New Motherboard install problems..

[Danwrites12]

Hi all! I just installed a brand new Abit AI7 motherboard. When I try to boot up using Windows 2000, I get the following message: Error: *STOP* Inacessible Boot Device. Any idea what this might mean? I'm pretty sure everything is hooked up correctly. Any help would be appreciated. Also, two other things: when I try to boot up using Windows 98, it goes into safe mode. Finally, my cd drive will not open - I push the button on the front, the led light on the drive blinks, but door does not open. Thanks in advance

Daniel

 

[vegaslon]

um it sounds like you cdrom is jammed or fried as in it has a short in it. its just a wise idea not to travel with a cd in your cdroom drive some times they jam it up. another idea could be you put the ribbon on the back of it backwards remember red line toward the power adapter

 

[Danwrites12]

Hey thanks for the quick response. any idea about the other issues?

 

[vegaslon]

well make sure all the ribbons are in right you know the red line toward power. same with the motherboard side of them. plus when you replace a motherboard there is a 50/50 chance windows wont start up with the new motherboard. in which case the only option is to reinstall it after a backup with the old board. the windows xp same mode is becouse of the board change it realizes its hal has changed normally you just down the system after a successful safeboot and then boot up normally next time.

 

[Masahiro]

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