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Re-installing XP Problem

  • 12-11-2008 1:41pm
    #1
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭


    Hi, I work in a an internet cafe, recently our desk machine (linked to the till, printer etc) started blue screening (bad pool header & driver irql not less or equal were the two causes cited) it's been a while since we formatted the pc so it'd pretty junked up. Anyway, i booted up with an XP disc in the drive and it loaded the files like nornal, then when it got to the stage where you select the partition for installing onto, it said there was no hard disc present. There is a hard drive in obviously but it wont detect it. I tried with a different hard drive and it wont even boot up at all then to anything, just keeps looping around the inital loading screen.

    What am i not doing right? I'm formatted bugger loads of pcs before and never had this problem... Is it some bios setting or something?

    **EDIT - Realised this is in the wrong section. Sorry, I've reposted in Windows forum!**


Comments

  • #2
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    i think you'll need to press F6 durring initial set up (you'll see it at the bottom of the screen) and load SATA drivers from a floppy disc or usb stick


  • #3
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    calex71 wrote: »
    i think you'll need to press F6 durring initial set up (you'll see it at the bottom of the screen) and load SATA drivers from a floppy disc or usb stick

    Where do i get drivers from for this? had a look round, can't seem to find ones for my mobo


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It could also be a dead drive, check diagnostics to see,

    if you have anouther machine of the same make and model check what it says in device manager or look up the manufacturers site

    putting in a drive from another machine will cause STOP errors and reboots if the motherboard uses a different hard drive controller


  • #5
    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    Try checking the BIOS - in particular the SATA or Hard Drive Operation tab where it may be disabled.


  • #6
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    Bombleswizzum wrote: »
    Where do i get drivers from for this? had a look round, can't seem to find ones for my mobo


    Depends on the mother board and chipset, in my case it was from Intel's site.


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  • #7
    Vic Vinegar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,241 ✭✭✭Vic Vinegar


    I got the sata drivers anyway, started to install windows no probs. Then after it had formatted the drive and copied files, it restarted, then blue screened again! tried a couple of times and it did it again. I just ended up using another pc instead for the main machine until we figure out what's up with it!

    Cheers for the help guys anyway :)


  • #8
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    It sounds like bad ram from my experience. If you have more than 1 ram slot on your mainboard, take out 1 slot of ram an try running the setup again. If it fails again try the other slot etc.


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