Hi

i encounter a problem that my windows XP unable to start.
after finish the RAM count and detect the harddisk & DVD Rom prompt up black screen ask for
safe mode
safe mode with networking
safe mode without networking
Last Known Good
start window normally

I have tried safe mode, last known good & start window normally also cannot start up.
I even reset BIOS setting also same.
I have also tried to reformat by reinstalling XP but still same.....after finish extracting files form CDRom it just reboot and didn't prompt reinstall & sometimes just hang there waiting for the reinstall window pop up.....

Hope get feedback here.

BTW this desktop are quite old already as its 4 years back machine.

(Now used as backup my old data as i just have new lappie)

Did you try repairing windows before?
Is it a notebook or desktop?
How old is the hard disk? Have you tried it with another hard disk?

If there are no valuable files, u should try to format full hard disk?

Its my 4 year old desktop together with hard drive 4 year old also.
No important files on C drive but got some family photo on partition drive on the same hard drive.

I have tried recall the image files (Backup partition) & tried reinstall XP not successed.
The reinstallation just cannot reach the format hard disk place.

I have no spare hard drive to confirm.

ok, recently fixed a friend's cpu, his condition were similar to yours, cannot boot to windows, cannot repair or format, got stuck halfway during windows installation you (know the 39 minutes), what i did was..... take out the HD and plug it in to my computer using an IDE to USB cable converter, go to regedit type cmd, after you typed that........... the command prompt will appear, in the command prompt type chkdsk g:/r.....see what drive letter appear on your cpu la, not necessary g:. Took a while for it to finish, then i plug it in to my friend's cpu and....VOILA can format already, the status showed (after the scan) 4kb in bad sector, maybe that's what is causing the problem, or you can use a software called Partition magic and disabling the first few GB from your HD, with this method you can use your HD for a few months more, heard that Bad Sector in hd will spread DUnno la
If you did all that and the HD still cannot work, consider buying a new one, cause HD price already drop.....and be careful about the pins on your HD, don't bend them, if it's Seagate brand try sending it for warranty coz got 5 years warranty

Thanks......I will try it out....

ur motherboard crashed i think..just replace new one..

i have encounter the same problem yesterday,,,
what i do is :
1 - disconnect the hardisk from the cpu
2 - try to make your hardisk as a slave to a friend pc, just make it as an external hardisk,,,
3 - connect the serial cable and gives ur hardisk a power supply
4 - gives it a scan

my pc goes well after that,,,
the cause maybe because u didn't shutdown ur pc properly,,,
try it out,,,
hopes it will ok after that,,,
try k,,,

Take a look at our motherboard's capacitors, the top of the capacitors, if it's "bengkak" then it's time to change your motherboard

I dont think it is mobo prob. But try check the SATA connection. I online 18 hours a day on cheap Biostar mobo for 3 years and it still ok. It is still nice although some it has some prob on boot.

If the capacitor "bengkak", can still replace the cap. No need to buy new mobo so fast.

really? but where to find place to replace ah? , electrical shop can ah?
can still replace if got fluid coming out of the capacitor?

Thanks for all feedback........i guess my HD kong already........i tried boot with start up disk and kenot go into C: or D: drive.