Solve : New Hardware, XP reboots during startup.?

1.	Solve : New Hardware, XP reboots during startup.?
Answer» I just moved a hard drive, floppy drive, and CD drive to a new set of HARDWARE I put together. It was a barebones KIT, which included new Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Case, and Power Supply. I've put computers together before, but never ran into this problem. The computer asks wether to boot normal, in safe mode, last known config... etc. No matter what I choose, it REBOOTS. If I choose normal or last known config., it barely makes it to the windows xp logo screen with the loading bar and it reboots. It does this endless cycle until I shut it off Cold. I had heard maybe the new motherboard drivers needed to be installed. But if I can't boot it... then how do I do it? The hard drive still works with the old hardware just fine, so is it possible to install the drivers before I switch it to the new hardware? Is this the most probable solution? HELP PLEASE!!!You can't generally take a windows drive that was installed on one system and boot it on another... In your case, clearly it won't work. A few options: I: Boot your old mobo and make a backup of your data from your hard drive to another device. MAKE SURE YOU GET IT ALL. (for copying your data you'll need a usb key drive or an external hard drive or a server or another computer that you can put your stuff on) Then install the new mobo and boot your windows XP CD and do a clean install. Advantages: This is the clean option. A fresh install of Windows will be best for speed and configuration. There will be much less cruft than any other option. Disadvantages: if you forget to copy something off, its gone forever. II: Buy a new hard drive and do a clean install to it, then copy your files off the old hard drive. Advantages: data safe. Disadvantages: expensive. III: Boot the windows CD on the old hard drive with the new mobo and do a install over the old windows install. Advantages: probably won't lose anything, no extra cost. Disadvantages: will lose all updates and will add cruft to windows drivers database and the REGISTRY. Computer will have to be updated and ... well its a big mess, and may bite you on the censored later. I have tried repairing before... the OS without formatting with the OS CD while on the new hardware... but it still reboots at a certain spot in the process with the new hardware. So will a clean install help with that happening?Quote from: pipewarrior1 on September 08, 2008, 02:12:58 PM I have tried repairing before... the OS without formatting with the OS CD while on the new hardware... but it still reboots at a certain spot in the process with the new hardware. So will a clean install help with that happening? A clean install should fix it. Just make sure you have the driver CD for the mobo handy. It's also very helpful if you have XP SP2 install executable on CD. Many XP drivers require SP1 or SP2 to function, so after the clean install, install SP2 from CD and then the drivers that came with the motherboard. Newer motherboards have Ethernet and USB controllers that won't work after a fresh install so you have to have a CD with the drivers you need, a USB key drive often won't cut it. Be sure to save your important files... Quote from: pipewarrior1 on September 08, 2008, 02:12:58 PM I have tried repairing before... the OS without formatting with the OS CD while on the new hardware... but it still reboots at a certain spot in the process with the new hardware. So will a clean install help with that happening? How exactly did you try repairing ? ?Poss hard drive pblm.it could be that your power supply isn't generating enough power so the computer re boots because of safety reasons

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I just moved a hard drive, floppy drive, and CD drive to a new set of HARDWARE I put together. It was a barebones KIT, which included new Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Case, and Power Supply. I've put computers together before, but never ran into this problem. The computer asks wether to boot normal, in safe mode, last known config... etc. No matter what I choose, it REBOOTS. If I choose normal or last known config., it barely makes it to the windows xp logo screen with the loading bar and it reboots. It does this endless cycle until I shut it off Cold.

I had heard maybe the new motherboard drivers needed to be installed. But if I can't boot it... then how do I do it? The hard drive still works with the old hardware just fine, so is it possible to install the drivers before I switch it to the new hardware? Is this the most probable solution? HELP PLEASE!!!You can't generally take a windows drive that was installed on one system and boot it on another... In your case, clearly it won't work.

A few options:

I:
Boot your old mobo and make a backup of your data from your hard drive to another device. MAKE SURE YOU GET IT ALL.

(for copying your data you'll need a usb key drive or an external hard drive or a server or another computer that you can put your stuff on)

Then install the new mobo and boot your windows XP CD and do a clean install.

Advantages: This is the clean option. A fresh install of Windows will be best for speed and configuration. There will be much less cruft than any other option.

Disadvantages: if you forget to copy something off, its gone forever.

II:
Buy a new hard drive and do a clean install to it, then copy your files off the old hard drive.

Advantages: data safe.

Disadvantages: expensive.

III: Boot the windows CD on the old hard drive with the new mobo and do a install over the old windows install.

Advantages: probably won't lose anything, no extra cost.

Disadvantages: will lose all updates and will add cruft to windows drivers database and the REGISTRY. Computer will have to be updated and ... well its a big mess, and may bite you on the *censored* later.

I have tried repairing before... the OS without formatting with the OS CD while on the new hardware... but it still reboots at a certain spot in the process with the new hardware. So will a clean install help with that happening?Quote from: pipewarrior1 on September 08, 2008, 02:12:58 PM

I have tried repairing before... the OS without formatting with the OS CD while on the new hardware... but it still reboots at a certain spot in the process with the new hardware. So will a clean install help with that happening?

A clean install should fix it. Just make sure you have the driver CD for the mobo handy.

It's also very helpful if you have XP SP2 install executable on CD. Many XP drivers require SP1 or SP2 to function, so after the clean install, install SP2 from CD and then the drivers that came with the motherboard.

Newer motherboards have Ethernet and USB controllers that won't work after a fresh install so you have to have a CD with the drivers you need, a USB key drive often won't cut it.

Be sure to save your important files...
Quote from: pipewarrior1 on September 08, 2008, 02:12:58 PM

I have tried repairing before... the OS without formatting with the OS CD while on the new hardware... but it still reboots at a certain spot in the process with the new hardware. So will a clean install help with that happening?

How exactly did you try repairing ? ?Poss hard drive pblm.it could be that your power supply isn't generating enough power so the computer re boots because of safety reasons

Solve : New Hardware, XP reboots during startup.?

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