my hard drive wont boot up.it keeps restarting by itself. it is as thought the motherboard wont let the hard drive boot.
2007-03-15 18:45:04 · 8 answers · asked by ruhatin1 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
The settings on your new motherboard probably don't match the settings on your hard drive which your operating system set up when it was installed on the drive. (Unless you bought the exact same model and revision# of motherboard) If you're running XP, it will see there is a major difference and it should tell you about it before it faults out on you. (MS has XP check to see if you're trying to use a "cloned" drive to avoid paying for a software license.)
Either reinstall the software or contact Microsoft for help (have your product code ready to show you have a legal copy).
2007-03-15 18:59:51 · answer #1 · answered by ron w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there.
True like the answerer before me, Does it start to load your operating system and then restart? You didn't specify if it was during the boot process when you first turn on your computer or during loading windows.
If you just hooked up your hard drive with an existing, running OS like Windows XP into your new motherboard, yeah, Windows won't like it. Better to reformat your hard drive and reinstall Windows.
If it's during the bootup process (when it shows you what hard drives/cdrom drive is hooked up), then you'll have three possiblities:
1) Your hard drive might not be connected/setup correctly to your cable (or to motherboard)
2) Your BIOS settings aren't configured correctly to properly detect your new hard drive.
3) Your motherboard can not handle your old harddrive due to it's old age technology.
For 1) Make sure the drive is set at Master or Slave or plugged in properly
2) Make sure that your hard drive is IN the boot device list. (eg. 1)floppy 2)hdd 3)cdrom etc) and it's settings correct (ATA or SATA or SCSI etc)
3)Nothing you can do bout it, but either get an ATA plugin card (PCI or ISA), or buy a new hard drive.
Hope this helps
2007-03-15 19:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by iskai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it start to load your operating system and then restart? I know windows hates it when you change your motherboard or cpu, and will usually no longer boot. It'll either give you a blue screen, simply lock up while loading, or restart, like you're describing. Reinstalling windows with the new motherboard installed should fix it.
2007-03-15 18:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Motherboard may not compatible with the Older models of hard drives.
Chathuranga Chandrasekara
Sri Lanka
2007-03-15 18:49:18 · answer #4 · answered by Chathuranga Chandrasekara 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To test whether it's a hardware or operating system issue:
Install UBUNTU (or XUBUNTU if your computer has less than 256MB of RAM).
It's a free, reliable and up to date operating system.
You can explore it from the "LIVE CD".
It's easy to install and use. You can dual boot it with other operating systems.
Once you have it installed, you gain access to thousands of free programs created by the open source community. There is excellent support - see the WIKI starter guide, and the Linux forums.
Always back up your data before making changes to your computer.
2007-03-16 04:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by hitechsleuth 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
See if this link helps
2007-03-15 18:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by mrresearchman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe Your O/S Is going crazy Driver Nutty :P
2007-03-15 19:17:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
be sure the harddrive is set as master
2007-03-15 19:10:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