I have a computer that I build just over two years ago, till recently it has given me trouble free use. However around two months ago it developed an intermittent boot-up problem. This was about once a week and more recently it’s been four or five days a week. Today I can’t boot it up at all. I did manage to get a boot-up once today (after sever hours of trying) when it did start it went into a continuous loop of booting up, and closing down.
Over the last few weeks I have been removing hardware (one item at a time to see if this resolved the problem. The only item that did speed up the boot-up process was the removal of a Belkin FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 PCI Express card (item 10 below). But it did not improve the boot problem.
I have for some time been thinking about replacing my current XP Pro operating system for a new Windows7 Home Premium.
Now my questions.
As I cannot follow the recommended procedure for backing up XP first and follow up with a recovery. I have purchased a new WD1500HFLS-O1G6U1 (WD VelociRaptor (150Gb) hard drive for the operating system to replace item 4 listed below. I am 99% certain that I have a software corruption or a slim change that the HD is at fault.
I have managed to back up the majority of important data over the last few weeks so I am not too worried about losing anything else.
My other two hard drives have most of my other important documents/images etc. (currently disconnected).
Can I just fit the new WD VelociRaptor HD on it’s own and after a format install Windows7 Home Premium DVD (Full version – Not upgrade or OEM). Would it then be best to then add the hardware items one at a time after Windows 7 has been installed? I could then download the latest drives as I go along. I will be installing the 64Bit operating system.
I assume that after this I can connect the two other hard drives and Windows7 will read them – is this correct?
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
1. Motherboard: ASUS P5KC AiLifestyle Series iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX
2. Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Part No BX80557E6850 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3GHz Socket 775 4MB Cache 1333MHz FSB Retail Boxed Processor
3. RAM PC8500 (1066 MHz) 4 x Corsair 1GB PC2-8500 C5 XMS2 Dominator (2 twin packs) (4GB total)
4. Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB Cache - OEM – 5 Year Warranty.
5. Hard Disc 2 (500gb) Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 16MB Cache 7200RPM – OEM
6. 1 x Western Digital 750GB HD SATA300 7200rpm 32MB Cache Caviar Black OEM
7. Case – Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos Full Tower Case – inv 4 large fans (all ready purchased)
8. Power Supply (PSU) Coolermaster RealPower Pro 850W Modular PSU
9. (b) Graphic Card, Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS 512MB PCI-E - Manufacturer code: 8600GTS
10. Belkin FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 PCI Express card.
11. DVD drives x 2
Over the last few weeks I have been removing hardware (one item at a time to see if this resolved the problem. The only item that did speed up the boot-up process was the removal of a Belkin FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 PCI Express card (item 10 below). But it did not improve the boot problem.
I have for some time been thinking about replacing my current XP Pro operating system for a new Windows7 Home Premium.
Now my questions.
As I cannot follow the recommended procedure for backing up XP first and follow up with a recovery. I have purchased a new WD1500HFLS-O1G6U1 (WD VelociRaptor (150Gb) hard drive for the operating system to replace item 4 listed below. I am 99% certain that I have a software corruption or a slim change that the HD is at fault.
I have managed to back up the majority of important data over the last few weeks so I am not too worried about losing anything else.
My other two hard drives have most of my other important documents/images etc. (currently disconnected).
Can I just fit the new WD VelociRaptor HD on it’s own and after a format install Windows7 Home Premium DVD (Full version – Not upgrade or OEM). Would it then be best to then add the hardware items one at a time after Windows 7 has been installed? I could then download the latest drives as I go along. I will be installing the 64Bit operating system.
I assume that after this I can connect the two other hard drives and Windows7 will read them – is this correct?
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
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1. Motherboard: ASUS P5KC AiLifestyle Series iP35 Socket 775 8 channel audio ATX
2. Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Part No BX80557E6850 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3GHz Socket 775 4MB Cache 1333MHz FSB Retail Boxed Processor
3. RAM PC8500 (1066 MHz) 4 x Corsair 1GB PC2-8500 C5 XMS2 Dominator (2 twin packs) (4GB total)
4. Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB Cache - OEM – 5 Year Warranty.
5. Hard Disc 2 (500gb) Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 16MB Cache 7200RPM – OEM
6. 1 x Western Digital 750GB HD SATA300 7200rpm 32MB Cache Caviar Black OEM
7. Case – Coolermaster RC-1000 Cosmos Full Tower Case – inv 4 large fans (all ready purchased)
8. Power Supply (PSU) Coolermaster RealPower Pro 850W Modular PSU
9. (b) Graphic Card, Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS 512MB PCI-E - Manufacturer code: 8600GTS
10. Belkin FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 PCI Express card.
11. DVD drives x 2