[rshaffer61]

Try starting it in Safe Mode and let me know the last driver it loads before restarting.
This may give us a ideal what is causing it.

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How do I make it start in safe mode, and how can I tell what drivers are loading last.

Just noticed that a small message (before the Windows loading graphic) said something like "no hard disk detected" for a fraction of a second, barely long enough to read 2-3 words. I think I might have connected my hard drive to the wrong SATA port. Gonna open her up and take a look.

Edited by GhostLoad, 14 March 2012 - 09:15 AM.

[GhostLoad]

How do I make it start in safe mode, and how can I tell what drivers are loading last.

Just noticed that a small message (before the Windows loading graphic) said something like "no hard disk detected" for a fraction of a second, barely long enough to read 2-3 words. I think I might have connected my hard drive to the wrong SATA port. Gonna open her up and take a look.

Edited by GhostLoad, 14 March 2012 - 09:15 AM.

[rshaffer61]

Normally tapping F8 during post will bring up the Advance Boot Menu where you can choose Safe Mode.
When you start this way it will list drivers as they are loading sorta like the old DOS systems.

[GhostLoad]

I switched the SATA plug for my hard drive to the first 6GPS port, and now whenever I try to boot,I get a black screen written the message "master boot record error. Press a key" then it hours to the windows passing graphic for a few seconds before restarting and doing it all over again.

[rshaffer61]

What is the 6GPS port and are you talking about the SATA ports on the motherboard?
If so what if you switched it back to the original? Does it then boot?

[GhostLoad]

I tried plugging it into the port marked SATA 6GB/s #1. That's what made it say the master boot message.

Edit: Plugged it back into the 3Gb/s SATA port, and that momentary "no hard disk is detected"message popped up. Right after though, it said "master but record error. Press a key". Now what?

Edited by GhostLoad, 14 March 2012 - 09:56 AM.

[rshaffer61]

What was it originally plugged in to?

[GhostLoad]

It was originally plugged into the same port it's currently plugged into.

Edit: I've tried all 8 of my SATA Ports, but get the exact same result every time. I can't figure out why Windows won't boot properly.

Edited by GhostLoad, 14 March 2012 - 11:12 AM.

[rshaffer61]

OK is this the hard drive out of the original system?
Does the bios identify the hard drive at all?
Are you sure the power connector and data cable are connected securely?
They should be on port 0 or 1 depending on your motherboard.

[GhostLoad]

Its the hard drive I was using before on this PC prior to upgrading my components. The BIOS recognizes the hard drive is there and plugged in, and it's connected to port 0.

[rshaffer61]

OK so is it partitioned and formatted waiting for a OS or is it the OS that was installed on it from the old system?
Remember you have changed the motherboard, cpu and memory so any drivers probably will not work.

[GhostLoad]

No.... it's just my hard drive straight out of the other one....

[rshaffer61]

Ahh ok so nothing on it then right?
Run hard drive diagnostics: http://www.tacktech....ay.cfm?ttid=287
Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: http://www.imgburn.com/ to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.

NOTE. If your hard drive is made by Toshiba, try the Hitachi DFT CD Image version of the software

Thanks to Broni for the instructions

[GhostLoad]

No, not nothing on it, it's 3/4ths full with my stuff. I didn't do anything with it or to our before unplugging it from my computer.

[rshaffer61]

No, not nothing on it, it's 3/4ths full with my stuff

Is it empty or is it 3\4 way full with stuff?
It won't boot unless you format it and install the OS.
I'm confused a little which way it is.