Can't boot XP on my Epox 8KDA3+

[knoledad]

Hi,

I have read the manual and all available FAQ's and can't find any help there so I hope you can solve my problem:

Problem: When Powering on the system starts to load Win XP professional from my IDE-connected legacy HDD, aborts and reboots. When I try to boot Win XP in "Safe mode" it loads drivers up to "mup.sys" then aborts and reboots.

Background: I have an Award 6.00PG BIOS. I am using "Fail safe" defaults in the CMOS. I am booting from a legacy HDD from another (the previous) system. It was previously connected to my old ASUS-board. On this drive is a comlete NTFS file system with Win XP professional installed along with all my user data. It was used along with an ATI Rage 128 video card, a NIC-PCI-card, and a wireless LAN-PCI-card (DLINK) so it has drivers for all these. These cards are all removed from my NEW configuration with the 8KDA3+.

I have installed a new Radion 9800 Pro Atlantis card in the AGP-slot. The system still has the old floppy and CR-ROM reader. It is connected to the Internet through a router (connected to Internet via DSL/PPPoE). I have NOT installed any software bundled on the accompanying 8KDA3+ CD-ROM. This is because I can't get Windows XP to boot. I tried using the bundle CD but get questions about installing RAID. I don't want to install RAID.

Can you give me a procedure or protocoll for booting my "old" XP?

Hoping for a quick answer.

Best regards,

knoledad

[LayZeh]

You've changed the most integral part of a machine, the motherboard. The chances of it booting will always be 50% infact, usually you can get away with it.

Question is does the hard-disk still boot on your old machine using the original motherboard if it does then you know the change of motherboard is the cause for the failed boot attempts.

I would, personally, install windows xp on another hard-disk put your troublesome disk as slave and retrieve the data you require from it later formatting it and reinstalling windows.

[Platinum]

Have you reinstalled XP since installing the new mobo? if not then there is your problem..

[knoledad]

I found this guide to how to "preserve" windows when changing motherboards. It was too late for me but perhaps others can find salvation here: http://www.windowsreinstall.com/inst...oard/index.htm

K

[jakeshaw123]

try a bootdisk from madboot.com?