Wierd problem with NF7-S 2.0

Dan Westin · Jul 23, 2003

I just bought a new CPU, RAM, Motherboard and Case for my system.

And I a problem where my the system reboots just as it's about to go into the OS. It displays a blue screen with some text for a tenth of a second before rebooting. Too fast for me to read anything.

Specs:

AMD 2500+ XP (Barton)
ABIT NF7-S ver 2.0
512 MB PC2700 RAM
Creative GeForce 2 GTS 32MB VRAM
20 GB Fujitsu HD
400W PSU

Windows XP SP1

The problem occurs at every single boot and trying to start in safe mode doesn't help. I tried flashing the bios to "BIOS release 1.7 for NF7/NF7-S v2.0" after reading some posts online about the Barton brand not working well with the original bios. This didn't help either.

I was thinking about XP having issues when you change hardware configuration but shouldn't it at least promt me about this?

I'm totally stumped on this. Any ideas at all? Anyone?

footman · Jul 23, 2003

what channel is the hdd connected to?
also what is your boot sequence?

Laurence
"Dan Westin" wrote:

I just bought a new CPU, RAM, Motherboard and Case for my system.

And I a problem where my the system reboots just as it's about to go into the OS. It displays a blue screen with some text for a tenth of a second before rebooting. Too fast for me to read anything.

Specs:

AMD 2500+ XP (Barton)
ABIT NF7-S ver 2.0
512 MB PC2700 RAM
... configuration but shouldn't it at least promt me about this?

I'm totally stumped on this. Any ideas at all? Anyone?

Martyn · Jul 23, 2003

I've seen that happen a few times. XP is just not a happy bunny after you changed most of the hardware. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and reinstall.

On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:31:56 +0200, Dan Westin
wrote:

I just bought a new CPU, RAM, Motherboard and Case for my system.

And I a problem where my the system reboots just as it's about to go into the OS. It displays a blue screen with some text for a tenth of a second before rebooting. Too fast for me to read anything.

Specs:

AMD 2500+ XP (Barton)
ABIT NF7-S ver 2.0
512 MB PC2700 RAM
...

Colon Terminus · Jul 23, 2003

Well, you're at a point where you have nothing to lose. Your installation is hosed. You have basically only two options. One is to do a "Repair Install".

Boot with your XP CD.
It'll go through some copying and stuff then it'll reboot and then ask you if you want do do an install or do you want to repair an existing install. Chose Install (you're gonna repair later) It'll copy a buncha files and then inspect your disks. At that time it'll alert you that it's found an existing copy of windows and ask if you wanna repair it. Choose Repair this time.

If you're lucky, it'll do a complete rediscovery of hardware and update itself and you'll wind up with your Windows back in place just like it was before you killed it. All your programs and customizations still in place.

If you're unlucky, the "Repair Install" will fail. Then your installation is truely hosed. You're gonna have to reinstall everything.

There's one other option that's virtually guaranteed to succeed, but that involves putting everything back in the old case just as it was before you began. You might not wanna go to all that trouble.

Good luck.

"Dan Westin" wrote:

I just bought a new CPU, RAM, Motherboard and Case for my system.

And I a problem where my the system reboots just as it's about to go into the OS. It displays a blue screen with some text for a tenth of a second before rebooting. Too fast for me to read anything.

Specs:

AMD 2500+ XP (Barton)
ABIT NF7-S ver 2.0
512 MB PC2700 RAM
... configuration but shouldn't it at least promt me about this?

I'm totally stumped on this. Any ideas at all? Anyone?

Wayne Youngman · Jul 23, 2003

Colon Terminus wrote:

Well, you're at a point where you have nothing to lose. Your installation is hosed. You have basically only two options. One is to do a "Repair Install"

Hi,

I'm not so sure that's the problem?. I did something similar the other day when I was playing about trying to overclock an AMD K6 2-400. I tried to boot WinXP while I had the CPU running @500Mhz but it wouldn't load windows. . .however it just stopped there and didn't reboot itself. The O.P has just changed Mobo/CPU and memory, there is every chance that this hardware hasn't been set-up correctly. Does it run stuff of a floppy disk ok? (like Memtest). If all the new hardware is checked again and found to be good then I agree that a fresh install may be the last option. . . probably a good idea anyway when swapping out to a new mobo. .

