Author: MifuneKinski, Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:18 pm Post subject: Windows Freezing ---- Hello,
I'm having a problem and any advice or insight would be appreciated. I recently bought a 2 TB hardrive for storage and installed it on my windows XP Home computer. I installed it and had it formatted no problem, I even completed backing up all my files to the new drive. Now however, when I start XP it gets to the loading screen with the blue bar and hangs or freezes at the same place nearly every time. I say nearly every time because randomly it will finish loading sometimes, probably 1/20.
When I attempt to open the computer in safe mode it freezes at the sys.mup screen. To find out the problem I tried starting the computer with each of my sticks of ram individually to see if that was the problem, and it wasn't, and then I tried unplugging the new harddrive from the mobo. With only the main drive on, the computer started fine, with no problems. When i replugged the secondary harddive windows hangs again. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Chris
Author: Maqltiti, Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:02 pm Post subject: Hi ---- what kind of windows is installed on your pc?
Author: MifuneKinski, Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:06 am Post subject: ---- Windows XP Home
Author: MifuneKinski, Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:38 am Post subject: ---- Hmm... so
It seems it could be a bios mobo problem, a physical damage problem or a windows xp home problem.
Anyone have any thoughts or able to narrow this down?
Author: ryansutton, Location: San Francisco, CaliforniaPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:59 am Post subject: ---- Is this a SATA drive?
Author: MifuneKinski, Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:57 am Post subject: ---- Yes it is, internal
Author: Maqltiti, Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:48 am Post subject: ---- HI!
hmmm.. i also thinks its with the motherboard...
Author: ryansutton, Location: San Francisco, CaliforniaPosted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 5:55 pm Post subject: ---- I would update your SATA controller drivers first. Have you tried that?
Author: georgec, Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject: ---- I would check for any latest version of BIOS and then go for the latest device drivers, if any!
Author: Allnsmth, Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:57 am Post subject: ---- Hi,
I want to suggest you .....check your system hardware it may be problem in your mother boards. Otherwise In your system RAM stick...!