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From: Thomas Wendell on 10 Mar 2010 03:34 "jinxy" <willandsue(a)rogers.com> kirjoitti viestiss�:bbedec71-aeb0-43c3-9fad-1a41e13abb4e(a)15g2000yqi.googlegroups.com... On Mar 9, 2:31 pm, John Doe <j...(a)usenetlove.invalid> wrote: > "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencu...(a)my-deja.com> wrote: > > > jinxy wrote: > >> Hello, I am trying to help someone at work to fix his son's pc. > >> It is a HP Media Center m7360n. When he tries to start it up it > >> goes to the 4 options screen (safemode, safemode with > >> networking, last known good conf. that worked and start windows > >> normally) The 30 sec. countdown starts,when you make a > >> selection the countdown stops and nothing happens. If you > >> choose safemode it begins the process and stops before the > >> first screen of drivers loads. It sounds as if the drive is not > >> running, Is this an indication that the drive is dead or dying? > > The critical question is this... Are there any important files on > the hard drive that have not been copied to removable media? If > so, see Paul's advice about making a copy of the drive. Never ever > use a computer unless you first copy important files to removable > media. Of course that is a judgment call, only you can decide > that for yourself. > > > If the hard drive wasn't working, the computer wouldn't get that > > far because all that information is stored on the hard drive. > > A hard drive can produce signs of failing before it completely > stops working, like if the problem is on another part of the > drive. >Never ever > use a computer unless you first copy important files to removable > media. > This is not my pc. >I managed to get a hold of a Windows XP Media Center 2005 for HP and >Compaq's. When I ran the disk and got to the partitions page, was told >that" there is no disk in this drive". >I click install and next appears a blue screen saying, problem is >likely caused by setupdd.sys. > Stop: 0x00000050 (0xE57A3868,0x00000000,0xF74139A8,0x00000002) >setupdd.sys- address F74139A8 base at F73EC000 >date stamp 41107C87 > I don't know enough to understand the meaning of this message, but I >am looking on the net for answers. If you can elaborate, please do. >-J The reason that XP MC2005 CD couldn't read/find the HD in that computer is that it has a SATA HD, for which drivers would be required on the CD.. -- Thomas Wendell Helsinki, Finland Translations to/from FI not always accurate
From: Paul on 10 Mar 2010 05:07 Thomas Wendell wrote: > "jinxy" <willandsue(a)rogers.com> kirjoitti > viestiss�:bbedec71-aeb0-43c3-9fad-1a41e13abb4e(a)15g2000yqi.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 9, 2:31 pm, John Doe <j...(a)usenetlove.invalid> wrote: >> "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencu...(a)my-deja.com> wrote: >> >>> jinxy wrote: >>>> Hello, I am trying to help someone at work to fix his son's pc. >>>> It is a HP Media Center m7360n. When he tries to start it up it >>>> goes to the 4 options screen (safemode, safemode with >>>> networking, last known good conf. that worked and start windows >>>> normally) The 30 sec. countdown starts,when you make a >>>> selection the countdown stops and nothing happens. If you >>>> choose safemode it begins the process and stops before the >>>> first screen of drivers loads. It sounds as if the drive is not >>>> running, Is this an indication that the drive is dead or dying? >> The critical question is this... Are there any important files on >> the hard drive that have not been copied to removable media? If >> so, see Paul's advice about making a copy of the drive. Never ever >> use a computer unless you first copy important files to removable >> media. Of course that is a judgment call, only you can decide >> that for yourself. >> >>> If the hard drive wasn't working, the computer wouldn't get that >>> far because all that information is stored on the hard drive. >> A hard drive can produce signs of failing before it completely >> stops working, like if the problem is on another part of the >> drive. > > > >Never ever >> use a computer unless you first copy important files to removable >> media. >> This is not my pc. > >> I managed to get a hold of a Windows XP Media Center 2005 for HP and >> Compaq's. When I ran the disk and got to the partitions page, was told >> that" there is no disk in this drive". > >I click install and next appears a blue screen saying, problem is >> likely caused by setupdd.sys. >> Stop: 0x00000050 (0xE57A3868,0x00000000,0xF74139A8,0x00000002) >> setupdd.sys- address F74139A8 base at F73EC000 >> date stamp 41107C87 >> I don't know enough to understand the meaning of this message, but I >> am looking on the net for answers. If you can elaborate, please do. >> -J > > The