Wayne ][

Colon Terminus · Jul 24, 2003

I AM sure that's the problem.

You just can't make major (sometimes even minor) hardware changes on an NT based O/S machine and expect it to work, just can't do it. The concept of the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) just won't allow it.

I'm not suggesting he do a reinstall, I'm suggesting he do a "Repair Install" of his existing Windows. This will redo the enumeration of his hardware and rebuild the HAL.

Check the Microsoft Knowledge Base. There's countless articles written about how to migrate an NT based O/S to new hardware.

"Wayne Youngman" wrote:

Colon Terminus wrote:
Well, you're at a point where you have nothing to lose. Your
installation is hosed. You have basically only two options. One is to
do a "Repair Install"

Hi,

I'm not so sure that's the problem?. I did something similar the other day when I was playing about trying to overclock an AMD K6 2-400. I tried to boot WinXP while I had the CPU running @500Mhz but it wouldn't load

windows.

. .however it just stopped there and didn't reboot itself. The O.P has just changed Mobo/CPU and memory, there is every chance that this hardware hasn't been set-up correctly. Does it run stuff of a floppy disk ok? (like Memtest). If all the new hardware is checked again and found to be good then I agree that a fresh install may be the last option. . . probably a good idea anyway when swapping out to a new mobo. .

Wayne ][

Chip · Jul 24, 2003

"Colon Terminus" wrote:

I AM sure that's the problem.

You just can't make major (sometimes even minor) hardware changes on an NT based O/S machine and expect it to work, just can't do it. The concept of the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) just won't allow it.

Whereas I agree with your overall assessment, I have to disagree with the above paragraph. Its perfectly possible to "upgrade" all of these components in an XP installation (and it particular the motherboard). I have done it successfully myself on a number of occassions.

The one thing you have to watch out for though is the disk controller,
*especially* if your new MB has a different chipset. You have to make sure you swap back to the Standard MS Dual Channel etc etc controller *before* swapping mainboards. If you do not do this, then you will often get the symptoms Dan describes.

Obviously its too late for him to do this now though, and I agree the repair install is now the thing to try. I would expect this to work.

Cheers,

Chip.

I'm not suggesting he do a reinstall, I'm suggesting he do a "Repair Install" of his existing Windows. This will redo the enumeration of his hardware and rebuild the HAL.

Check the Microsoft Knowledge Base. There's countless articles written about how to migrate an NT based O/S to new hardware.

"Wayne Youngman" wrote:

Colon Terminus wrote:
Well, you're at a point where you have nothing to lose. Your
installation is hosed. You have basically only two options. One is to
do a "Repair Install"

Hi,

... to boot WinXP while I had the CPU running @500Mhz but it wouldn't load windows.
. .however it just stopped there and didn't reboot itself. The O.P has just
changed Mobo/CPU and memory, there is every chance that this hardware hasn't
been set-up correctly. Does it run stuff of a floppy disk ok? (like
Memtest). If all the new hardware is checked again and found to be good
then I agree that a fresh install may be the last option. . . probably a
good idea anyway when swapping out to a new mobo. .

Wayne ][
...

mac · Jul 24, 2003

In article <VgCTa.33268$>,
says...

I just upgraded my system to the Abit NF7-S Ver 2.0 bios 1.6 and I am dual booting Win98 & WinXP Home On the first boot up before WinXP started I got a blue screen also, the solution for me was an in place reinstall of WinXP (see MS article 322756). I had made backups of all my important data before switching boards, but after the reinstall the only thing that changed was my screen resolution and I had to reactivate WinXP with MS.

My system:

Abit NF7-S Ver 2.0 Bios 16
AMD 2500+ XP Barton
256 MB DDR PC2700 Crucial ram
ATI Radion 7500 AIW
2 WD 100GB HD (not raid)

Hope this helps and good luck.

Dan Westin · Jul 25, 2003

Thanks a bunch guys. That info helped a lot.
It's running perfectly now and I'm gonna check into doing some OC'ing once my video card gets here.