Hi
Following on from my last thread.. I have a 320gb western digital sata harddrive that i want to install win 7 on. So i set the sata to second boot device and have the dvd drive set to first boot. It loads into the dvd but it takes a while. At 22:47 it is "Expanding Windows Files (0%)" So its taken 10-20 Minutes to get to this stage. So why is it slow on SATA, And fast on IDE? (my ide drive is a wd 80gb)
thanks
flyboy
So i got it installed and it goes to starting windows and then Setup is updating registry settings then...
Blue screen:
Something like ****STOP 0x0000008E (that code is right)
then underneath:
Win32k.sys
whats that mean?
thanks
flyboy
question: to what is your DVD drive connected - S-ATA or IDE?
question: if you set the machine so it boots your normal system - does it still work or does that come up with an error too?
It sounds like you have files on the Windows 7 install disk that are corrupted - a blue screen and stop error, indicating a *.sys file, usually means that either the system cannot find that file or it is corrupted (Win NT servers at one of my old workplaces used to throw that sort of fit fairly often).
The long time it took to work might be as a result of the system trying again and again to read the problem file and then giving up - with microsofts usual skill at installation s/w it would show the process as completed - but when you try to run the OS it falls over.
You could either try and re-install from another copy of the Window 7 installation disk - or if you have access to a system running Win7 you could try and find the file its unable to find and manually copy it to the correct location and see if that solves the issue.
It may take more than one transferred file to solve the problem and it may leave your Win7 installation a little flakey, but it would be quicker than restarting from scratch.
Hope that helped
Jemma
@flyboyovyick2k9:
Need a few details about your system to be able to provide some guidance. Also would help to get the values that appear after - ex: STOP 0x0000008E (xxxx, xxxx, xxxx, xxxx).
Here are some details that would be helpful - worded them in question form:
1) OEM or home grown system? If OEM, brand & model. If HG, Motherboard manufacturer & model.
2) Does the system/motherboard support SATA or eSATA?
3) Does the system/motherboard BIOS have an option for AHCI or ATA?
4) If the BIOS does support AHCI, was it necessary to provide a driver during the Windows installation (ex: Intel Storage Matrix - TXTSETUP.OEM) ?
5) If you were able to install Windows to completion, were you able to install the Chipset and any sub-system (ex: Intel Storage Matrix) driver before restarting the system.
6) Are the firmware levels at the most recent (non-BETA) versions - BIOS, HDD, etc.
7) Does the HDD report as ok when running the WD Diagnostic tools?
8) Are all of the hardware components installed in the system compatible with this version of Windows?
9) Does the RAM report as ok when running a memory diagnostics tool (ex: Mem86, etc.)
10) What is the wattage of the PSU (power supply) in the unit?
HTH,
Right here goes,
The spec of my pc is in the signature. the psu is a Coloursit 550w.
Yes my board does support sataII.
The installation i have got works because i have just install it on my compaq evo laptop, and it works fine.
My normal machine boots fine without the sata drive connected but is a tiny bit slower when it is connected.
It has the latest bios. And is a homebuild. Not sure about the ahci or ata thing.
I have had a look but cant find it.
And yes i did get 4 other codes in brackets after the main one. Not sure if i can generate them again but will try.
The windows installation was fine on the ide. I did clone that drive to the sata one and it was fine but SLOW!
I could try and load the drivers for the sata in the windows installation.
thanks
flyboy
Hadn't noticed your siggie the first time around and after clicking reply, the siggie isn't visible ... my bad.
Had a quick look at the N68-S manual - looks like the systemboard supports SATA/SATA II. I haven't looked at AMD in quite a while so I'm going to assume that ATA/AHCI are intel specific technologies ... not sure if these translate to SATA/SATA II. What is the WD model of your 320 GB?
At first guess, it would seem that the issue could be related to a BIOS mis-configuration or a missing driver package post-Windows install. After cloning the partition, were you able to startup the system with only the WD HDD connected? If not, that could be an indication that Chipset/RAID/SATA drivers may be missing. That said, if you have the patience, it would be worth trying a clean install of Windows directly to the WD HDD to eliminate the possibility that the cloning software is messing up the partition structure.
