Two Simple 'Ish Issues

rdfcpete · 10 Sep 2006 at 23:49

Hey guys,

Got two strange, yet im sure simple issues with my new rig [See bottom of first page]

1 - On boot up, I receive the following message which really, really slows down bootup just after the mobo and processor boot details:
'PXE-E61: Media test failed Check cable' [Followed by a second message that I havent caught yet, but its along the words of 'will boot without changes' then the boot continues.

2- I have a Samsung 250GB Sata HDD [again, see thread], however windows is telling me its a 127gb one?

What on earth is going on there?
I've installed XP SP2 also, if that helps?

Both fairly urgent.
Thank you chaps :cool:

Pete.

rdfcpete · 12 Sep 2006 at 03:10

Thanks, Yeah the boot issue is sorted, was trying to boot via some NVidia network agent carp.

However, the HDD issue is a real deal atm.
Still says 127GB only, yet Bios recognises correctly 250Gb Sata

I would really love not to have to reformat again, but what can be done?
Got Sp2 installed and on all the links I could find, this said that it would resolve the problem

Cheers chaps,

Pete.

rdfcpete · 12 Sep 2006 at 13:08

Yeah, when I first formatted it would only let me have a partition of 130 or so and there was a second 8mb partition just for the installer files, or something similar.

Yet now, Bios clearly says its 250GB and its ok there, just need to make Windows realise

rdfcpete · 13 Sep 2006 at 01:45

Yeah its there, thanks guys.

Creating a new partition in Disk M'ngmt as we speak. Was a whole 100gig sitting there doing nothing.

Strange how its 127 then 100, not 100 and 150 or there abouts, is that right that i've lost 23 gig, or at least windows is telling me that?

Thanks,

Pete.