Q: A few days ago I received a new barebones system I built with a 250GB SATA hard drive. Since SATA is not immediately in the installation of Windows 2000 supported on a different computer, I slipstream the drivers for the SATA chipset in the Windows installation, so it would be the hard drive to install, so far, I could it.
So good.
I detect the disk formatted in one partition of 250 GB and then installed on Windows 2000 SP3, which partition.
I then restarted and got the Boot CD. Instead of loading windows, I get the error message:
“Windows 2000 could not start because of a computer disc hardware configuration problem.
Could not read the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.
Please check the Windows 2000 (TM ) documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware manuals for more information. “
Any suggestions on what is wrong would be helpful, as I have spent hours and hours on this trying to get to work and I still can not use my new computer!
Thanks,
Paulg
Best Answer: Wow, you listed everything old and new.
The new dell laptop will be loaded with windows 7 – good
RAM doubles to 4GB – good
Processor – Intel duo core, higher processor and better – good
It's new and updated on important parts – very good
I vote for NEW, however if you can upgrade the lithium battery to 9 or 12 cell…I would do that.
I found this on Ebay….so it sounds like this new laptop is pricey when new… larger hard drive though, but all else is equal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-XPS-1640-2.8-GH…
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Re:Maybe this KB article (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;305098) can shed some light on the subject.
Have you tried a slipstreamed version of 2000 with SP4?
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Re:Tried map arc and it told me the SATA hd is on scsi(0). My boot.ini file instead of scsi had signature(xxxxx) where xxxx is apparently the hd id stored in the MBR. So tried changing the signature() to scsi(0) but still no luck. Then I tried multi(0) just to see if anything happened……and it booted! Seems for an SATA hd, multi(0) should be used.
So had some luck, but didn't last. As setup continued just before it finished the computer blue screened, and repeatedly does now on each reboot just before setup finishes. Gonna try a full format and reinstall now, and see if it helps.
Thanks,
Paul
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Re:If there is NO OPTION for placing the SATA drive
first it may be that you motherboard does not support
booting from it.
The BOOT.INI file is normally hidden under the Windows GUI.
You can not edit it with the type command.
From the RECOVERY Console try typing 'map arc'.
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Re:My 1st boot device is CDROM, followed by hard drive, as there is no option in the bios for SATA or SCSI, so I think it has to be hard drive.
My hunch is that theres something wrong with my boot.ini file, but 1. I don't know whats wrong with it, and 2. I can't edit it. I can get into the recovery console and view it with the type command, but how can I edit it?
Thanks for the reply
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Re:Do you have the SATA Drive set as the 1st Bootable drive
in the BIOS?
It must be set to the 1st to boot the OS. If it wasn't and you
change it (if it is an option with your motherboard) you may
have to edit the BOOT.INI file for the correct drive path.
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