SATA HDD not detected

[Lichlord]

Ok after the latest XP security update my HDD isnt being detect at bootup, I lterally have to unplug hdd then plug power back in to boot. also a couple of case fans quit working. This is a new system i built. I used XP hpme ed disc repair...bootcfg /rebuild.../fastdetect problem now is I have several of those options I have to choose at startup. How do I delete old Boot.ini and get just 1 on my bios?

antec p-180 case
antec trio 650 watt psu
AMD orleans a64 3800+ 2.4 sock AM2
ECS KA3 MVP extreme (ver 1.0A) mobo
XP Home OEM OS
Seagate cuda 250 GB 7k SATA2 hdd
lite on DVD burner
creative X-fi Extreme SC
ATI X1900XT 512 M Vid Card
corsair 512 M 6400 ram ( I know I need more!)


Any help would be greatly welcomed TY!!!

[ale52]

"Ok after the latest XP security update my HDD isnt being detect at bootup, I lterally have to unplug hdd then plug power back in to boot. also a couple of case fans quit working. This is a new system i built."  

Not sure but it sounds like a hardware issue with all this stuff going bad at once..." unplug hdd then plug power back in to boot. also a couple of case fans quit working...".  Got another PSU you can try?

"How do I delete old Boot.ini and get just 1 on my bios?"  

If you delete the boot.ini you'll hose the system.  You can edit it but again, if you edit it incorrectly, bye-bye Windows  

Alan <><