Laptop XP Problem
This is a discussion about Laptop XP Problem in the Everything New Technology category; I have a Samsung GT6000 series laptop it is a 400MHz pentium II and has 256MB of ram i have managed to install Windows XP sucessfully on it before but everytime i shut the computer down it crashed.
I have a Samsung GT6000 series laptop
it is a 400MHz pentium II and has 256MB of ram
i have managed to install Windows XP sucessfully on it before but everytime i shut the computer down it crashed.
i am now trying to install Xagain and it cannot boot from the XP disk so i have to install windows 98 first then upgrade to XP
once it has finished copying the XP startup files (Preparing directory) it reboots the computer, it then goes to a black screen where it stays there with the hard disk light stuck on and i have to reboot it again and thats as far as i can get!
HELP!
it is a 400MHz pentium II and has 256MB of ram
i have managed to install Windows XP sucessfully on it before but everytime i shut the computer down it crashed.
i am now trying to install Xagain and it cannot boot from the XP disk so i have to install windows 98 first then upgrade to XP
once it has finished copying the XP startup files (Preparing directory) it reboots the computer, it then goes to a black screen where it stays there with the hard disk light stuck on and i have to reboot it again and thats as far as i can get!
HELP!
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did u happen to upgrade the bios at all.
most (old) lappys need a new bios for xp
most (old) lappys need a new bios for xp
OP
the bios has not been upgraded at all as far as i know, the problem is that i have actually had XP running on this laptop in the past just that it crashed when shuttinh down
i have also tried to install win2k and that failed and crashed on the install so im not sure whats wring with it!
When XP crashed the screen went black as it went into powersaving mode do you think it has something to do with powersaving??? or is it just crashing!!?
i have also tried to install win2k and that failed and crashed on the install so im not sure whats wring with it!
When XP crashed the screen went black as it went into powersaving mode do you think it has something to do with powersaving??? or is it just crashing!!?
im pretty positive a bios upgrade will fix your probs
the main difference is the power management from the
older os's
i have upgraded 9 or 10 old lappy's to xp and they all needed a bios
to run properly
the main difference is the power management from the
older os's
i have upgraded 9 or 10 old lappy's to xp and they all needed a bios
to run properly
OP
ok well i hope it works but i have NEVER upgraded a bios before how do i do it and how do i go about doing it??
thanks for you help so far by the way
thanks for you help so far by the way
http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/gt6000/bios/bios-instructions.html
i was looking thru the info on that particular laptop. directions and the latest bios are there.
make sure u can boot from the floppy, and make sure that nothing can interupt the process during the flash.
should be ok after that
i was looking thru the info on that particular laptop. directions and the latest bios are there.
make sure u can boot from the floppy, and make sure that nothing can interupt the process during the flash.
should be ok after that
OP
hey!
thanks for the link, however i do have a problem, i have currently got windows ME on my laptop, i have created a bootable floopy disk (1.44Mb) but i cannot fit the bios.rom file and the splash file on the same disk, do these files have to be on the disk you are booting from or can i put them on a seperate floppy?
thanks again
thanks for the link, however i do have a problem, i have currently got windows ME on my laptop, i have created a bootable floopy disk (1.44Mb) but i cannot fit the bios.rom file and the splash file on the same disk, do these files have to be on the disk you are booting from or can i put them on a seperate floppy?
thanks again
the only system files u need are
command.com
io.sys
msdos.sys
it'll all fit fine after that.
me puts a lotta crap for a boot disk that it doesnt need
make sure u back up the bios (it'll ask if u want to)
command.com
io.sys
msdos.sys
it'll all fit fine after that.
me puts a lotta crap for a boot disk that it doesnt need
make sure u back up the bios (it'll ask if u want to)
OP
ok so i can delete all the other files that windows puts on the floppy?
ill give it a go!
lets hope it works!!
thanks again for your help
ill give it a go!
lets hope it works!!
thanks again for your help
OP
ok i have got an error
it says
cannot flash when memory managers (e.g HIMEM) are present
press any key to exit
i assume i have to turn off the memory manager?
how do i do that??
it says
cannot flash when memory managers (e.g HIMEM) are present
press any key to exit
i assume i have to turn off the memory manager?
how do i do that??
OP
ok i cant flash the bios cause it says the following
Cannot flash when memory managers (e.g. HIMEM) are present
Press any key to exit
i assume i have to disable the himem but how??
Cannot flash when memory managers (e.g. HIMEM) are present
Press any key to exit
i assume i have to disable the himem but how??
bummer about this time difference
im at work so i cant look at my flash disk but...
on your boot floppy there is a file config.sys
what are the commands in it?
im at work so i cant look at my flash disk but...
on your boot floppy there is a file config.sys
what are the commands in it?
OP
its just all code and stuff, nothing english!! i have been trying to get this to work all day and i cant get it to work!!
Open up the Config.sys file on your bootdisk in a text editor. Notepad will work just fine for this.
Look for a line that reads something like this:
Code:
Delete that line.
Reboot with bootdisk, reflash BIOS.
Look for a line that reads something like this:
Code:
DEVICE=A:\HIMEM.SYS
Delete that line.
Reboot with bootdisk, reflash BIOS.
OP
ok ill try that only one problem is that i have no operating system on it now is it still possible to do that?
OP
ok i have managed to open up the confog.sys file in dos but cannot find any referance to the device a:\ himem
i made the boot disk from windows ME
anything else i can do!!??
i made the boot disk from windows ME
anything else i can do!!??
View all hidden files on the floppy, either rename or delete himem.sys...
OP
ok success!!
i am getting an extended memory error when the computer boots now but the bioos has been flashed sucessfully
i am getting an extended memory error when the computer boots now but the bioos has been flashed sucessfully
sweet
load xp and i will keep my fingers crossed
p.s. i always sweat when i recommend to a new guy to flash the bios
load xp and i will keep my fingers crossed
p.s. i always sweat when i recommend to a new guy to flash the bios
OP
lol your not the only one
i still have a problem
when the laptop starts up now i get an error that says:
ERROR
0232: Extended RAM Failed at offset: 1B
If it makes any sense i have upgraded the memory from 128Mb to 256Mb
i now cannot load ANY operating system (Windows 98) being the main one
HEEEELPP!!!!
i still have a problem
when the laptop starts up now i get an error that says:
ERROR
0232: Extended RAM Failed at offset: 1B
If it makes any sense i have upgraded the memory from 128Mb to 256Mb
i now cannot load ANY operating system (Windows 98) being the main one
HEEEELPP!!!!
OP
ok i basically have not got enough memory to run the windows setup program 8)
and im also getting invalid stak dumps and KERNAL erros
i am in deep sh1t here!!
and im also getting invalid stak dumps and KERNAL erros
i am in deep sh1t here!!
