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Hey everyone,
First of all I'd like to point out that this is not the HD problem that appeared on the XP SP3 beta version.
Today I saw SP3 for XP (I'm running XP PRO OEM) on Windows Update, so I decided to install it. Half way through the install, the system freezes, and after a couple of minutes I get a black screen and a loud beep on the speakers. I hard reset, and my primary SATA HD does not appear while doing the POST, and I get a "non system disk" error. After hitting the reset button again, the HD appears and I also enter the BIOS setup and I see it there. I try to start, get to the windows loading (scrolling blue bar) screen, and after ages I decide to reset again. Next comes safe mode, and after 10 minutes or so the computer reboots, Windows starts normally, and all is up and running....still with SP2 though. No glitches, both HDs are OK, etc. Strange.
Well, I then tried to install SP3 manually, turned off every single resident program I have, made a manual restore point, and started the update. At around 40% it stopped, froze again, and just stayed that way. I reset it and the HD had "disappeared" again. :O As soon as I reset again it was back. Still on SP2. And it's all working fine.
Just this weekend I formatted my (quite new) Raptor X, made a fresh install, system is at stock speeds, cool and rock stable since Saturday (and still is, it seems).
My system is: X2 4400 (939), A8N-SLI Deluxe OEM (Latest BIOS and chipset drivers), 2x1GB OCZ Platinum DDR, Audigy 2 OEM, brand new MSI 8800 GTS-512, Seasonic S12 500w PSU, System HD is a WD Raptor X (6 months old, installed a couple of weeks ago for the first time), secondary is a 3-4 year old 160 GB SATA Barracuda, and I have a Pioneer DVD-R/W (108 I think).
I run Win XP Pro (original OEM license).
I'd much appreciate any help and / or suggestions, since I'd like to update to SP3.
Thanks a lot!
First of all I'd like to point out that this is not the HD problem that appeared on the XP SP3 beta version.
Today I saw SP3 for XP (I'm running XP PRO OEM) on Windows Update, so I decided to install it. Half way through the install, the system freezes, and after a couple of minutes I get a black screen and a loud beep on the speakers. I hard reset, and my primary SATA HD does not appear while doing the POST, and I get a "non system disk" error. After hitting the reset button again, the HD appears and I also enter the BIOS setup and I see it there. I try to start, get to the windows loading (scrolling blue bar) screen, and after ages I decide to reset again. Next comes safe mode, and after 10 minutes or so the computer reboots, Windows starts normally, and all is up and running....still with SP2 though. No glitches, both HDs are OK, etc. Strange.
Well, I then tried to install SP3 manually, turned off every single resident program I have, made a manual restore point, and started the update. At around 40% it stopped, froze again, and just stayed that way. I reset it and the HD had "disappeared" again. :O As soon as I reset again it was back. Still on SP2. And it's all working fine.
Just this weekend I formatted my (quite new) Raptor X, made a fresh install, system is at stock speeds, cool and rock stable since Saturday (and still is, it seems).
My system is: X2 4400 (939), A8N-SLI Deluxe OEM (Latest BIOS and chipset drivers), 2x1GB OCZ Platinum DDR, Audigy 2 OEM, brand new MSI 8800 GTS-512, Seasonic S12 500w PSU, System HD is a WD Raptor X (6 months old, installed a couple of weeks ago for the first time), secondary is a 3-4 year old 160 GB SATA Barracuda, and I have a Pioneer DVD-R/W (108 I think).
I run Win XP Pro (original OEM license).
I'd much appreciate any help and / or suggestions, since I'd like to update to SP3.
Thanks a lot!