W2K reinstallation/installation problems

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I recently upgraded a number of my system components,
including my motherboard. I havn't reformatted my old
harddrive yet, and when I try and boot up it'll get to
windows fine but neither the mouse nor the keyboard will
work (both are usb). I tried a ps/2 (wireless) mouse as
well, and still nothing. I know the keyboard at least
registers because I can access BIOS setup and use it
there, but as soon as it gets past POST the keyboard no
longer works. That's issue #1, probably not entirely Win2k
related. My real problem lies in the fact that (realizing
I need to reinstall anyway) I'm trying to reinstall Win2k
on my box, but for some reason my floppy isn't working,
and even though I have all three devices on my boot list
set as "cd-rom" it won't boot from the CD. Any suggestions
on what I'm doing wrong/how to fix it?

Thanks,
 
Jodo said:
I recently upgraded a number of my system components,
including my motherboard. I havn't reformatted my old
harddrive yet, and when I try and boot up it'll get to
windows fine but neither the mouse nor the keyboard will
work (both are usb). I tried a ps/2 (wireless) mouse as
well, and still nothing. I know the keyboard at least
registers because I can access BIOS setup and use it
there, but as soon as it gets past POST the keyboard no
longer works. That's issue #1, probably not entirely Win2k
related. My real problem lies in the fact that (realizing
I need to reinstall anyway) I'm trying to reinstall Win2k
on my box, but for some reason my floppy isn't working,
and even though I have all three devices on my boot list
set as "cd-rom" it won't boot from the CD. Any suggestions
on what I'm doing wrong/how to fix it?

Thanks,
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since your floppy and cd rom are not working
i;d say that you must have miswired them when you replaced the motherboard
 
Greetings --

Once you've corrected the hardware issues, which are probably
related to reversed ribbon cables between the various drives and the
motherboard:

Normally, unless the new motherboard is virtually identical to the
old one (same chipset, IDE controllers, etc), you'll most likely need
to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation, at the
very least (and don't forget to reinstall any service packs and
subsequent hot fixes):

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q292175

What an In-Place Win2K Upgrade Changes and What It Doesn't
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

If that fails:

How to Move a Windows 2000 Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q249694&ID=KB;EN-US;Q249694


Bruce Chambers

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