Cheers,
Reference url's
Systemboard
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=N68-S
Downloads (Win7)
http://www.asrock.com/MB/download.asp?Model=N68-S3&o=Win7
Could be bad MOBO, HD or Media. Go buy a chep sata hd. If you get the same problem, Get a new disk, same thing, then RMA your mobo.
My Win7 installation got corrupted just by trying to come back from hibernate. Suggestion was that I had to insert installation disk in DVD drive and go through the installation recovery process which would copy the missing files back to hard disk and recover the system. It did the trick for me. It might be worth a try.
Well its not a bad motherboard because i would have took it back (lasting 6 months that is) And it was new when i bought it from Aria.co.uk for £32.
The drive is:
WD Caviar Blue/SE/SE16 (SATA II)
WD3200AAKS
Im just cloning the hdd again now because i run some tests and it came back fine. So just waiting on that. Mean while im using my laptop.
thanks
flyboy
Few more questions:
What product are you using to clone the HDD?
Before cloning the HDD, did you boot Windows with the WD HDD connected to the system?
Pertaining to the second question; connecting the WD HDD in the pre-clone instance of Windows would allow for the plug-n-play manager to detect the HDD and install the native Windows drivers.
I'd even go as far as to install the latest set of drivers for the entire system if you haven't already.
Additionally, confirm that Device Manager doesn't display "Unknown Devices" or "Disabled" devices. Address any device related issues pre-cloning.
Cheers,
The sata and ide drives are both installed in device manager. And i can access them. And write to them. But the read/write on the sata is 0.1xxx mb/s and on the ide is 100 or 200 mb/s.
EASEUS Partition Master. Does the same job as paragon.
thanks
flyboy
Hmmmm ... very strange ...
I'm going to assume the following points for the pre-clone image;
The WD HDD is at the latest firmware.
Jumper settings on the WD HDD are correct (http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc....php?p_faqid=1400&p_created=1134597011#jumper).
A SATA II compatible cable is being used.
Drivers were installed in the pre-clone version of Windows.
The BIOS is configured as recommended (ex: not overclocked for the moment).
If the WD HDD is underperforming before cloning the partition, I suspect that there may be a hardware incompatibility or the WD HDD is failing. There's no point in cloning the partition until you are able to obtain satisfactory performance from the WD HDD.
If the performance degradation is post-cloning, I would try a fresh new install of Windows directly to the WD HDD.
Cheers,
Could it possibly be that all the blocks on the hard drive are bad?
Also on the hdd it says that sata doesnt require jumpers, it does it.
thanks
flyboy
Assuming the following ...
The WD HDD Diagnostic reported that there was no issue with the HDD.
The jumper setting(s) for the HDD transfer mode is correctly set - 1.5/Mbps VS 3.0/Mbps.
A net new (clean) install of Windows to the WD HDD.
... and it's still running slow, I'd be looking to try a different HDD. If you experience the same issue with a different HDD Manufacturer/Model, I would start looking at the remainder of the hardware on your system.
Cheers,
Tryed installing windows 7 again, still slow erm. Ye i was just considering buying a new hdd.
Well im taking my pc to my uncles in february so he might be able to help me. Because we are doing a pc build for my 2nd cousin.
thanks for your help.
flyboy
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I'm finally replacing my dell inspiron 600m with a shiny lenovo x61. the x61 comes with *shudder* vista, so i want to downgrade to xp. Problem? the x61 has no cd drive. my plan is to replace the hard drive of the 600m with the x61, install onto the x61 hard drive, and then replace back into the x61.
Would there be any problems with this? Baiscally, i'm just doing a clean install of xp onto the x61 hard drive. Are xp installs dependant on hardware? I would just use the generic drivers that are installed with xp.
