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Newgeek

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    Can't get Vista to Load
    « on: March 07, 2008, 05:48:52 PM »
    I just finished building my first barebones computer and I can't get past the BIOS menu.  When I put the Vista DVD in the drive, I got a "drive not recognized, check cable" error and below that "please insert bootable disk".  I have set the BIOS boot order to look for the DVD drive and no joy.

    I am using:

    Intel motherboard D945GCPE
    Intel Pentium Dual Core 2 GHzCPU-E2180
    Ultra 1024 MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory (x2)
    Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB HD,7200, 8 MB SATA-300

    Thanks for any help you can give!



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    Re: Can't get Vista to Load
    « Reply #1 on: March 07, 2008, 06:45:24 PM »
    Check if the drive is being recognised in the BIOS.
    Try another IDE cable.
    Make sure the drive is jumpered correctly.
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      Re: Can't get Vista to Load
      « Reply #2 on: March 07, 2008, 10:18:49 PM »
      I replaced the IDE cable and BIOS recognized the drive!  :D(Western Digital's Caviar SE 160GB HD does not have jumpers apparently)---But when we put the Vista DVD in, we got the following error  :'(:

      PXE-E61:  Media Test Failure
      PXE-M0F:  Exiting PXE ROM

      No bootable device---insert boot disk and press any key

      Not a clue what to do next...
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      Re: Can't get Vista to Load
      « Reply #3 on: March 07, 2008, 11:26:10 PM »
      Go back to BIOS. Make sure, that the boot order reads: floppy, CD, HD
      Disable Boot from Network (wording is different on every machine, may say Integrated NIC, Network, PXE-xxxxxxx)
      « Last Edit: March 08, 2008, 10:41:55 AM by Broni »
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      Re: Can't get Vista to Load
      « Reply #4 on: March 08, 2008, 09:35:37 AM »
      It's a SATA drive...you didn't state that originally.
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        Re: Can't get Vista to Load
        « Reply #5 on: March 08, 2008, 10:10:33 AM »
        That's weird.  I see "SATA" on the last line of the information I submitted on my system.  Sorry if it didn't show up for you.
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          Re: Can't get Vista to Load
          « Reply #6 on: March 08, 2008, 10:26:58 AM »
          Thank you both so much!!  It's loading!!  ;D  We are so grateful for your help.
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          Re: Can't get Vista to Load
          « Reply #7 on: March 08, 2008, 10:43:38 AM »
          I'm glad, you fixed it. What exactly did you change in BIOS?
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            Re: Can't get Vista to Load
            « Reply #8 on: March 08, 2008, 10:51:22 AM »
            I changed the boot order from:

            DVD:
            A:
            C:

            to:

            A:
            DVD:
            C:
            and I disabled the option "Boot to Network"

            Vista is doing its thing now.  I'll be back in touch if there are any more issues.  My son and I are doing the happy dance now.   ;D
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            Re: Can't get Vista to Load
            « Reply #9 on: March 08, 2008, 11:25:18 AM »
            Great  ;D
            I think, this:
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            I disabled the option "Boot to Network"
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            Re: Can't get Vista to Load
            « Reply #10 on: March 08, 2008, 12:47:57 PM »
            Quote from: Newgeek on March 08, 2008, 10:10:33 AM
            That's weird.  I see "SATA" on the last line of the information I submitted on my system.  Sorry if it didn't show up for you.

            Oooooops   :-*  too much caffiene.
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            Re: Can't get Vista to Load
            « Reply #11 on: March 08, 2008, 12:53:23 PM »
            You sure, it's not that Adult Beverage?
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              Re: Can't get Vista to Load
              « Reply #12 on: March 08, 2008, 02:24:59 PM »
              Glad it wasn't me, Patio.  I clicked and clicked on that "Pay Attention" button of yours but nothing happened.  :P

              « Last Edit: March 08, 2008, 03:27:22 PM by Newgeek »
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              Re: Can't get Vista to Load
              « Reply #13 on: March 08, 2008, 02:42:27 PM »
              You're gonna be better off, if you start new topic on this.
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