Cannot install XP pro on New Hard Drive

[retrochoir]

I have ECS K7VZA m/b, 512pc100, seagate 20gig hd with XP pro installed.

I recently bought a Western Digital 80gig hd which I'm planning to use as the main drive.

I have set the 80 gig disc as master & 20gig disc as slave. The bios recognizes both drives as such. I have FDISKed & formatted the new drive and windows does recognise this drive when I boot from the 20gig disc.

My problem is that when installing XP pro to the 80gig drive, the initial installation of files goes fine but when rebooting to continue the setup, the system freezes at the 'VERIFYING POOL DMI DATA' message.

I can still use the 20gig drive to boot XP fine.

I've tried disconnecting the power to the 20gig drive as I thought this might be the problem but to no avail.

Please can anyone help. I am at the end of my tether with this.

Thanks in advance,

Retrochoir

 

[linney]

Which file system is this new drive formatted with?

Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314463

HOW TO: Partition and Format a Hard Disk in Windows XP (Q313348)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q313/3/48.asp

Read the paragraph,
"How to Partition and Format Your Hard Disk by Using Windows XP Setup."

 

[ZOR]

I'm a Partition Magic fan. Never let me down, so easy to use.

 

[micker377]

You unplugged the power, but did you unplug the DATA cable to the 20 gig? Is the 80 gig set as Master, Master Alone, or Master with Slave?

 

[retrochoir]

Mikker377,

No I didnt unplug the data cable to the 20 gig. The 80gig is set as Master with Slave.

Thanks

 

[retrochoir]

Mikker377,

Correction to previous thread:

I didnt unplug the data cable to the 20gig drive.

The 80 gig was set as master alone.

Thanks

 

[retrochoir]

Mikker377,

CORRECTION TO MY PREVIOUS THREAD

I didnt unplug the data cable to the 20 gig but the 80 gig was set to MASTER ONLY.

Thanks

 

[bcastner]

Boot from the XP CD and enter Recovery Console. From there do:

fixmbr
fixboot
exit

Test. The following lists other troubleshooting ideas. I strongly recommend a reset of the CMOS/BIOS to defaults:

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000474.htm

 

[retrochoir]

My XP cd isnt bootable. I use a windows 98 boot disk with CD-ROM support to FDISK and Format and set up XP.

 

[bcastner]

Why is your XP CD not bootable?

 

[retrochoir]

I,ve no idea why my XP cd isnt bootable.

However, I again tried installing XP on the 80 gig drive and disconnected the power supply and connection cable from the 20 gig drive.

I partitioned & Formatted according to Microsoft's article 255867. This time I got past the 'VERIFYING POOL DMI DATA' message but was then confronted with a screen informing me
of a GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT.

 

[bcastner]

Bad RAM or a bad driver.
Disconnect all unneeded peripherals and try the installation again.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000224.htm

 

[linney]

Can you boot any other CD's from your machine or is it just the XP CD? Is the Bios set to boot from CD ahead of the hard drive.

These articles include check lists for troubleshooting Setup problems. Do you have any Bios virus scanning enabled?

HOW TO: Prepare to Upgrade Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition to Windows XP(Q316639)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q316/6/39.asp

310064 - HOW TO: Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation When You Upgrade from Windows 98 or Windows Me

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310064&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

224826 - Troubleshooting Text-Mode Setup Problems on ACPI Computers

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;224826&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

How to start the Setup program from MS-DOS in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307848&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH