Windows XP and my hard drive

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I had windows xp installed on my 40gb wd hard drive with
my 200gb maxtor running backup. This was on a ECS L4S8A2
motherboard. Windows was giving me problems and i tried
everything to fix it but it would not stop freezing. I
replaced almost everything even the motherboard. I took
the 40 and the 200 and transferred every peripherial i
had to the new motherboard (asus p4p800 deluxe). The 40
wasnt registering and neither was the 200. I assume that
the 200 wont be recognized without windows xp but what
about the 40? I had looked for information on this type
of problem but i didnt get any answers so i took out the
asus and put in the ecs again and now the hds are still
not being registered. I heard the the bios is altered
and recorded on the hd when you use windows xp. How do i
get these files back????
 
Do a repair install on the P4800 mobo...

What problem was Windows giving before you tried to fix it?


message | I had windows xp installed on my 40gb wd hard drive with
| my 200gb maxtor running backup. This was on a ECS L4S8A2
| motherboard. Windows was giving me problems and i tried
| everything to fix it but it would not stop freezing. I
| replaced almost everything even the motherboard. I took
| the 40 and the 200 and transferred every peripherial i
| had to the new motherboard (asus p4p800 deluxe). The 40
| wasnt registering and neither was the 200. I assume that
| the 200 wont be recognized without windows xp but what
| about the 40? I had looked for information on this type
| of problem but i didnt get any answers so i took out the
| asus and put in the ecs again and now the hds are still
| not being registered. I heard the the bios is altered
| and recorded on the hd when you use windows xp. How do i
| get these files back????
 
Jack Slain said:
I had windows xp installed on my 40gb wd hard drive with
my 200gb maxtor running backup. This was on a ECS L4S8A2
motherboard. Windows was giving me problems and i tried
everything to fix it but it would not stop freezing. I
replaced almost everything even the motherboard. I took
the 40 and the 200 and transferred every peripherial i
had to the new motherboard (asus p4p800 deluxe). The 40
wasnt registering and neither was the 200. I assume that
the 200 wont be recognized without windows xp but what
about the 40? I had looked for information on this type
of problem but i didnt get any answers so i took out the
asus and put in the ecs again and now the hds are still
not being registered. I heard the the bios is altered
and recorded on the hd when you use windows xp. How do i
get these files back????
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If the bios isn't seeing the drives, it's not a windows issue, it's a
hardware issue. And the fact that they work on neither machine makes it seem
that it's either the drives or the cables (if you re-used the cables). Make
sure you've got the cables facing the right way, you've got the jumpers
correct, and that you've got the cables inserted nice and tight.
 
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If the bios isn't seeing the drives, it's not a windows issue, it's a
hardware issue. And the fact that they work on neither machine makes it seem
that it's either the drives or the cables (if you re- used the cables). Make
sure you've got the cables facing the right way, you've got the jumpers
correct, and that you've got the cables inserted nice and tight.
Click to expand...

The bios is seeing the hard drives and all the drives are
set to cable select and in the same order as the previous
hard drive
 
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Do a repair install on the P4800 mobo...

What problem was Windows giving before you tried to fix it?
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I tried a repair install but windows xp setup doesnt show
any windows installation on either motherboards for the
drive

windows kept freezing after idle hours of uptime thats
what made me switch mobo
 
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