In case you wanted to know, here are my x61 stats
Core 2 duo- 2.2ghz 800mhz FSB 4mb L2 cache
2gb DDR2-5600 RAM
12.1' XGA screen
120gb 5700rpm HDD
Lenovo wireless abg
Intel X3100 integrated graphics
Crappy size appropriate sound card and speakers
I got it for $850, i saved $600. Coupon codes ftw! </bragging>
it wont work, the second you put back the hdd in your x61 it will BSOD . Because of the different drivers of the different drivers, your best bet is to get a external USB CD/DVD drive and use it with the x61 to install windows.
i thought the hard drive access drivers were generic to some extent
StashCompInc said:
it wont work, the second you put back the hdd in your x61 it will BSOD . Because of the different drivers of the different drivers, your best bet is to get a external USB CD/DVD drive and use it with the x61 to install windows.
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I agree......spend some of the $600 you saved on a USB CD+DVD/RW drive - you're bound to need it at some point
Moving drives between machines is a bit of a black art - sometimes it will work (and you'll just need to reinstall all the hardware specific drivers) and other times it will BSOD or just hang part way into the boot. Can you not borrow a USB CD drive from someone/somewhere just to install XP with (and to use to copy the CD contents to the hard disk - or at least the "i386" folder - you KNOW you'll need it again )?
That's just my opinion - IMHO it would be so much quicker to install in place rather than messing about for hours/days doing it some other way....
Mark.
eh ok, i'll get one. good point about my $600 lol.
A core 2 duo will install wayyy faster than a dothan anyway.
in other news, this is one of the few threads i've made where i've gotten 2 responses wtihin a day of creation. cheers to y'all
Just got a G1 off of evilbay.
When I connect it to the PC with the usb lead XP says 'device not recognised'.
Any idea whats going wrong and how to fix it?
which winxp version are you using? i never managed to connect my g1 to xp64...
you might need to manually install the usb drivers which come with the android sdk
XP32, SP3.
Got a link for the drivers?
That's a GOOD thing.... protect a good phone from a HORRIBLE virus.
Try linux. No weird drivers needed and no risk of damage.
Can't go on to linux full time, it doesn't support the games I play.
And the XP emulators are not a solution either, unless they have finally started to support 3D graphics?
If that is the only solution maybe I should have gone for a blackberry after all.
Will it work with the Ubuntu live CD?
Or the run from USB drive under XP version?
Make sure you have a good, thick USB cable. My G1 doesn't want to work with the first two USB cables I tried.
That was the first thing I thought of
Tried all 7 of mine, all react the same.
Also tried the project machine, initially found it, then after about 10 seconds came up with the unrecognised device
Are you trying to mount the SD card or use adb/fastboot?
Am trying to get to the SD card.
Found my microSD card reader so can copy stuff over that way now.
Would be nice to connect properly tho.
It's away for a week now, being fixed and rooted
It is my humble opinion that my local phone guy is a genius (and well into android).
IMP said:
Can't go on to linux full time, it doesn't support the games I play.
And the XP emulators are not a solution either, unless they have finally started to support 3D graphics?
If that is the only solution maybe I should have gone for a blackberry after all.
Will it work with the Ubuntu live CD?
Or the run from USB drive under XP version?
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Livecd is fine.
Dualboot is better.
Clear the virus is best.
Games? Games are for kids. Hacking is more fun.
Excuse the retards, they run rampant around these parts
Find attached all the drivers you will need, any further help just ask me
And here is a link to get the sdk if you want it...
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Long story short:
- I have a Lacie 2TB NAS drive, drives are RAID 1 mirrored.
- Mainboard took a crap
- Drive is under warranty but Lacie won't warrant data recovery, only unit replacement
- I know at least 1 of the 2 drives is fine and would like to recover the data on them
- I also know the Lacie runs a modified version of Linux OS
-The drives partitions/files were all password protected, which I have the L/P of course...
Is there anyway I can connect one of the SATA drives to my desktop to recover the data? I know how to connect them but would it be encrypted or even make sense to a Windows 7 machine? The recovery company's I received quotes from want $600+ Ridiculous!
I'd plug it into your computer and find out, I'm sure it's a SATA drive. if it isn't readable in win 7, grab a live linux distro. with everything password protected that will make things annoying though.
