Today I decided to upgrade my pc and went out and bought a new mobo (asus p5k) with a new CPU (Intel Q6600). I decided to keep my old WD 120 gb hd and swap it over. Problem is, I can't get past the bios screen. Atm I have my hd and CD-Rom on the same IDE cable (due to one IDE port on the mobo). I have set the boot order with the cd rom first and HD second but to no avail. Either I get a Error Loading OS (When HD is first) OR my pc hangs with a blank screen and a blinking cursor when I set it to CD-ROM first, no matter what CD I have in the drive. Please help me before I throw the damn thing out the window!!! TIA!
"Error loading OS" Please help!
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Blind Dragon
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You need your Windows CD to boot or you need to format the drive because all of the old drivers are installed on the harddrive
If you can't boot into recovery console using XP or Vista CD:
What version BIOS came on it? its common that they send an old version
Have you tried resetting CMOS? Will set everything back to default
What size Power supply do you have? if this was a prebuilt machine that you are upgrading sometimes they put just enough power supply to cover what's in it
I will get the BIOS # ASAP, I know its 1. something from July of 07. The power supply I am running is the standard one from a case that I picked up the same day. The guy threw the case in for me and said it would run it. It has the typical settings 115-230 I believe. Could it be that there is simply not enough juice to get it going?? I really hope so.
AlbertLionheart
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mburnz - the wattage of the PSU is important - check and make sure it is at least 350 watts.
boot errors - are the drives SATA?
boot errors - are the drives SATA?
Blind Dragon
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Do you have a Windows install CD?
It's not considered "good practice" to put the hard drive on the same cable as the CDrom. You should still be able to boot though. Just throwing that out there.
It's not considered "good practice" to put the hard drive on the same cable as the CDrom. You should still be able to boot though. Just throwing that out there.
Blind Dragon
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Do you have a windows install CD?
dgower2
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HAL Anyone?
mburnz (and everyone else),
You can't simply swap out a mobo, plug in a HDD from another computer, and expect it to boot/function correctly. There are mobo specific drivers and files loaded on the old hard drive that are not compatable with the new motherboard. See http://www.answers.com/topic/hardware-abstraction-layer for information about the HAL.
It's universally highly recomended to do a clean OS install when changing motherboards. It's not impossible to make it work, but the process is usually complex. I think there's a guide in here regarding changing your mobo without doing a clean install.
My advice is to upgrade your HDD to a fast SATA model (you might as well since you've upgraded the mobo and CPU), do a clean OS install on your new SATA, then plug the IDE drive in and you'll be able to access all the files on it.
Hope this helps.
mburnz (and everyone else),
You can't simply swap out a mobo, plug in a HDD from another computer, and expect it to boot/function correctly. There are mobo specific drivers and files loaded on the old hard drive that are not compatable with the new motherboard. See http://www.answers.com/topic/hardware-abstraction-layer for information about the HAL.
It's universally highly recomended to do a clean OS install when changing motherboards. It's not impossible to make it work, but the process is usually complex. I think there's a guide in here regarding changing your mobo without doing a clean install.
My advice is to upgrade your HDD to a fast SATA model (you might as well since you've upgraded the mobo and CPU), do a clean OS install on your new SATA, then plug the IDE drive in and you'll be able to access all the files on it.
Hope this helps.
pdyckman@comcas
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I agree with the above post. You need to reformat your HDD with your OS to suit your new BIOS on the new mobo.
captaincranky
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And I Agree With You, But......... or (Title 2) Don't try This at Home Kids.....
You may appreciate this story (or not). I ruined an Intel G965WHMK in a BIOS updating mishap. Meanwhile,I had ordered a closeout Foxconn 945PAA7 from Newegg. Then:
I plugged all my stuff into the Foxconn and turned it on.
Windows booted telling me "Express BIOS update failed". (I knew that).
Windows then said, "the hardware in your computer has changed significantly", (I knew that too) and gave me 3 days to reactivate it.
Windows then offered to install all the drivers for the new board. I said sure, why not.
As near as I can tell, Windows is functioning perfectly. I never touched the repair console.
So, I called M$ on the phone and they reactivated my >> OEM<< copy of MCE2005 on a >>DIFFERENT MOTHERBOARD << without a problem.
I found out, (too late) that the only program that didn't function correctly was the Zone Alarm Firewall, (free version). It was running with no GUI, preventing me from reactivating Windows online, updating Avast AV, and an updated Firefox from accessing the web. I uninstalled it and all my problems went away.
A strange story that flies in the face of conventional wisdom, and most peoples experiences. Strange but true.
I believe that because both boards were Intel chipsets, configured in pretty much the same way, may have been the only reason this worked out!
HAL, wasn't he the computer in "2001 A Space Oddessy"?
dgower2 said:
You may appreciate this story (or not). I ruined an Intel G965WHMK in a BIOS updating mishap. Meanwhile,I had ordered a closeout Foxconn 945PAA7 from Newegg. Then:
I plugged all my stuff into the Foxconn and turned it on.
Windows booted telling me "Express BIOS update failed". (I knew that).
Windows then said, "the hardware in your computer has changed significantly", (I knew that too) and gave me 3 days to reactivate it.
Windows then offered to install all the drivers for the new board. I said sure, why not.
As near as I can tell, Windows is functioning perfectly. I never touched the repair console.
So, I called M$ on the phone and they reactivated my >> OEM<< copy of MCE2005 on a >>DIFFERENT MOTHERBOARD << without a problem.
I found out, (too late) that the only program that didn't function correctly was the Zone Alarm Firewall, (free version). It was running with no GUI, preventing me from reactivating Windows online, updating Avast AV, and an updated Firefox from accessing the web. I uninstalled it and all my problems went away.
A strange story that flies in the face of conventional wisdom, and most peoples experiences. Strange but true.
I believe that because both boards were Intel chipsets, configured in pretty much the same way, may have been the only reason this worked out!
HAL, wasn't he the computer in "2001 A Space Oddessy"?
dgower2
Posts: 232 +0
Thanks for the reply with the solution mburnz!
Thanks captaincranky for sharing your experience. It's so important that we/I remember that each scenario is unique and just because it worked/didn't work with scenario A, doesn't mean it will work/not work with scenario B. The power of public forums and consensus shown.
This place is great!
Thanks captaincranky for sharing your experience. It's so important that we/I remember that each scenario is unique and just because it worked/didn't work with scenario A, doesn't mean it will work/not work with scenario B. The power of public forums and consensus shown.
This place is great!
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