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BSOD on 2K SP4 upgrade . . .
BSOD is "Inaccessible Boot Device ..."
here's the problem:
(my apology upfront for the size of the post)
I got this board: (ASUS CUSL2)
that was installed in a full tower case
which wasn't finished,
I got it from a guy who started the build with all new parts
but he never managed to complete it,
I told him I'd take it off of his hands
because the older systems make good File & Print Servers
it had no HDD, none of the front panel connectors were attached, etc.
in fact when I finally completed the setup, and pressed the power button 5 days ago,
it was the first time it had ever been run
I had to replace the CMOS battery, and the CPU thermal paste,
as the battery was completely dead and the paste had almost dried out
I installed 2x 80GB HDDs and a 52x & 48x CD-ROMs
all went well until I installed win2K
win2K with no SP works fine
I tried SP1 and it seems to work
but SP2, SP3 & SP4 hose the system
as soon as SP2, 3 or 4 are applied the system drive gets hosed
windows loading gets to the screen before displaying the desktop
and then freezes with BSOD
"Inaccessible Boot Device ..."
and the standard message about checking for viruses etc.
but everything is new, except the 48x CD-ROM
- the HDDs are new
- the PC133 SDRAM is new and I also have several different types of used and tried a bunch of them, including other PC100 SDRAM modules
- the CPU is new (Intel P-III 667 MHz)
- the IDE Cables are new
- the PSU is new
and I've had to HDDErase and reinstall back to no SP win2K about 10 times now
I've even switched the drives around
and then this last install attempt, I removed the 2x 80GB HDDs and installed a new 40GB HDD on a single ended cable so there's no second HDD
I currently have the system running with this config but is this is not a satisfactory solution
if I'm going to turn this system out onto my network as a file & print server, then SP4 and the Rollup need to be applied
is there some bug with the storage controller on ASUS boards that corrupts the install or is incompatible with the updated driver versions supplied in win2K SP2 & up?
I've searched and searched for this info but can find nothing
I posted this almost verbatim on the ASUS MB forum here
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20100624132813750&board_id=1&model=CUSL2&page=1&SLanguage=en-us
but, since yesterday the post has already been dropped to page 8
and have received no replies
there is no virus / malware etc.
as the system has never seen the web, and has barely seen my network which is also clean,
the SP1, 2, 3, & 4 files are clean as I've used them before on other win2K systems with no problems
the win2KCD is an original 1999 Retail CD with all documentation and the EncPack floppy and the box,
not a bogus pirate burned disk
Full System Spec.
- ASUS CUSL2 Socket 370 MB
- Intel i815e chipset & integrated graphics
- P-III coppermine @667MHz
- 256MB Micron PC133 SDRAM (will install 512MB if I get it running with SP4)
- Primary / Secondary e-IDE ATA-100 controller
- 40GB Western Digital Caviar e-IDE, ATA-100 UDMA-5 (Mfg. 2005)
- 52x ASUS CD-ROM
- 48x Creative CD-ROM
- Intel Pro/100B Ethernet PCI card
everything is new parts including the case & PSU
except the 48x CD-ROM
and the Intel Pro/100B which I know works as I jacked it from another system that I upgraded to a gigabit card
any helpful info will be appreciated