 3Gb
1024 DDR (together run at 400)
FX5200 video
has a raidmax psu
some BSoD I have got
0x0000007A
0xE18AB164
0xc000000e
0xBF849924
0XZ69F2860
wIN32K.SYS BF8E6534 BASE AT BF800000 DATESTAMP 3d6de5e5
win32k.sys BF849924 BASE AT BF800000
Any help would be much appreciated
Rinse/repeat
Rinse/repeat....etc.
He has a SATA HD and I have never messed with them, so not to smart on them, so I got an old IDE HD and replaced his SATA with that and it booted. Messed with it for a while with no problems and he ordered another SATA HD.
(he is really trying to save the info from original HD to try and recover later)
(2-weeks later)
Got new SATA HD and loaded Win xp home. All good, for about 5 hours, then the crashing began. Tried new SATA cables - no help there! Like I said, I am an ***** with this SATA, seems mobo has SATA problems to me.
we return mobo (ABIT VT7) and buy another (Intel D865PERL)
Same problem!
So, I have taken out and used 1 512 stick memory and then the other and will not boot. Just POST, then windows splash for 1 split sec/ a BSoD for a split sec then reboot, etc.
Does SATA take specific power? I guess I am down to Processor, psu, memory and video card??
P4 Intel 3Gb
1024 DDR (together run at 400)
FX5200 video
has a raidmax psu
some BSoD I have got
0x0000007A
0xE18AB164
0xc000000e
0xBF849924
0XZ69F2860
wIN32K.SYS BF8E6534 BASE AT BF800000 DATESTAMP 3d6de5e5
win32k.sys BF849924 BASE AT BF800000
Any help would be much appreciated
