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Motherboard dead? Or Something Else?
into a problem. It won't format (NTFS) completely. Using the Win 2000 setup disc it recognizes the drive and runs through the format process (prior to starting installation) but comes up with an error at the end about not being able to format. I updated the bios and it recognizes the drive and I ran 3 different hard drive testing proggies, which says the drive is okay. I then took out the drive and put it in my machine and it formatted and installed fine. Put it back in his computer and Windows loads, then crashes to blue screen. Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could use to rule out the mobo? "Morail" <Mor***@tech.drop> wrote in message " Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could news:f3om41d0h62lhirdm5dn6ks3hp4bob8stk@4ax.com... use to rule out the mobo? " What motherboard? What hard drive? What motherboard did it work on? On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:40:16 +0100, "Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> It's a new 80 gig WD drive. Worked on my Intel D850MD mobo. I have nowrote: >"Morail" <Mor***@tech.drop> wrote in message >news:f3om41d0h62lhirdm5dn6ks3hp4bob8stk@4ax.com... > >" Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could >use to rule out the mobo? " > > >What motherboard? What hard drive? What motherboard did it work on? > > idea what his mobo is, but the computer is a Compaq Presario 5477 with a 500mhz Intel Celeron proc.
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"Morail" <Mor***@tech.drop> wrote in message I have seen similar problems adding new larger hard drives in older news:f3om41d0h62lhirdm5dn6ks3hp4bob8stk@4ax.com... > > I'm trying to install a new hard drive for a friend and I'm running > into a problem. It won't format (NTFS) completely. Using the Win 2000 > setup disc it recognizes the drive and runs through the format process > (prior to starting installation) but comes up with an error at the end > about not being able to format. > > I updated the bios and it recognizes the drive and I ran 3 different > hard drive testing proggies, which says the drive is okay. > > I then took out the drive and put it in my machine and it formatted > and installed fine. Put it back in his computer and Windows loads, > then crashes to blue screen. > > Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could > use to rule out the mobo? computers. The older power supplies were just not up to the load the added hard drive and would fluctuate just enough during the time it takes to format a large drive for the formatting process to fail. Try another power supply and see if that clears things up. On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:15:35 -0600, "GlowingBlueMist"
<ljm***@invalid.com> wrote: Show quoteHide quote >"Morail" <Mor***@tech.drop> wrote in message Worth a shot. I've tried pretty much everything else. :-)>news:f3om41d0h62lhirdm5dn6ks3hp4bob8stk@4ax.com... >> >> I'm trying to install a new hard drive for a friend and I'm running >> into a problem. It won't format (NTFS) completely. Using the Win 2000 >> setup disc it recognizes the drive and runs through the format process >> (prior to starting installation) but comes up with an error at the end >> about not being able to format. >> >> I updated the bios and it recognizes the drive and I ran 3 different >> hard drive testing proggies, which says the drive is okay. >> >> I then took out the drive and put it in my machine and it formatted >> and installed fine. Put it back in his computer and Windows loads, >> then crashes to blue screen. >> >> Is the motherboard shot? Is there some kind of definitive test I could >> use to rule out the mobo? >I have seen similar problems adding new larger hard drives in older >computers. > >The older power supplies were just not up to the load the added hard drive >and would fluctuate just enough during the time it takes to format a large >drive for the formatting process to fail. Try another power supply and see >if that clears things up. > |
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