reason that XP MC2005 CD couldn't read/find the HD in that computer is > that it has a SATA HD, for which drivers would be required on the CD.. > > I would be checking the BIOS and make sure the SATA ports are not set in AHCI mode. http://www.raymond.cc/forum/linux/5810-unable-to-install-windows-xp.html The computer has a P5LP-LE motherboard with 945P Northbridge and ICH7DH Southbridge. The BIOS could have options like IDE (Native or Compatible mode) AHCI RAID I'd use AHCI for Win7, and try something other than AHCI/RAID for WinXP. By doing so, you don't have to press F6 early in an installation and offer drivers on a floppy diskette. So the problem could be a BIOS setting. If the motherboard battery is bad, perhaps the BIOS settings got lost, and the default setting isn't useful for the install or operation as the computer currently stands. Paul
From: jinxy on 10 Mar 2010 17:31
On Mar 10, 5:07 am, Paul <nos...(a)needed.com> wrote: > Thomas Wendell wrote: > > "jinxy" <willand...(a)rogers.com> kirjoitti > > viestissä:bbedec71-aeb0-43c3-9fad-1a41e13ab...(a)15g2000yqi.googlegroups.com... > > On Mar 9, 2:31 pm, John Doe <j...(a)usenetlove.invalid> wrote: > >> "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencu...(a)my-deja.com> wrote: > > >>> jinxy wrote: > >>>> Hello, I am trying to help someone at work to fix his son's pc. > >>>> It is a HP Media Center m7360n. When he tries to start it up it > >>>> goes to the 4 options screen (safemode, safemode with > >>>> networking, last known good conf. that worked and start windows > >>>> normally) The 30 sec. countdown starts,when you make a > >>>> selection the countdown stops and nothing happens. If you > >>>> choose safemode it begins the process and stops before the > >>>> first screen of drivers loads. It sounds as if the drive is not > >>>> running, Is this an indication that the drive is dead or dying? > >> The critical question is this... Are there any important files on > >> the hard drive that have not been copied to removable media? If > >> so, see Paul's advice about making a copy of the drive. Never ever > >> use a computer unless you first copy important files to removable > >> media. Of course that is a judgment call, only you can decide > >> that for yourself. > > >>> If the hard drive wasn't working, the computer wouldn't get that > >>> far because all that information is stored on the hard drive. > >> A hard drive can produce signs of failing before it completely > >> stops working, like if the problem is on another part of the > >> drive. > > > >Never ever > >> use a computer unless you first copy important files to removable > >> media. > >> This is not my pc. > > >> I managed to get a hold of a Windows XP Media Center 2005 for HP and > >> Compaq's. When I ran the disk and got to the partitions page, was told > >> that" there is no disk in this drive". > > >I click install and next appears a blue screen saying, problem is > >> likely caused by setupdd.sys. > >> Stop: 0x00000050 (0xE57A3868,0x00000000,0xF74139A8,0x00000002) > >> setupdd.sys- address F74139A8 base at F73EC000 > >> date stamp 41107C87 > >> I don't know enough to understand the meaning of this message, but I > >> am looking on the net for answers. If you can elaborate, please do. > >> -J > > > The reason that XP MC2005 CD couldn't read/find the HD in that computer is > > that it has a SATA HD, for which drivers would be required on the CD.. > > I would be checking the BIOS and make sure the SATA ports are not > set in AHCI mode. > > http://www.raymond.cc/forum/linux/5810-unable-to-install-windows-xp.html > > The computer has a P5LP-LE motherboard with 945P Northbridge and ICH7DH > Southbridge. The BIOS could have options like > > IDE (Native or Compatible mode) > AHCI > RAID > > I'd use AHCI for Win7, and try something other than AHCI/RAID for WinXP. > > By doing so, you don't have to press F6 early in an installation and > offer drivers on a floppy diskette. > > So the problem could be a BIOS setting. If the motherboard battery > is bad, perhaps the BIOS settings got lost, and the default > setting isn't useful for the install or operation as the > computer currently stands. > > Paul- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - After going over this thing, I went back and asked the owner if there was any info he could add that might help me fix the pc. Well it turns out that he and his son had a bit of a disagreement and the pc took a soild full on kick to the mobo side of the tower. Now that there is a possibility of the board being damaged or any other parts broken, the tower is on it's way back to him. I will help anyone if I can, but when you take advantage of my good nature and bullshit me, then you are on your own. Thanks to all that responded, and I hope I haven't wasted your time. -J |