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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Setup / August 2005Newly built computer won't boot
I am building a new computer. Upon trying to boot it, it goes to the Post Summary Display and lists the hard drive as being a slave even though I have it's jumper set to master in it's own dedicated IDE. I get a 2 option menu for booting either from the hard drive or the cd-rom. The hard-drive option will read, "No OS loaded" and the cd-rom option will not allow me to initiate installation of Windows from the cd. About 3/4ths of the time that i'm booting, I don't even get to the Post Summary Display. It will often hang on the System Check. Sometimes the screen will read, Verifying DMI.. and then hang. Any suggestions? > I am building a new computer. > > Upon trying to boot it, it goes to the Post Summary Display and lists > the hard drive as being a slave even though I have it's jumper set to > master in it's own dedicated IDE. Better sort this out first. If jumpers are OK your error may be cable connections. > I get a 2 option menu for booting either from the hard drive or the > cd-rom. The hard-drive option will read, "No OS loaded" and the cd-rom > option will not allow me to initiate installation of Windows from the > cd. Since the HD has not yet been formatted, it cannot contain any system code (to boot.) Enabling the CD drive requires either a completed Windows installation or the appropriate MS DOS floppy (with DOS drivers for the CD drives.) If you have no floppy drive, it will save you much time to add one.  SignatureDon Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) If you have jumpered the drive for master then are you quite sure you are not using CS cables? What happens if you jumper the drive for CS and move it between the two connectors? SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) >I am building a new computer. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Any suggestions? And, even if you get the hard drive working, formatted etc. it probably may not work properly if installing the 98 OS. Am sure your newly built PC has a processor that runs in excess of 2.1 GHz. If the PC is stuck during the bios routine hardware check, you have a significant problem.. Don't even attempt to install the OS until you get this ironed out. > I am building a new computer. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Any suggestions? Some hard drives have a jumper pin setting for master when the drive is alone on the ribbon cable and another setting for master when it shares a ribbon cable. SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo >I am building a new computer. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Any suggestions? Clear CMOS and then make sure all cables are prorperly installed including the jumpers. If you do not have a floppy drive try setting bios to boot from CD and use a bootable CD in the CD drive. (The win98 install CD is probably not bootable) SignatureJon Hildrum DTS MVP Jon_Hildrum@msn.com www.hildrum.com >I am building a new computer. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Any suggestions? >I am building a new computer. > >Upon trying to boot it, it goes to the Post Summary Display and lists >the hard drive as being a slave even though I have it's jumper set to >master in it's own dedicated IDE. 80-pin cable? HD connected to the middle connector, instead of the far end as it should be? >I get a 2 option menu for booting either from the hard drive or the >cd-rom. The hard-drive option will read, "No OS loaded" and the cd-rom >option will not allow me to initiate installation of Windows from cd. Is the HD empty? >About 3/4ths of the time that i'm booting, I don't even get to the Post >Summary Display. It will often hang on the System Check. >Sometimes the screen will read, Verifying DMI.. and then hang. >Any suggestions? Check for hardware defects, i.e. - bad mobo caps - bad RAM - bad CMOS settings, e.g. overclocking - insufficient PSU rating or power connectors - bad HD - mis-matched component specs e.g. DDR333 at 800MHz - failed or inadequate fans - construction errors, e.g. poor CPU to heat sink contact >------------------------ ---- --- -- - - - - Forget http://cquirke.blogspot.com and check out a better one at http://topicdrift.blogspot.com instead! >------------------------ ---- --- -- - - - - |
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