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Replacement hard-drive won't boot Windows XP
I have a Western Digital WD 200AB hard-drive that has Windows XP Pro installed and is in working order. I wish to install that HD into my Dell Dimension L866r, Pent II, MMX Tech, 254 MB RAM PC which is also in working order. However, when I start the PC with the WD hard-drive it will run the BIOS but then it reads that Windows did not shut down properly and if I want to start in Normal, safe mode, etc. No matter what I pick the PC resets itself, goes through the BIOS, and reads the same thing again.
I have tried every combination of jumper setting on the HD to no avail. In the past I have not had a problem switching one HD for another so I know the basics. The previous HD on the Dell is also a WD200 and it still works but has Windows 98 installed.
The Mobo is an Intel CA810E Version AAA01985-312. Intel does have a driver update for the BIOS but there is an express BIOS and iFlash BIOS available. There is also a Firmware Driver but I don't know if any of these files are appropriate for my system. I don't know enough to know which one to pick or that if it will help at all.
Thanks!
I have tried every combination of jumper setting on the HD to no avail. In the past I have not had a problem switching one HD for another so I know the basics. The previous HD on the Dell is also a WD200 and it still works but has Windows 98 installed.
The Mobo is an Intel CA810E Version AAA01985-312. Intel does have a driver update for the BIOS but there is an express BIOS and iFlash BIOS available. There is also a Firmware Driver but I don't know if any of these files are appropriate for my system. I don't know enough to know which one to pick or that if it will help at all.
Thanks!
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Thank you much. : )
Windows XP has a hardware control layer so to speak(cant remember what its called) When you install XP it will work great with the hardware that is currently installed. Upgradeing something minor, such as memory, typically wont make it crash. However, in something like a hard drive swap the two machines must be nearly identical in order for it to work, and in some cases that’s not even enough. The only true solution is to reinstall XP while the HD is in the new machine.