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by fraiha

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I just finished putting together my computer. I installed the first part of Windows 2000, the blue screen part. It restarted, i removed the CD, restarted again, however nothing changed, and it still started with the CD Drive. I restarted, changed the BIOS to start from HD1 (there was a list, HD0,1,2,3). Instead of giving an error such as "Put in System disc"; it just goes into a black screen and blinks every several seconds. The start plugs are both set as Master (Multiple), the hard drive being in IDE1. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Thanks.

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by mshavrov

It's recomended to have a following boot sequence: Floppy, CD-ROM, HDD, Network. Actually, "Network" may be dropped since nobody uses that. Change your settings in BIOS, boot from CD-ROM again and start installation again. It may be advisable to delete existing partitions (since it's new computer and you don't have anything on it), and re-create again. Make sure you format partition as NTSC. Usually it works.

Good luck,

Michael Shavrov
MCSE W2K, MCSE+I, MCDBA, CCNP, CCDP, Security+

by dmiles

First check to see if the Memory modules are set in slots,this should apply to video card also
Check the drives and set only one Master(using the jumper configuration on the drive, set other drive as slave you may have a conflict with more than one master drive

Now start from beginning and partition and format the hard drive this can be done using a Win98 startup disk,then choose option to do fresh install

Hope this helps

by donmars

Firstly what do you mean "both set as master"? Do you mean one cd-rom and one hard-drive? If this is correct then set both those devices, with the jumpers (you call them start plugs)on back, to "single". Or if you have two hard drives then make the one master and the other slave. You should also make sure the hard drive is plugged into the "Primary" IDE slot connector on the motherboard and the cd-rom is in the "Secondary" IDE connector on the motherboard. The Primary slot is usually colored blue or read on the motherboard for for primary, the other being secondary. If you mean the hard-drive is IDE1 and thats the primary then you still should make it Single. The name of the brand hard drive would help to answer your question since they all have different jumper (start plugs?) arrangements. The PRIMARY VS. SECONDARY connector issue should solve your problem. Sometimes removing the jumpers entirely (start plugs?) will work where nothing else does. Try all of the above, good luck.

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