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September 9th, 2005 22:00
Problem after install windows XP SP2
Hi
I bought a Dimension 8400 one year ago, and it was fine... until yesterday.
I erased all the partition (even the dell utility partition), formated the HDD and i started with a clean instalation of Windows Xp Pro SP2.
The installation of SP2 will go fine, until it prompts to restart. Then every attempt to boot XP (Last Known Good, Safe Mode Command Only, the works) will lock up hard before you ever see the desktop.
If you are doing a "normal" XP boot, you will see the black GUI splash screen with the progress indicator bar that normally moves back and forth. In my case, this always locks up about 2/3 of its first pass from left to right and reboot, its the same with safe mode, last known good, etc.
I tried to install Xp from different disk with and without SP2 an all the time is the same... but i tried to install Mandriva and all was fine, therefore i think that is not a hardware problem.
What can i do?, is a virus? i think that is like the MBR were missing.
Please, help me.
I bought a Dimension 8400 one year ago, and it was fine... until yesterday.
I erased all the partition (even the dell utility partition), formated the HDD and i started with a clean instalation of Windows Xp Pro SP2.
The installation of SP2 will go fine, until it prompts to restart. Then every attempt to boot XP (Last Known Good, Safe Mode Command Only, the works) will lock up hard before you ever see the desktop.
If you are doing a "normal" XP boot, you will see the black GUI splash screen with the progress indicator bar that normally moves back and forth. In my case, this always locks up about 2/3 of its first pass from left to right and reboot, its the same with safe mode, last known good, etc.
I tried to install Xp from different disk with and without SP2 an all the time is the same... but i tried to install Mandriva and all was fine, therefore i think that is not a hardware problem.
What can i do?, is a virus? i think that is like the MBR were missing.
Please, help me.
simpswr
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September 9th, 2005 23:00
vpresley83
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September 9th, 2005 23:00
Hi
I had a simular problem, but not with a DELL. Install XP, your chipset drivers, then video drivers. Then install the service packs in order. My problem seemed to be the chipset drivers not being installed.
Vince
JQC
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September 10th, 2005 09:00
Thanks for your answered.
But I used the floppy disk with SATA drivers and everytime is the same.
I don´t know what is the problem or what can i do.
graffen
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September 10th, 2005 17:00
I'm with simpswr on this one.
With the 8400 exclusively, if you don't (before ever re-installing XP) trigger the BIOS to the middle SATA setting, then you'll not be successful with an XP re-install. (I forget what the 'middle' setting is on the SATA interface on the 8400 BIOS, but I am sure his thread above mentions it.)
This will be the case even if you have changed the boot order to (1) IDE CD/DVD and then (2) hard drive.
JQC
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September 11th, 2005 10:00
Like i don´t know what is the problem, i tried to restore default parameters in the bios (in the way that system left the factory).
But i don´t understand where i can change when you say "trigger the BIOS to the middle SATA setting".
graffen
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September 11th, 2005 11:00