**Time To Build**

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:29 pm

If you set your primary boot to cd drive then it will run the windows setup, or does this not happen? Plus it sounded last night as though you were having trouble connecting you hdd up, have you done that ok now??

LT!

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:33 pm

Try this link drew it might help you matey,,,,,good luck

http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/

|2es-jasse

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:57 pm

Well lol this is starting to confuse me, the more people I speak to the harder it seems.

The only part of the Build I was not sure about is the wireing of the Hard Driver And Cd Drive.

HDD - Has a Sata Cable to the Boards & A Power Cable attached Thats It.

The CD/DVD Driver has a Power Cable and ribbon connector attached to it the blue one goes to the Main Board, the Black One (Main) goees to the CD and the Grey one (Slave) is doing nothing.

From what I have been told from Peeps, is that it sounds like a Bios Problem. and I have to set it all up to match My system.

Joined: Dec 17, 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Scunthorpe UK

Hi,
First check the back of cd/dvd drive, make sure the jumper is set to master, then if your mobo has 2 ide slots check the 'ribbon' is in slot 1.
Now go into your bios, thier should be an option to check the devices are been recognized by your mobo,I cant remember what its called but will look something like ide 1, ide 2, then sata 1 sata 2 sata 3 and 4, hopefully you will see your cd and hard drive listed there. Next find the option somthing like 'boot devices'
If your using a floppy drive set this to device 1, then set cd/dvd drive to device 2 (device 1 if you dont have floppy) , then set your hard drive to device 3/2 if no floppy.
Also do you have your gfx card fitted? if you have whilst your in your bios find the setting related to video, and set to pci ex if it isnt already.
SAVE the settings of your bios and exit with your xp disk in the drive!
hopefully it will boot from the disk!
Hope this helps!!
Gaz!!!

Joined: Oct 23, 2006 Posts: 77

maaaaaaaaate
you have taken the plunge into building a PC, despite what the 'savvy' folk will say its not childsplay for a learner.

you need to just ask one person as everyone will have a different slant on how to do things. a forum thread will no doubt lead to misery.

i hear you have been talking to mrix about it. i suggest stop making posts and pm mrix (or someone else) instead Smile

Joined: Aug 02, 2006 Posts: 85 Location: colchester, essex

this seems very strange, I can't see why it would boot the first time then not again!
I would suggest the same as scunny, check ur bios to see if it is recognizing ur hard drive and dvd drive! double check ur conections, make sure every plug is pushed fully home, I had this problem when I fitted my sound card!
webby is right tho, opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one and most stink!!

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:08 pm

Well I went home at dinner and make the CD Drive the first to boot.

Checked Everything else also in Bios, all looked ok everthing was being picked Up.

tried to Install Again YIPPEE Its now Installing.

Opinions are great, The More the Merrier. I feel threds like this may help other People who have simaler Problems and the More Info they can READ through the better.

Oh PC Building Cant be that hard, as yet (Touches Wood) I have had no MAJOR problems, just minor set backs, and how do you learn, by your mistakes, at least now I know I can do it (ISH) and should I need to fit,replace any items I know I can do it myself. Very Happy

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:41 pm

All Good All Go.

Just updating windows, need to install everything again. Sad

Should be worth it though.

Soon be able to get on TS. Very Happy

Not that I say much anyway. Laughing

Quick Question, When Patching BF2 do I need to DL all the patches or just one Big patch?

Will I need to Reinstall Special Forces or should the BF2 accout sort that, for the weapon Unlocks?

Any other tips to what I should be sorting now Im up and running with Net Access.

Joined: Aug 02, 2006 Posts: 85 Location: colchester, essex

just download the big patch here http://clanservers.multiplay.co.uk/?p=/ftpfiles.php%3Ffid%3D17484
you dont need to install special forces if you dont want to play it, your BF2 account will haave all your unlocks!
make sure you download TS overlay! http://www.teamspeakoverlay.com/

Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:07 pm

Nice One Jack. Very Happy

Not a fan of TSO myself, got team speak though.