Ghost2520 Posted July 9, 2003 Posted July 9, 2003 I just got an idea(although I doubt it will work) since my new mobo has both built in sound and built in networking, I didn't bother to put my old networking card back in along with the sound card, since I didn't format the hard drive yet maybe it still needs these parts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabond1 Posted July 9, 2003 Posted July 9, 2003 you don't need those in. make sure you have the ide's in properly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted July 9, 2003 Posted July 9, 2003 Ok I got it to boot finally! But then I ran into another problem.. I went to format my harddrive by reinstalling Windows, and when it gets to 100% done on reformating it says "Windows was unable to format the selected partition. Please make sure your harddrive is not damaged." How the heck could my harddrive have been damaged? I didn't abuse it when I took it out... also I thought maybe the cables wheren't properly attached, so I recked the cables and still had no luck. Is my harddrive really permanentally damaged? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabond1 Posted July 9, 2003 Posted July 9, 2003 did the hdd come with it's own format floppy? try making a windows boot disk and run fdisk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 9, 2003 Posted July 9, 2003 Its probly your vid card if nothing pops up. i would try a different one quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted July 9, 2003 Posted July 9, 2003 (edited) I'm gonna go and try to find one of those disk, I vaguely remember it coming with one... if it doesn't have one, could someone tell me how to make a boot disk from the bios? I haven't made a boot disk in ages and don't remember how. Â Update: I found the Western Digital disk, but I can't get it to work... I put it in and the computer just says system disc boot failure. I guess all I can do now is try and make that boot disk... hopefully someone here knows how to make one. Also I don't think this will work, but maybe I could try installing my friends Windows XP... I don't really see how it would be any different the 2000 Professional, but its worth a try. Â I went back and thought what I could have done wrong... and I think I may have done something wrong when I first formatted it yesterday. It said I had one partition of 38XXXmb (I have a Western Digital 40 gig harddrive) and instead of installing a new windows on that partition, I chose to delete it, and then create a new partition of equal size. Could that have been what I did wrong? Should I have just reinstalled Windows in the first place vs. just deleting the partition and creating a new one? If so is there any way I can fix this problem or undo the wrongs I did? Thanks. Â Update: Can't double post so I had to update again... I have given up all hope on this hard drive and am going to go buy a new one in a few minutes. I'm not going to buy a Western Digital again because they shouldn't be failing after just six months! Also I thought maybe it was just my new motherboard that was working right, so I put my old motherboard back in and as soon as I turn on my computer it says "Error Loading Operating System"... Edited July 10, 2003 by [?]Ghost2520 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabond1 Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 can i please have your old hdd , and get a maxtor, they are the best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 i have had more problems with maxtor than western digital myself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabond1 Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 i have a maxtor and a quantem (now owned by maxtor), i have had them for years and they work great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 I was planning on buying a Maxtor cause I have heard lots of good things about them. I was going to get a ride to the store tonight, but now my mom is trying to tell my dad not to take me... I need my computer tonight! I haven't been able to game for like 28 hours! I'm going to die soon if I don't get this to work! Also, I tried yet again to get my harddrive to work... I tried formatting it on my old motherboard, and as soon as I clicked format a "Stop System Screen" came up. I have never seen one of them before so I don't really understand what it means, but I think my harddrive is toast. ( I might donate it to whoever it was that wanted old computer parts to launch off their trebuchet) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billabond1 Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 no, no, i want the hdd,plz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost2520 Posted July 10, 2003 Posted July 10, 2003 lol I figured someone else might want it... I think there is a chance that it isn't fried and I'm just not doing something right... thats why I'm going to keep the harddrive, until this guy who knows how fix just about everything in computers comes home from vacation... and if he says its fried, then I will decide what to do... maybe start an auction between the different people on OCC who want a dead harddrive... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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