Not sure if this is the right forum for my issue, but I have a few questions regarding my Windows XP system that crashed awhile ago and I hope someone here can help or point to another site that can.
What I'm trying to do:
Recover any data or files I can from the HDD [HDD1] in that WINXP system.
What happened:
I had a PC that I built 8 or so years ago using an ASUS P4P800S MB & Intel P4 2.8ghz CPU WindowsXP Operating System. It ran great for several years until one day I had a major fault occur inside the power supply...Loud snap inside case, strong smell of burning, and tripped the circuit breaker for the house circuit I was plugged into.
What I've tried so far:
I replaced the power supply and powered on the PC using the same MB, CPU, and memory, but it would not boot up...I figured the fault must have also fried something on the MB, CPU, or maybe even the memory, so I am writing those components off.
I had another older WIN98 system I almost never use anymore. It runs fine with no issues, so I know the Asus A7V400-MX MB/CPU/Memory components are good. I am using these components and have disconnected the WIN98 HDD [HDD3]. I have another HDD [HDD2] that I'm going to format it to use as the new boot drive, so I can keep the data intact on HDD1 (was in the system when it crashed). HDD2 was NOT in the system when it crashed.
When I powered up the system, I get the MB splash screen, then it goes immediately to a screen saying system did not shut down properly last time, do I want to restart normally or in safe mode. No matter which option I choose, the system reboots.
I tried to get into MB Bios to change the boot priority so I can boot using WINXP CD and then format HDD2 to use as the new boot HDD for the system. On the MB splash screen it says press [F2] to enter the post screen. I tried Pressing [F2] once, several times, and holding it down during the splash screen...Still takes me to the safe mode screen. I tried to hook up HDD1 from the crashed system with same result. I also tried switching the master/slave jumpers around on each drive, and switched the IDE cables around, all same result.
Disconnecting all Cables from all of the HDDs and only having the CD-rom drive connected will allow system to boot from CD into WINXP setup, but then I have no HDD connected to the system to be able to format as a new system boot drive.
After trying all that out, I again hooked up the HDD3 just to check everything still working, and the system boots into WIN98 with no issues.
Other info:
I don't have alot of funds on hand at the moment to buy any other components such as a new MB/CPU combo, or take it down to a shop for repairs.
I do have a newer WIN7 PC. Is it possible to use WINXP HDD1 with the WIN7 system to recover the data or would it not be compatible? (If you are wondering why I still use these older versions of Windows, it is because I still use some older software that will not run on newer versions of Windows even though WIN7 has those backwards compatability options.)
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
What I'm trying to do:
Recover any data or files I can from the HDD [HDD1] in that WINXP system.
What happened:
I had a PC that I built 8 or so years ago using an ASUS P4P800S MB & Intel P4 2.8ghz CPU WindowsXP Operating System. It ran great for several years until one day I had a major fault occur inside the power supply...Loud snap inside case, strong smell of burning, and tripped the circuit breaker for the house circuit I was plugged into.
What I've tried so far:
I replaced the power supply and powered on the PC using the same MB, CPU, and memory, but it would not boot up...I figured the fault must have also fried something on the MB, CPU, or maybe even the memory, so I am writing those components off.
I had another older WIN98 system I almost never use anymore. It runs fine with no issues, so I know the Asus A7V400-MX MB/CPU/Memory components are good. I am using these components and have disconnected the WIN98 HDD [HDD3]. I have another HDD [HDD2] that I'm going to format it to use as the new boot drive, so I can keep the data intact on HDD1 (was in the system when it crashed). HDD2 was NOT in the system when it crashed.
When I powered up the system, I get the MB splash screen, then it goes immediately to a screen saying system did not shut down properly last time, do I want to restart normally or in safe mode. No matter which option I choose, the system reboots.
I tried to get into MB Bios to change the boot priority so I can boot using WINXP CD and then format HDD2 to use as the new boot HDD for the system. On the MB splash screen it says press [F2] to enter the post screen. I tried Pressing [F2] once, several times, and holding it down during the splash screen...Still takes me to the safe mode screen. I tried to hook up HDD1 from the crashed system with same result. I also tried switching the master/slave jumpers around on each drive, and switched the IDE cables around, all same result.
Disconnecting all Cables from all of the HDDs and only having the CD-rom drive connected will allow system to boot from CD into WINXP setup, but then I have no HDD connected to the system to be able to format as a new system boot drive.
After trying all that out, I again hooked up the HDD3 just to check everything still working, and the system boots into WIN98 with no issues.
Other info:
I don't have alot of funds on hand at the moment to buy any other components such as a new MB/CPU combo, or take it down to a shop for repairs.
I do have a newer WIN7 PC. Is it possible to use WINXP HDD1 with the WIN7 system to recover the data or would it not be compatible? (If you are wondering why I still use these older versions of Windows, it is because I still use some older software that will not run on newer versions of Windows even though WIN7 has those backwards compatability options.)
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!