2 CD's won't boot

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Noboddie

I cannot get my comp. to boot when I install the second CD. Worked fine when
I put it together, frigged around with it, now I can see both CD's in the
BIOS but when XP starts to load, It just hangs at the opening screen for XP.
Both CD's will work when installed alone. I have tried master/ slave, cable
select, master/CS. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
 
"Noboddie" said in news:[email protected]:
I cannot get my comp. to boot when I install the second CD. Worked
fine when I put it together, frigged around with it, now I can see
both CD's in the BIOS but when XP starts to load, It just hangs at
the opening screen for XP. Both CD's will work when installed alone.
I have tried master/ slave, cable select, master/CS. Any ideas would
be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Hmm, I got the OEM version of Windows XP. It only has one CD from which all
of Windows XP gets installed (or repaired). If you have the retail version,
does it come with a 2nd CD? If so, what's on the 2nd CD? Since all of
Windows XP fits onto a single CD, I'm wondering what is on your 2nd CD.
 
| "Noboddie" said in | > I cannot get my comp. to boot when I install the second CD. Worked
| > fine when I put it together, frigged around with it, now I can see
| > both CD's in the BIOS but when XP starts to load, It just hangs at
| > the opening screen for XP. Both CD's will work when installed alone.
| > I have tried master/ slave, cable select, master/CS. Any ideas would
| > be greatly appreciated.
| > Thanks
|
| Hmm, I got the OEM version of Windows XP. It only has one CD from which
all
| of Windows XP gets installed (or repaired). If you have the retail
version,
| does it come with a 2nd CD? If so, what's on the 2nd CD? Since all of
| Windows XP fits onto a single CD, I'm wondering what is on your 2nd CD.
|
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Er, he's got two physical cd drives...
 
"nil spam" said in news:[email protected]:
Er, he's got two physical cd drives...
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CD = Compact Disc (and is not a drive). It did sound funny that the BIOS
could detect the 2nd CD (i.e., when 2nd CD was in a drive).

Guess I'd first try to see if Windows XP will boot into Safe Mode. Don't
know why, but sometimes getting Windows to boot into Safe Mode seems to kick
the hardware check in the butt so a subsequent normal boot will work.
 
|
| CD = Compact Disc (and is not a drive). It did sound funny that the BIOS
| could detect the 2nd CD (i.e., when 2nd CD was in a drive).
|

Anyone with a bit of common sense would, from his mention of master/slave/cs
settings, conclude that it's a cd drive issue.
 
I cannot get my comp. to boot when I install the second CD. Worked fine when
I put it together, frigged around with it, now I can see both CD's in the
BIOS but when XP starts to load, It just hangs at the opening screen for XP.
Both CD's will work when installed alone. I have tried master/ slave, cable
select, master/CS. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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We need more info.

What size/age drives do you have?

What controller combinations have you tried?

What worked?...what didn't work?

How old are the cdrom's?


Have a nice week...

Trent

If the cheese isn't yours...its Nacho cheese, man!
 
"nil spam" said in news:[email protected]:
Anyone with a bit of common sense would, from his mention of
master/slave/cs settings, conclude that it's a cd drive issue.
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Guess you haven't heard about the user that tried to send a fax by running
the software and holding the document against their monitor. Or the user
that complained about the erratic mouse movement because they never removed
the bubble wrap from it. Or the user that calls in to report their system
suddenly went dead and cannot get anything on the screen, you tell them to
check the power cables, they report they cannot see them because it is too
dark, you say to turn on the lights, and then they tell you there is a power
outage and it's dark in their office (and you wonder why they think the
computer will still run [which has no UPS]). There's nothing to indicate
that this wasn't tryig to insert a 2nd CD, it didn't read or work as
expected, and this user started changing a bunch of hardware setup to see
what might get the CD (compact disk) to work.
 
"nil spam" said in news:[email protected]:
Anyone with a bit of common sense would, from his mention of
master/slave/cs settings, conclude that it's a cd drive issue.
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Guess you haven't heard about the user that tried to send a fax by running
the software and holding the document against their monitor. Or the user
that complained about the erratic mouse movement because they never removed
the bubble wrap from it. Or the user that calls in to report their system
suddenly went dead and cannot get anything on the screen, you tell them to
check the power cables, they report they cannot see them because it is too
dark, you say to turn on the lights, and then they tell you there is a power
outage and it's dark in their office (and you wonder why they think the
computer will still run [which has no UPS]). There's nothing to indicate
that this wasn't tryig to insert a 2nd CD, it didn't read or work as
expected, and this user started changing a bunch of hardware setup to see
what might get the CD (compact disk) to work.
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I've worked with a lot of BIOS'...and I've never yet seen one that
shows me the CD that's in the cdrom drive during POST. All I've ever
seen in the CMOS screen is drives...never actual CD's.

And I've never seen a cd with jumpers...where he might be able to
change the jumpers around. But I've seen a lot of cdrom drives where
its possible to install a jumper. lol

I think its pretty obvious what the OP was trying to convey.


Have a nice week...

Trent

If the cheese isn't yours...its Nacho cheese, man!
 
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