SmokeyUK Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 Just managed to get a new bios chip for my 640 and thought my problems where over , I just tried installing XP Pro on my c drive, booted from disk ok, ran though the initial setup process, format c drive etc, I thought everything was fine, that was untill my pc reset to complete the setup process. Robooted, ran the mem test, detected all the drives, etc, then I get a message saying "error loading from operating system" !! Need help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 Have you tried installing XP without the SB Audigy and the secondary hard drive disconnected? Are you overclocking the computer at the moment? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyUK Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 No i'm not overclocking @ the mo, this is a brand new board, memory and processor . I will try disconnecting my sound card and 2nd hard drive though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyUK Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 K, just tried disconnecting the soundcard and 2nd hard drive, alas no joy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 When you disconnected those devices, did you go through the installation process of XP again? As another safety, try only running with one RAM stick installed as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyUK Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 i followed ur instructions, and i even tried changing the drives access, and instead of the error message, the drive was just hanging, i tried 1 memory stick then the other, in dual and normal slots, still no go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 hmmmm..... do you have important information on the other drive? If not, try installing XP on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyUK Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 not really, i think thats going to be the next step, I'm just gonna browse the ms website 1st, and see if i can find a fix there, I will let u know either way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeyUK Posted May 13, 2005 Posted May 13, 2005 Swapping the hard drive has done the trick, installing XP right now, thanks for ur help Goober Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed.howell Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 Swapping the hard drive has done the trick, installing XP right now, thanks for ur help Goober Was the hard drive you got to work IDE or Sata? I feel your pain, it took me probably 6-8 tried to get Windows installed when I first got this board on an IDE drive. I tried 1 stick of ram, unplugging EVERYTHING that wasn't needed, and I really still don't know what got it to install finally. :confused: Glad you got it to work though!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 Anytime! The manufacturer of the hard drive should have a low-level format utility available for you to download and run. This would 1) basically return the hard drive to it's original format from when you first bought it and 2) identify any soft or hard sector errors if they are present. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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