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Answer» On boot, system froze at Black XP loading screen. On boot, system froze at Black XP loading screen.a) Did you get an error message? What did it say? b) Remove all peripherals except mouse and keyboard. c) I would start by removing the new RAM and re-installing the old. Boot? d) Leave the old RAM in and remove the eSATA card. Boot?Thank you for your repsponse! Error message is, "PCI IRQ routing table error 00:03:00" What I don't understand is where Win ME came from? This system has always had Win XP Pro. Are PCI IRQ errors always hardware conflicts? Or could it be trying to load the new drivers for the Kensington micro bluetooth adapter? Thanks...I appreciate your help. Quote from: drmsucks on September 19, 2008, 11:51:05 AM
What happened when you tried the above? If no good after d) try to revert the bluetooth drivers back to the previous version - or delete them.as a side note, it probably wasn't a Win ME boot screen, especially since the BIOS didn't even get to the point of trying to load an OS- it was likely the OEM splash, but it was so quick that you couldn't really see it. PCI IRQ routing- Go with drm's suggestions, personally sounds like a problem with a PCI card (IE, the eSATA card).Got sidetracked with work...and will get back to this in about an hour. Thanks for the replies Will proceed through your list ASAP I have to just try reseating the RAM -- I'm too nice -- gave the 512 modules to a friend in need, so I can't go back. Though, I'll be suprised if it's the RAM, as the system was completely stable & fast for over a week and Corsair specifically chose those for my system specs. They run at 2.65 v which is the exact voltage recommended by my motherboard specs. Actually, now that I think of it, the old pair were actually NOT recommended as they ran at 2.75v (both 400 MHz) and Corsair recommended stepping down to 333MHz if I tried to pair them up with the new ones. I chose to not mix modules, but thought I would add a second set of 1GBs after all the other updates were complete. Re: Win ME -- definitely was/is ME -- the white screen & splash logo are up for 2-3 seconds and if I F8 during boot the black screen says "Windows Millenium". After trying drm's suggestions if you still get errors completely un-install the SATA card and its drivers. Do 2 or 3 cold boots (power all the way down and back up) Then re-install your MBoard drivers...repeat above then re-install the SATA card and it's drivers... Best of Luck.Thanks for adding comments, Patio -- wanna trade systems? LOL Okay...just booted with just the mouse/kb and got DMA FATAL ERROR - System Halted. Is it safe to go ahead and pull the eSATA and try to reboot?1) Make certain that both RAM modules are seated properly. 2) Yes, pull the PCI card. 3) Check that you didn't knock any cables loose!Quote from: drmsucks on September 19, 2008, 05:06:32 PM 1) Make certain that both RAM modules are seated properly. -- done Boots to post fatal error screen! -- Should I choose last known config or try normal start? Last good config. If you get good boot, disable re-start on errors: Control Panel>System>Advanced Tab>under Startup,click Settings>deselect "Automatically Restart" Post the exact contents of any error messages.drm...you're awesome! Good boot and changed settings. Anything else I should do? If you don't mind...IYO, should I keep this external and use the USB connect or exchange it for the model with firewire connect? My goal is to set up an external REDUNDANT backup system for large amounts of graphic & video files . I'm also getting low on HD space internally, but didn't see the sense in dropping in new hard drive(s) on an older board/processor. Or, am I thinking about this all wrong? Good work by drm... Post specifics on what exactly your major tasks are on this machine and we can better advise on a solid backup strategy...Quote from: patio on September 19, 2008, 06:24:00 PM Good work by drm...Thank you both so very much -- I am very appreciative. This is my primary desktop for graphic/web design, so I am running the full Adobe CS3 Master Suite, Office XP Pro, Quickbooks. I used to exclusively use this for business back in '03, but moved and took a hiatus. So, it also has critical family files (photos, tax data, etc.) I'm not ready to drop the bucks for a Duo Core and upgraded MB. So I'm trying to make due for now and upgrade or add a totally new system when the cash flow is there. OnTheChesapeake: Glad that you are up and running! As far as backup is concerned, I personally believe that internal drives are more reliable than external drives at this time. (This is a subjective belief based, in large part, by reading others' reviews of external drives. There seem to be a much larger rate of failure than for internal drives. This is hardly a rigorous or quantitative analysis ) Nonetheless, to preserve data on multiple hard drives (internal or external), the object is to reduce the probability of the drives failing AT THE SAME TIME; not the reduction in probability of a particular drive's failure. The probability of failure for a hard drive is 100%; the probability of the failure of two or more hard drives at the same time is very, very low. Clearly the more drives that contain the same data, the lower the probability of the failure of ALL of them at the same time - but, for my data, 2 drives is plenty: the "source" drive and the "backup" drive. Further, data can be recovered from almost any failed drive, albeit at high cost, so the implementation of a backup strategy really isn't about saving data, but, rather, about saving money and hassle. Based on what you said about your data, I would use one backup drive. Further, I would do "full" BACKUPS (not incremental) without any type of compression on a regular basis. "Regular basis" is a function of how often, and how much, your data changes. I would also back up certain critical data (tax data, Quickbooks data, kids' pictures, etc.) periodically to CD's or DVD's. I use Cobian Backup (http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm) and have been very pleased with it. I use version 8 and manually back up every week or so but the software has the capability to back up on a scheduled basis. Best of luck! EDIT: Just re-read your question -> I think that using the external drive with USB 2.0 will be fine, but, of course, it's up to you. Firewire 800 would be faster than USB but Firewire 400 will be about the same speed as USB 2.0. Looks like your system has USB 2.0 and Firewire, but I doubt that it has support for Firewire 800. If it does support Firewire 800, and you can swap your drive at no cost, then, I guess that would be the way to go because it would be much faster. Of course my choice would be to return the external drive for a full refund and install another internal drive for backup |
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