[PCHardDrive]

Hey I bought a New Maxtor SATA 500GB Harddrive that has nothing on it so I have a New Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 I bought back a whle ago well I have this HP Computer that is about 2 and a half years old that Had Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 in it and it was Vista Capable. When I REPLACED My HP Samsung HardDrive with my New Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive and when I try to Install Windows XP Media Center 2005 Everything loads up right but when I get to the Part Where it askes me to Select A Partition There is nothing so I click enter then It brings me to a Error saying...

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If ths is your first time you,ve seen this stop error screen, restart you computer.(I have seen this message several times already!) If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

Check to be sure you have adequate disk space. (Which I Do) If A driver is identified in the stop message, disable the driver or check with the manufacture for drive updates. Try changing video adapters.

Check with your Hardware vendoe for any BIOS updates. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable componets, restart your computer , Press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then select safe mode.

Technical information:

*** STOP: 0x0000008E (0xc0000005,0xF74139A8,0xF6FD275C,0x00000000)

***setupdd.sys - Address base at F73EC000, DataStamp 41107c8f

And thats all the message says oh and does anyone know what is wrong? Please Help! It's Not detecting my harddrive!!! Oh And This is a SATA hardrive!

Thanks
PCHardDrive

[talkinggoat]

Is the copy of windows you have the copy that came with the computer?

The person in this solved the problem by replacing his ram. Try removing one of the modules and see if it works. If it doesn't, try reinstalling the one you just took out, and removing the other. (switch them out) Here is a KB article about this, too.

If that's not the problem, it could be the SATA drivers for the motherboard. You will need to go online and find them, possibly from the manufacturer's website.

See Microsoft's information.

[speed_hog]

if I am not mistaken; you have to load the sata raid drivers at the very beginning when it says to press ( F6 ) at the bottom left, so watch for it.
AND/OR sata is not enabled correctly in your BIOS
so try these first OK
I had the same problem but it's been a year or so and it's a bit fuzzy.

[speed_hog]

talkinggoat;
RAM and Hard-drives are not in any way the same...
quote; (Try removing one of the modules and see if it works. If it doesn't, try reinstalling the one you just took out, and removing the other. (switch them out)
quote from PCHardrive; (When I REPLACED My HP Samsung HardDrive with my New Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive)

quote from PCHardrive; Please Help! It's Not detecting my harddrive

So.... we have to get his PC to >>see<< his Hard-Drive first...

[PCHardDrive]

Thanks If This Doesent work ill try Replacing the RAM in my system oh and no this did not come with my System I bought this seperatly!

[speed_hog]

don't replace the ram until you test it first one stick at a time
go here;
http://www.memtest86.com/
ISO images suitable for creating a bootable Memtest86 CD-ROM

• Download - Memtest86 v3.4a ISO image (zip)

[PCHardDrive]

Ya so would it be ok to test if there is no RAM in my computer I have 2 Stick tho so ya. Oh and remember my Computer is not detecting My Maxtor SATA 500GB by the way. And when I press F6 what do i do form there nothing is detected...

[PCHardDrive]

Oh and here is what it says when it asks me to select a Partition.


Windows Xp Professional Setup
=======================

The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer.

Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list.
To Set up Windows XP on the selected item, press ENTER.

To create a partition in the unpartitioned space, press C.

To delete the selected partition, press D.


Unknown Disk

(There is no disk in this drive.)

Unknown Disk

(There is no disk in this drive.)

Unknown Disk

(There is no disk in this drive.)

Unknown Disk

(There is no disk in this drive.)

[talkinggoat]

Do you have a usb array on the front of your computer? A flash disk, cf slot... something like that?

[PCHardDrive]

If you are talkng about a slot for a SD card or a USB hub Yes! And its built in!

[PCHardDrive]

Originally Posted by talkinggoat

Is the copy of windows you have the copy that came with the computer?

The person in this solved the problem by replacing his ram. Try removing one of the modules and see if it works. If it doesn't, try reinstalling the one you just took out, and removing the other. (switch them out) Here is a KB article about this, too.

If that's not the problem, it could be the SATA drivers for the motherboard. You will need to go online and find them, possibly from the manufacturer's website.

See Microsoft's information.

When you said it could be the SATA drivers for the motherboard. if it was how could I fix that since I have no OS in my 500GB Maxtor Hard Drive?

Here is a Update for my PC's BIOS is this what I would need?

Here is the BIOS update...
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...os=228&lang=en

Here is all of the updates...
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...roduct=1843644

[speed_hog]

Ok... we are hitting PCHardDrive with to much to fast
Please Correct me if I'm wrong...
The problem as I see it, is your system WILL NOT and CAN NOT see your new hard-drive
First and foremost... Do-Not up date your BIOS unless absolutely necessary... bad things can happen.

PCHardDrive you need to go into the BIOS and make sure it is set to recognize, boot to and enable sata / raid...
until you confirm that it is set right your system will not see your NEW hard-drive...

You may have to research how to do this, using Google and your manual and HP's web site.
There are many different BIOS styles and types so with out sitting there and seeing it, it is very difficult to tell you how and what to do.



If you can not get past this, then we need more info;
Motherboard make and model.
Hard drive make and model.

[speed_hog]

I have a compaq presario sitting here that belongs to a client that I just fixed
to enter BIOS hit; F1
the BIOS is made by Phoenix-Award
click on the advanced tab and look for SATA1 Controller and make sure it is enabled... if it is not enabled then this is probably your problem...

If it IS enabled then this is not your problem... and got through the BIOS and start writing stuff down and then post the info and the way the settings are, back here so we can try and help.

[PCHardDrive]

Ya it is on RAID know that for a fact... Oh and did you check the driver links i sent you...

[speed_hog]

Yes I checked them.
your PC is not seeing you hard drive still and it's enabled in the BIOS
so that means there is a hardware connection issue, they are not seeing each other so you have to figure out where that is.
disconnect everything and reconnect and retry
then try another hard drive NOT sata, try an IDE drive and see if you have the same problem.
you can go to a local PC repair store and find smaller used HD's for cheap all day long try that as I am at the end of my knowledge
I have 40+ HD's sitting here for that very reason so try it and see.

**>>I bought a brand new HD last year and it was defective and would not let my PC see it,
took it back and exchanged for and exact match and has worked flawless since,
It doesn't happen often, but it does happen...

And I would ONLY try the BIOS update when all else fails as it does not specifically include a fix for your exact problem
and BIOS updates can RUIN your system if one thing goes wrong
...>>> so if you do decide to do it, it is totally up to you and highly NOT recommended .
...>>> and make sure you backup everything that is important to you first...