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Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 14:44:45 Pacific
OS: Windos XP Home OEM
CPU/Ram: AMD 3200/512mb
Product: Home built
Comment:

I bought a new case and transfered all my hardware to it. when i booted it up the bios kicked in but windows would not start.

i tried several times but got no joy. i tried several times.

i tried to reinstall windows but but the setup process only completes the first part of the installation. when the pc reboots it starts the first part of the installation again.

i have tried 2 different versions of XP i have. the other version i have is XP pro. i get the same result.

help please.



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Response Number 1
Name: Petit Jean
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:04:28 Pacific
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Make sure bios boots from C drive first not cdrom on first reboot causing setup to start again.Good luck.


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Response Number 2
Name: per
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:09:15 Pacific
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In changing the case you may have grounded the mobo or dislodged a memory stick or pci device. Recheck the mobo mounts that nothing is touching on the bottom of the mobo. Remove all device except the video card and 1 memory module and try it.

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Response Number 3
Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:10:43 Pacific
Reply:

thanks for the replies.

the bios is set to boot from hdd first then cd.

i have only got video card and i ram stick installed.


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Response Number 4
Name: per
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:12:45 Pacific
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Swap the ram.

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Response Number 5
Name: per
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:16:03 Pacific
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You say it is set to boot from the hdd? Reset it to boot from the cd first and then the second boot when it asks if you want to boot from the cd don't touch it. It will continue on it's own.

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Response Number 6
Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:27:18 Pacific
Reply:

i have swapped the ram and have changed the boot priorities and the same has happed again.

the bios doesnt give me the choice not to boot from the cd it does it automatically. i have looked abount in bios but i cant see a setting to stop it from doing this.


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Response Number 7
Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:35:06 Pacific
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i have just set the bios to boo from hdd only and now get disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter. if i put the cd in it will just restart the install process.


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Response Number 8
Name: per
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:35:50 Pacific
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The only thing left is to change the video card. You may have damaged the mobo or the cpu when you changed the case. I would also try reinstalling in the old case just to see what happens.

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Response Number 9
Name: Petit Jean
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:48:00 Pacific
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Can you boot to a dos prompt with a dos Windows boot diskette?If you have a second hard drive install it next and try booting from it with only the boot files.Use a Windows 98SE boot disk to load the boot files to the hard drive:
sys C: (press Enter)
Good luck.


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Response Number 10
Name: Sabertooth
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:52:19 Pacific
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You CPU may not be seated correctly, I suggest you dismount and disassemble the CPU/HSF and thoroughly clean it out, then reassemble it & make sure this time around it is seated properly.


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Response Number 11
Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:53:47 Pacific
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i didnt take the cooler or the cpu off the mobo. can this still be causing the problem?


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Response Number 12
Name: per
Date: June 4, 2006 at 15:59:09 Pacific
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If you do as Sabertooth says don't forget the thermal grease!!

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Response Number 13
Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 17:01:16 Pacific
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i have taken out the cpu and cleaned and reinstaled it and im getting the same


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Response Number 14
Name: Dirty_Sanchez
Date: June 4, 2006 at 17:48:40 Pacific
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If you just moved the hardware from one case to another, the bios or any setting for that matter would not have changed. You either have a bad ground or something (hardware) is now bad as it may have gotten hit with static discharge. Does the new case have a speaker and if so, do you get any beeps? If you do get beeps, how many and when; if you dont have a speaker, take it out of the old case and put one it, the beep code may tell you exactly what is happening


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Response Number 15
Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 17:55:53 Pacific
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i get one beep not long after startup.

how can a faulty mobo or proc prevent the install of windows?


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Response Number 16
Name: Dirty_Sanchez
Date: June 4, 2006 at 18:20:38 Pacific
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I'm not even looking at the win install part, once you get it to boot properly the install part will fix itself. One beep is normal. Do you have other RAM thta you can put in or maybe have 2 on there that you can take one out?


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Response Number 17
Name: simonreynolds77
Date: June 4, 2006 at 18:33:20 Pacific
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i have 2 sticks of 512. i have tried all combinations.


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Response Number 18
Name: Paul Fahrenbach
Date: June 4, 2006 at 18:48:49 Pacific
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I have only seen this type of problems when the Hard Drive was not set to active. Was all the drives moved to the new case and all the robbon cables put back the way that where in the old case.


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Response Number 19
Name: Tony Seiler
Date: June 4, 2006 at 20:32:59 Pacific
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let me get this straight. you run the initial install from the Windows CD? Right? it loads all the necessary files to the hard drive and then does it say "restart in 15 seconds". Then the computer reboots. Right?

When the boot order is set 1: CD-rom 2: HDD. It will say "press any key to boot from CD". However, after the first run of files loading, you do not want to boot from the CD, but the HDD. Setup will continue without any manual interference on your part. So don't press a key to boot from CD after the initial windows file load.

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