I would say the password protection could give you some trouble. Plug them in your computer first and see what you get on either Windows or Linux and then report back.
Ok, so here's whats happening. I am rebuilding my computer. All I am saving is my case, my water cooler, my power supply, video card, and kind of my hard drive. I'm getting a new CPU, motherboard, ram. I will be buying the pieces little by little, I will be reusing my 1TB HD for storage, but I purchased a 128GB SSD. The SSD is the first thing I brought because I could use it without the other pieces. But here is what happened, my computer did not like the SSD on bootup, so I brought it to a different computer and installed Windows 7 on it. I have not plugged it back into my main computer yet, if it does bootup Windows on there, will there be any problems since it was installed on a different computer? And if not will there be when I replace the other parts listed? I don't care about drivers, I can install those. Are there any optimization's made during setup that will not automatically change when it is plugged into a new computer?
You main rig might BSOD when trying to boot from the SSD. I've had that happen when I installed on a different PC, and put it into another puter.then you can try popping the windows disk in and repair it.
Sometimes windows gets pissy when it "detects a change in hardware" too, but not always.
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Go into your BIOS and change your SATA/IDE settings. Boot from the windows DVD and do a clean install on the ssd. Also make sure the ssd is set as the boot drive in the bios.
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Sometimes you wilk need to install the driver for the ssd from the CD it came with before you can install the operating system.
greeky510 said:
[/COLOR]Sometimes you wilk need to install the driver for the ssd from the CD it came with before you can install the operating system.
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I think that's only for XP (and you would need a floppy lol) and sometimes Vista. I'm pretty sure OP is installing W7 (hopefully)
Okay lets see if I can help here.
1st Method that you tried
If your going to use another computer to install Win7 you only want to do so through the first install phase. It doesnt save hardware settings till after the first reboot which is when it boots from the SDD for the first time. So install till it restarts which then you want to turn it off before it boots then install the SDD to the main rig and let it finish.
I'm confused as to what problem your having in the first place? Is it not recognizing the SDD or what? If so double check cables and make sure BIOS is configured properly.
So I've been searching for a while, but I haven't really found anything. So far it seems like hardly anyone else actually has this problem, or I'm just a complete idiot. So if this matter has already been resolved, I would be very thankful if you could point me in the right direction.
Whenever I connect my AT&T Samsung Captivate (FireFly 3.0) to my computer (on both my Windows XP Pro and 7 Ultimate partitions), everything is hunky dory and everything runs normal and my phone charges. The instant that I turn on USB Storage in my phone, if I open up "My Computer", it just sits there and the green bar at the top (Windows 7) goes by very slowly until it almost reaches the end, and then just sits there indefinitely. I can't open up any other drives on my computer, including my phone's drive. I also can't eject the phone "safely". I have the drivers installed, and everything SHOULD work. Even if I turn off USB Storage, my computer still won't respond in those aspects, until I unplug the phone from my computer, and then everything just goes back to normal. In Windows XP the same thing happens, there's just no little progress bar telling me that nothing is happening, Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) just freezes and I must unplug the phone and restart the process to get my computer working again. If I plug the phone into my netbook running Ubuntu 10.04, I can open my phone's drives, but transfer speeds are still extremely slow.
I'm thinking it's something with the filesystem, and requires a reformat, but I'm not sure and I want to be entirely sure of it until I attempt pulling everything off of my phone and formatting and rerooting and reflashing FireFly.
If it matters, my computer's hardware is as follows:
AMD FX-4100 @ 4.15Ghz
8GB DDR3-1333 GSkill Ripjaw RAM
Asus GTX 460 768MB
Asus M5A97 Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM
Western Digital Green 500GB 5400RPM
Many thanks in advance for your time, I really hope I can get this figured out.
-Alex
I think it's not a problem with your pc. If so when you are connect it to ubuntu it should work. So it should be a matter of your captivate. Take a full backup and format it. Or try different rom and see.
I have a captivate with stock rom and it works perfectly with pc.
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