Cannot Boot Windows

For helping you I need some more info.
1. Motherboard type and model.
2. BIOS model and version.
3. Post number.

Usually the post number is on right bottom corner. It?s a hexadecimal format number.
Go to following link to see the post code table
http://www.bioscentral.com/postcodes/awardbios.htm
For example code number 75H means Detect and install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM... it?s mean you have an IDE problem. You must verify all your IDE drives. If all are OK you have problem with motherboard IDE controller.

If your not getting any POST beep codes Try Booting to the Original XP CD'
go to the repair console'
Make sure you have access to the drive where Windows is installed if you do
on reboot try to get into safe mode.

If you do not have access to the drive download the diagnostic tool for your hard drive (normaly a bootable floppy/cd) and run the diagnostic.

If your not getting any POST beep codes Try Booting to the Original XP CD'
go to the repair console'
Make sure you have access to the drive where Windows is installed if you do
on reboot try to get into safe mode.

If you do not have access to the drive download the diagnostic tool for your hard drive (normaly a bootable floppy/cd) and run the diagnostic.

You can always try downloading [b]The Ultimate Boot CD[/b] and boot off that to test your hardware for problems. Its available at

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/download.html

Once you have the CD made you should first do a HDD test to see if it is still working correctly and then work your way up to M'Board & CPU testing as well as Memory and the like. If everything passes as OK then you can look trying a {b]Repair Install of XP[/b] but you'll need the original CD that came with the system it could either be an OEM copy or a system Recovery CD by one of the makers depending on who made the system.

Col

Ive already done booting the Bootable Xp Cd but to no avail,i can only see the post screen then installed device then it hangs up .

Errors at POST

Well in that case you have a Hardware Problem.

What you can try is removing any plugin cards and putting them back in sometimes they work their way slightly out and cause problems like this to happen. You can also remove all the Installed RAM and put it back into the sockets that it came out of and then see if it works.

If that does no good then replace the BIOS Battery and try again but you'll have to reset the Date & Time in BIOS as you'll get an error message when you first boot. You should also remove the mains lead and allow any capacitors to discharge before you attempt to remove the battery.

While the unit is going through its POST make sure that it is actually seeing the HDD and CD ROM these should be listed unless you have one of those Splash Screens that hides them in which case you can turn this off in the BIOS and check just what it is seeing.

Lets know if none of that works.

Col

Can you repeat the Model Number of the M'Board as it doesn't appear in the ASUS list. The one you listed anyway which was P4S533-MX .

If that is correct can you tel us what type of CPU you have Intel /AMD and the speed and type?

Just the General Type will suffice like a P whatever Intel or AMD Athlon 3200 something like that.

But as you are not getting past the POST screen have you considered changing the BIOS Battery? There can go flat and cause all sorts of strange problems. Just if you change the battery make sure that you remove the mains lead from the machine because I've seen a lot of these Batteries dropped and damage the M'Board so it's better to be safe than sorry.

Just add a comment and I'll be notified and get back to you with a possible fix.

Col