Computer keeps crashing on boot up/not taking CD

Lalumi · 7 Dec 2007 at 17:14

Recently i bought a computer, i am using a gigabyte mobo, i have a sata Cd rom drive, and a samsung IDE hard drive now when i just connect the CD drive it will boot the xp cd no problem but BSOD when i get to the installing screen as no HD is connected but when i connect them both it wont pick the cd rom up and just crash when its about to reach the windows loading screen, ive tried a few things first boot device set to cd rom ect.. but still no go so i hope you guys can help me.

Thanks!

Lalumi · 8 Dec 2007 at 00:36

Well i built it, connected everything but i used a harddrive i had in my other pc which is a samsung 120 gig, so every time it trys to boot up it just crashes when it goes to loading windows screen

Lalumi · 8 Dec 2007 at 20:45

The problem is, it is not picking up the sata cd drive i have so i cannot reload windows :mad:

Lalumi · 8 Dec 2007 at 21:21

Ive never had this trouble before tho, it just dosnt seem to pick up the cd drive, do u think there is a problem with the motherboard or?

Lalumi · 8 Dec 2007 at 23:42

Thanks for ** help anyway, ive never came accross a problem like this before so its kinda weird and google isnt coming up with much either. Everything i have built before has been straight forward no problems but this time its getting frustrating.

Lalumi · 9 Dec 2007 at 00:24

jackassuk56 said:
plug the cd drive into the last SATA port. not the first.

this may help.

My friend had a problem like this.

and i think that sorted it.

hope this works for you.

Didnt work :mad:

I have tried another Cd drive in the IDE slave and the HD as master but it will only show the HD as Master, and when i disconnect the HD and turn on pc it will pick the Cd drive up as Master? whats going on with that i have no idea.