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P4P800 Deluxe - Disk read error occured - Help!
I just got done building this P4P800 computer. Everthing was running smooth
for a couple of days, and then suddenly after installing the driver for my SoundBlaster Audigy 2 and restarted it. This message appeared " A disk read error occurred, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart," which I did so many times with no result. I tried booting it with Windows XP but it only says "initializing your hardware configuration", then the screen goes blank and nothing happens. I can't even re-install the operating system. I read about having the power supply not enough, and that reflashing the CMOS will do the trick. Does anybody had encountered this kind of problem? Would appreciate any help. Thanks. BTW the Master HD with the OS is newly bought. P4P800 Deluxe P4 2.6 CG (800Mhz) Kingston 1 GIG DDR 400 (512MBx2) 2 Maxtor 120 GB 7200 RPM (master & slave) 1 Sony DVDRW 500A 1 TDK CDRW ATI ALL-IN-WONDER Radeon 8600 SoundBlaster Audigy 2 SCSI Card 350 Watts PSP Windows XP Home Edition Bios v1005 JIM |
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Have you tried removing the Audigy card and re-starting the system or doing
an "inplace upgrade" of XP? It is possible that the card was not firmly seated or that with your other devices the slot that the sound card is in creates a conflict. FWIW, Len "Jim" wrote in message news:xSDlb.2124$Tr4.14082@attbi_s03... I just got done building this P4P800 computer. Everthing was running smooth for a couple of days, and then suddenly after installing the driver for my SoundBlaster Audigy 2 and restarted it. This message appeared " A disk read error occurred, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart," which I did so many times with no result. I tried booting it with Windows XP but it only says "initializing your hardware configuration", then the screen goes blank and nothing happens. I can't even re-install the operating system. I read about having the power supply not enough, and that reflashing the CMOS will do the trick. Does anybody had encountered this kind of problem? Would appreciate any help. Thanks. BTW the Master HD with the OS is newly bought. P4P800 Deluxe P4 2.6 CG (800Mhz) Kingston 1 GIG DDR 400 (512MBx2) 2 Maxtor 120 GB 7200 RPM (master & slave) 1 Sony DVDRW 500A 1 TDK CDRW ATI ALL-IN-WONDER Radeon 8600 SoundBlaster Audigy 2 SCSI Card 350 Watts PSP Windows XP Home Edition Bios v1005 JIM |
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I just went ahead and reformat the hard drive with MaxBlast3, the CD that
came with Maxtor HD and reinstalled Windows XP. Everything is working fine now. Thanks for your input. Jim "Len" wrote in message . net... Have you tried removing the Audigy card and re-starting the system or doing an "inplace upgrade" of XP? It is possible that the card was not firmly seated or that with your other devices the slot that the sound card is in creates a conflict. FWIW, Len "Jim" wrote in message news:xSDlb.2124$Tr4.14082@attbi_s03... I just got done building this P4P800 computer. Everthing was running smooth for a couple of days, and then suddenly after installing the driver for my SoundBlaster Audigy 2 and restarted it. This message appeared " A disk read error occurred, press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart," which I did so many times with no result. I tried booting it with Windows XP but it only says "initializing your hardware configuration", then the screen goes blank and nothing happens. I can't even re-install the operating system. I read about having the power supply not enough, and that reflashing the CMOS will do the trick. Does anybody had encountered this kind of problem? Would appreciate any help. Thanks. BTW the Master HD with the OS is newly bought. P4P800 Deluxe P4 2.6 CG (800Mhz) Kingston 1 GIG DDR 400 (512MBx2) 2 Maxtor 120 GB 7200 RPM (master & slave) 1 Sony DVDRW 500A 1 TDK CDRW ATI ALL-IN-WONDER Radeon 8600 SoundBlaster Audigy 2 SCSI Card 350 Watts PSP Windows XP Home Edition Bios v1005 JIM |
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