[Resolved] Boot up issue

enner100 · 07-05-2005

Yesterday I bought a new motherboard. I have connected to the motherboard a 2.2 GHz pentium 4 processor, 2 hard drives (80 and 120 GB), a dvd player and a DVD/CD re-writer. Everything is showing up in the BIOS ok.

I installed Windows XP (made no changes or installed any software after installing) and rebooted the PC. When I rebooted the PC after the initial P.O.S.T the PC hangs for about 1 - 2 minutes and I get the following error message

Hardware/profile configuration menu

This menu allows you to select a hardware profile when windows is started

If your system is not starting correctly, then you may switch to a previous system configuration, important: system configuration changes made since the last successful start up will be discarded.

Profile 1

If I choose profile 1 (the only choice) windows loads normally.

I tried reformatting again and I still get the same boot up problems.

joe5 · 07-05-2005

Hi enner100.

Try to remove all unneeded hardware (i.e second drives , sound card enz) and see if windows loads ok , if it does then put youre hardware back in one at a time to see whats causing the conflict.

enner100 · 07-05-2005

Thank you.

enner100 · 07-05-2005

I have just noticed something. The problem only occurs when I reboot/restart the PC. If I do a cold boot of the PC it does not happen?

enner100 · 07-05-2005

I have just noticed another problem if I restart the PC.

I downloaded powermax by maxtor to check my hard drives. It creates bootable floppy. If I restart the PC I get an error message that says can not load DOS! any key to retry.

If I do a cold boot of the PC the power max loads ok. If I then do a Ctrl + Alt + Delete and leave the floppy in I get the error message can not load DOS! any key to retry.

So it seems all my problems happen when I do Start > turn off computer > restart. If I do a cold boot of the PC or shut down the PC completely and on put it on again I do not get the problems?

The start up problems also only occur if I do a restart.

Zimbo · 07-05-2005

This may sound strange but it could be an issue with your PSU, do you have another machine that you could switch the PSU with to test.

enner100 · 07-05-2005

No

07-05-2005	#1
enner100 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	[Resolved] Boot up issue Yesterday I bought a new motherboard. I have connected to the motherboard a 2.2 GHz pentium 4 processor, 2 hard drives (80 and 120 GB), a dvd player and a DVD/CD re-writer. Everything is showing up in the BIOS ok. I installed Windows XP (made no changes or installed any software after installing) and rebooted the PC. When I rebooted the PC after the initial P.O.S.T the PC hangs for about 1 - 2 minutes and I get the following error message Hardware/profile configuration menu This menu allows you to select a hardware profile when windows is started If your system is not starting correctly, then you may switch to a previous system configuration, important: system configuration changes made since the last successful start up will be discarded. Profile 1 If I choose profile 1 (the only choice) windows loads normally. I tried reformatting again and I still get the same boot up problems.

07-05-2005	#2
joe5 Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 9,025	Re: Boot up issue Hi enner100. Try to remove all unneeded hardware (i.e second drives , sound card enz) and see if windows loads ok , if it does then put youre hardware back in one at a time to see whats causing the conflict. __________________ - PCHF Team. - (NL) - Mal-ware Eradicator! - - Online AV Scans - HijackThis! - Bootdisk.com - ATF-Cleaner - Stinger - 'Prework' - 'Afterwork' - PCHF Rules - Donate to PCHF. And get>

07-05-2005	#3
enner100 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	Re: Boot up issue Thank you.

07-05-2005	#4
enner100 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	Re: Boot up issue I have just noticed something. The problem only occurs when I reboot/restart the PC. If I do a cold boot of the PC it does not happen?

07-05-2005	#5
enner100 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	Re: Boot up issue I have just noticed another problem if I restart the PC. I downloaded powermax by maxtor to check my hard drives. It creates bootable floppy. If I restart the PC I get an error message that says can not load DOS! any key to retry. If I do a cold boot of the PC the power max loads ok. If I then do a Ctrl + Alt + Delete and leave the floppy in I get the error message can not load DOS! any key to retry. So it seems all my problems happen when I do Start > turn off computer > restart. If I do a cold boot of the PC or shut down the PC completely and on put it on again I do not get the problems? The start up problems also only occur if I do a restart.

07-05-2005	#6
Zimbo Friend of PCHF Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Right here ! Posts: 2,148	Re: Boot up issue This may sound strange but it could be an issue with your PSU, do you have another machine that you could switch the PSU with to test. __________________ - PCHF Rules - PCHF Staff - Join the Team - Prework - Protect your PC - Tools - Inside your PC - Bootdisk.com

07-05-2005	#7
enner100 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	Re: Boot up issue No

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