win2000 inaccessible boot device - HELP
Hi, hope someone can help. I have a machine that was a file server for an office, as well as being an internet gateway, mail server, print server, well, lots of things. It had a horrible cheap KT133 mainboard in which has died.
Hi, hope someone can help. I have a machine that was a file server for an office, as well as being an internet gateway, mail server, print server, well, lots of things.
It had a horrible cheap KT133 mainboard in which has died. I really don't want to re-install Windows (though i know i should) so I have bought a new Gigabyte mainboard, a KT133a one, hoping i could just power it up and it would boot, get slightly upset, then carry on.
I am getting a STOP error just after the Windows 2000 boot screen, after the one with just the boot options, the actual 2000 Splash Screen. I get the first little cube in the line of cubes that appear, then the error.
It doesn't like the IDE controller obviously (silly win2000 gets that far though so it found the hard drive OK).
I have tried automatic fast repair, all options, with no change from the Win2000 CD.
What now?
It had a horrible cheap KT133 mainboard in which has died. I really don't want to re-install Windows (though i know i should) so I have bought a new Gigabyte mainboard, a KT133a one, hoping i could just power it up and it would boot, get slightly upset, then carry on.
I am getting a STOP error just after the Windows 2000 boot screen, after the one with just the boot options, the actual 2000 Splash Screen. I get the first little cube in the line of cubes that appear, then the error.
It doesn't like the IDE controller obviously (silly win2000 gets that far though so it found the hard drive OK).
I have tried automatic fast repair, all options, with no change from the Win2000 CD.
What now?
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With a new motherboard, you normally have to format to get everything running like you should. You could probably get the system to boot by running a full repair install or just doing a full install over the os that's there now. Either way and you will probably have to reinstall some drivers and applications after, but your documents and stuff should still be there.
Personally, I would just format and start over, assuming you have good recent backups.
Personally, I would just format and start over, assuming you have good recent backups.
you are absolutely right and i know it, but i am going on holiday for a week, and havent time to do a clean install because this machine is the hub of the whole office and has tons of configuration to do after the OS has been installed.
when i come back off holiday i will clean install it, but if i can just get it to boot into win2000 i can get it stable enuf to leave it for that little while
i hate not clean installing it, but if it wasnt for these circumstances i would do it immediately
tried the full repair already
anyone else?
cheers
papercup
when i come back off holiday i will clean install it, but if i can just get it to boot into win2000 i can get it stable enuf to leave it for that little while
i hate not clean installing it, but if it wasnt for these circumstances i would do it immediately
tried the full repair already
anyone else?
cheers
papercup
