RE: [OT] Change of Mother board now PC won't boot into XP

["Nigel Giddings" <nigel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,



I have noticed when trying to Boot from DVD/CD that the HD LED flashes
in synchronisation with DVD/CD drive, seems strange?



The messages I get during start-up runs through to



Verifying DMI Pool Data.......

Boot from CD/DVD :

(flashing CD/DVD LED & HD LED then after 20 seconds or so)

DISK BOOT FAILURE, Insert SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

(pressing Enter)

Boot from CD/DVD :

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK





The boot failure from DVD is very suspicious, as it suggests that either
it's not actually attempting to boot from the DVD or that the DVD isn't
actually a bootable disc (which as Vista install disc certainly should
be).

Did you get the message "Press any key to boot from the CD"? (And
if you
did, did you press a key before the timeout period?)

Are you sure that the DVD drive is included in the boot sequence list in
the
BIOS?

I'd leave the HDD disconnected until you manage to get a successful DVD
boot. There could be all sorts of driver issues booting from the HDD
until
you've managed to either repair or re-install the OS over the top.

Steve Morgan



-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Nigel Giddings
Sent: 10 February 2009 08:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Change of Mother board now PC won't boot into
XP



James,

Thanks for the idea... Looking at the website I think it shows it as
compatible...

Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2 (my model is GA-M61PME-S2)

Chipset MCP61P

Socket AM2

AMD Athlon 3200+

Nigel

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx
<mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
] On
Behalf
Of James - SJ Computers
Sent: 09 February 2009 19:35
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Change of Mother board now PC won't boot into
XP

May sound obvious, but have you checked the CPU compatibility with your
new
mobo? Which processor are you using?

First port of call would be the AMD website (
http://products.amd.com/en-us/RecommendedMBFilter.aspx
<http://products.amd.com/en-us/RecommendedMBFilter.aspx>
<http://products.amd.com/en-us/RecommendedMBFilter.aspx
<http://products.amd.com/en-us/RecommendedMBFilter.aspx>
> )

Regards

James
SJ Computers

2009/2/9 Nigel Giddings <nigel@xxxxxxx
<mailto:nigel%40corbenic.co.uk>
<mailto:nigel%40corbenic.co.uk>
>

> Hi Thanks for the additional ideas.
>
> I have reset the BIOS and then reconfigured in the setup and this
> appears to be taken OK, show success during next boot cycle but still
> won't go beyond black screen immediately after DMI Pool Data message.
>
> I have also tried disconnecting SATA HD, disabling SATA in BIOS and
> booting from DVD using a good VISTA install DVD but I get the message
> DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK etc.
>
> FYI there are no PCI cards installed either, just the MoBo, FDD
> (currently disconnected), DVD/CD (Connected), and SATA HD (Currently
> disconnected), and 1 stick of RAM (1GB DDR2) which shows up OK during
> initial booting...
>
> Nigel
>
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> Of Vargster
> Sent: 09 February 2009 18:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Change of Mother board now PC won't boot
into
> XP
>
> This runs a very faint bell, I think it's not getting to the OS, the
> message
> is coming from the BIOS.
> IIRC you need to clear the CMOS on the mobo...
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Steve Morgan <steve@xxxxxxx
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<mailto:steve%40wormpurple.com>
<steve%40wormpurple.com>
> <mailto:steve%40wormpurple.com
<steve%2540wormpurple.com>> > wrote:
>
> > Is this the same processor as on your old board? I could imagine
it
> > happening if you'd moved from single-core to multi-core as the
> Hardware
> > Abstraction Layer is different.
> >
> > If you disconnect the hard disk, can you boot from a bootable CD
or
> DVD? If
> > not, maybe your boot sequence is wrong and it's always booting
from
> the HD,
> > in which case either the HAL or drivers could be the problem.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > Sent: 09 February 2009 18:03
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Change of Mother board now PC won't
boot
> into XP
> >
> > Well I have just had another chanced to look at this.
> >
> > I have swapped the memory stick with another just to cover off
that
> > possibility. I have tried booting without the FDD and DVD/CD and
on
> all
> > counts it boots to the same point... I get the single beep from
the
> BIOS
> > then see the BIOS report the processor and IDE with the HD listed
(it
> is
> > a SATA) it then says verifying DMI Pool Data, the screen goes
black
> and
> > that is it...
> >
> > The CPU fan speed does vary, increases slightly as CPU warms as
you
> > would expect...
> >
> > A friend has suggested it may be a PSU issue, which I can't
discount
> as
> > I don't have a spare floating around at the moment. In attempt to
> > further lighten the load I removed the HD power cord and it boots
the
> > same, reports Verifying DMI Pool Data and then reports DISK BOOT
> > FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.
> >
> > No real surprise there, it does suggest it is reading something
from
> the
> > HD when powered up though...
> >
> > Any more suggestions before I go and buy another PSU to discount
that
> > possible problem.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Nigel
> >
> >
> >
>
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