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by thecomputerguy74

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I have a machine with Win2K, and it works fine. In upgrading the motherboard, CPU, and memory, I am getting a Blue screen error that says INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE. The hard drive does recognize my HD without a problem. The HD Controller is a UDMA/66, and I have had this problem with another motherboard, but I really need to get Win2k to recognize the controller. I tried Safe Mode, and get the same error message. I get the Win2K logo screen, and the error message.
Any help would be appreciated.

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by dmiles

You are apperently having a IRQ conflict with another device,try manually configuring the controller to another IRQ or removing until you have WIN2K installed and then adding the controller to the system

by thecomputerguy74

The controller is part of the motherboard. Without it there is no HD. I can't remove it, and if I disable it, I can't boot to Win2k, and I can't change the IRQ settings.

by tbradley

Before you try anything else, turn off
the extra HD features, UDMA/66 etc. Run it
plain jane vanilla. Then try to boot. If this doesn't work, You need to get out the book for the motherboard, and find out the exact version of the HD controller the board is using, ie Intel 87321 AB/CD Bus Master PCI controller, or something similar.

On another machine, check Microsoft's website to ensure that controller is on the compatibility list, or go to the Controller's site, and get an updated W2k driver.

Other possible causes, you are using a partition that is not recognizeable by Windows 2K. Run Fdisk from a floppy to see how and what your partition structure is.

by tbradley

P.S. There's a utility on the bootable W2k CD which may help you, recovery console, I believe. At some point, when asked about HD controllers, have the disk handy that you made with the MB HD controllers.

by thecomputerguy74

Win2K is on the HD I am attempting to put in. It works fine on another machine. I understand what you are saying about installing updated drivers, but how do I get them installed if I can't run Win2K in the first place. I tried doing it by connecting the HD to the old motherboard and forcing the drivers in, but they won't install without detecting the devices on the new motherboard.

by tbradley

well well... welcome to the fun world of
Windows 2000.

BTW, it's rude to REJECT, then ask more questions. Making a comment would have been more effective.

by tbradley

1st, did you turn off UDMA/66 in Bios and then try to boot.

2nd, I'm not saying re-install W2k, though that may become an option. Boot with the CD, exit setup, and on the CD is the recovery utility. It will help you install the correct drivers from another CD or floppy disk.

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