NF7-S Disk Read Error

Nolf-JobNolf-Job Inside each and every one of you!
edited September 2003 in Hardware
I recently got an NF7-S and everything seems to boot up fine except it gives an error saying "Disk Read Error". Its a 60 gig maxtor that I pulled from my old system and it is recognized in the BIOS. Anyone know what's going on?

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  • edited August 2003
    make sure you ahve it set as the master drive. You might alos want to try installing the max blast software that should come with the hd.
  • Nolf-JobNolf-Job Inside each and every one of you!
    edited August 2003
    It's already at master and I know it works because I just pulled it out of my old computer. Max Blast won't help cause the drive is already formatted and has been in use for a while.
  • MrBillMrBill Missouri Member
    edited August 2003
    Do you have the drive connected to IDE or SATA?
  • Nolf-JobNolf-Job Inside each and every one of you!
    edited August 2003
    IDE
  • MrBillMrBill Missouri Member
    edited August 2003
    Are you using an ATA100/133 cable?

    Try setting the jumper on the drive to CABLE SELECT. If I remember correctly, that's what I had to do on my 160gb Maxtor on my NF7-S.
  • Nolf-JobNolf-Job Inside each and every one of you!
    edited August 2003
    Its been set to cable sel, but still nothing. Someone over at AMDMB said that since I was using the hd with a VIA based board previously (Asus A7M266) that I'm going to have to reformat the drive so unless someone else knows what's going on that's what I'm gonna be doing.
  • MrBillMrBill Missouri Member
    edited August 2003
    If you're changing from VIA to nVidia chipset, I would format/re-install. I didn't realize it was seeing the drive.
  • d-rkerd-rker UK
    edited August 2003
    try clearing the cmos ,use another ide cable/slot .if you have another disk @ hand ,use it instead to see if the problem is either with the mobo or hd .
  • Nolf-JobNolf-Job Inside each and every one of you!
    edited August 2003
    Anyone think an xp repair install will work?
  • edited August 2003
    The repair feature of XP should work. However, I would format and reinstall anyway as you will probably get better performance from your "new" system than just doing a repair. That said, Tex will probably say that I'm wrong as he never reinstalls anymore, just repairs. But, you did the mb change for more speed, am I right? So why not takle full advantage of your system by getting rid of all of the unecessary drivers and s**t that you don't need that could get in the way of a smooth running system.

    just my $.02.

    S!
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited August 2003
    Originally posted by swordsman
    The repair feature of XP should work. However, I would format and reinstall anyway as you will probably get better performance from your "new" system than just doing a repair. That said, Tex will probably say that I'm wrong as he never reinstalls anymore, just repairs. But, you did the mb change for more speed, am I right? So why not takle full advantage of your system by getting rid of all of the unecessary drivers and s**t that you don't need that could get in the way of a smooth running system.

    just my $.02.

    S!
    Agreed!!!

    And since you were using a VIA based board before this or a repair is the only way out. I also recomend downloading bios 18 or 19 and flashing fist so everything is real fresh!
  • edited August 2003
    Thanks!
  • Nolf-JobNolf-Job Inside each and every one of you!
    edited September 2003
    Working fine now.
  • edited September 2003
    What was the problem?
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited September 2003
    Originally posted by Eu4ik
    What was the problem?
    He had a previous Windows install from old system and that system had a completely different chipset on the motherboard so he kept getting errors when Windows tried to load.
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