TYAN TOMCAT i815T

[JG]

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My System:
TYAN TOMCAT i815T V1.08
Intel PIII 1Ghz
Antec 350w PSU
2 times 256mg PC133 memory
TOSHIBA 16X DVD
Plextor CD/RW
Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD
Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD
ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG
SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE
Win98se

I installed the above new mobo, cpu and psu, because my previous system (4yr
old SY-7VCA-E Soyo Socket 370 and PIII 1Ghz and case psu) was having startup
problems. After installing new
mobo/cpu/psu and starting up the computer, the American Master BIOS
recognized all my
drives and the cpu as well as the memory. I got no error beeps. I made no
changes to the BIOS other than setting
the correct time. The date was already correct. I installed the 2 memory
modules in Dimm1 and 3, as per instruction.
When trying to start up, I got a black screen with the text: can not read
drive C.
Drive C, as seen by my bios, is my master drive WD20gig, which was working
perfectly in
my other system and already had my OS installed on it. Not knowing what else
to do, I proceeded
to do a format and clean install of win98 using the Procedure I have
successfully done before from
the Microsoft Knowledge Base. After running fdisk and deleting and creating
an active primary dos partition,
I inserted my Win98CD as per instructions. The windows scandisk gave me the
following message:

ScanDisk cannot read from the last cluster on drive C. This cluster is
either damaged, or
your system is not configured properly. Drive C may need to have Logical
Block
Addressing (LBA) enabled to work properly, or its disk partition may be
incorrectly marked
as a non-LBA partition. Data loss can occur if your LBA setting or disk
partition type for
this drive is misconfigured.
Check your computer's BIOS setup utility, or contact your computer
manufacturer, or have
your computer checked by a qualified computer hardware technician.
If you are sure your drive is configured correctly, click Continue to have
ScanDisk check
drive C for errors.

I checked the BIOS to make sure LBA was enabled.The BIOS choices are "auto"
and
"disable". "Auto" says it means enabled, and this is what was already set.
So I started the installation process again and chose to have ScanDisk check
drive C for errors.
I got the following message:
If your computer's LBA setting is configured improperly and ScanDisk
continues ScanDisk
may report and repair errors incorrectly. This could result in severe damage
to your data or
could incorrectly mark sections of your drive as bad.
Are you sure your system is configured properly?

I said "yes" and continued since I had no data on the newly formatted WD20
anyway.
ScanDisk proceeded to find so many bad sectors that I quit the process.
I figured that my harddrive was bad, so I purchased a new Maxtor 80gig
ATA133.
I switched out my WD for the Maxtor, and my BIOS recognized it. I used the
Maxtor
software to create 2 partitions. 1-20gig 2-60gig. Per the Maxtor
instructions, I proceeded to
install win98. I got the same ScanDisk message as above. I decided to start
over using fdisk on the Maxtor.
I deleted the partitions with fdisk and created 2 new partitions and set the
first one as my primary dos active.
I formatted again and proceeded to do setup with the Win98se disk as per
instructions.
I got the exact same messages as above about LBA settings and false
positives concerning
bad sectors. I continued and started getting bad sector reports. Then I
canceled out.
Next I tested both drives in another computer. I ran the Windows utility to
scan the drive for
bad sectors. None were found. I loaded up each HD with jpgs and mp3's and
videos. I was
able to access and play all of the files I had just moved to the 2 HDs in
question.
So, the problem is not with the hard drives.
Any ideas?
jg

 

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jg wrote:
> My System:
> TYAN TOMCAT i815T V1.08
> Intel PIII 1Ghz
> Antec 350w PSU
> 2 times 256mg PC133 memory
> TOSHIBA 16X DVD
> Plextor CD/RW
> Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG
> SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE
> Win98se
>
> I installed the above new mobo, cpu and psu, because my previous system (4yr
> old SY-7VCA-E Soyo Socket 370 and PIII 1Ghz and case psu) was having startup
> problems. After installing new
> mobo/cpu/psu and starting up the computer, the American Master BIOS
> recognized all my
> drives and the cpu as well as the memory. I got no error beeps. I made no
> changes to the BIOS other than setting
> the correct time. The date was already correct. I installed the 2 memory
> modules in Dimm1 and 3, as per instruction.
> When trying to start up, I got a black screen with the text: can not read
> drive C.
> Drive C, as seen by my bios, is my master drive WD20gig, which was working
> perfectly in
> my other system and already had my OS installed on it. Not knowing what else
> to do, I proceeded
> to do a format and clean install of win98 using the Procedure I have
> successfully done before from
> the Microsoft Knowledge Base. After running fdisk and deleting and creating
> an active primary dos partition,
> I inserted my Win98CD as per instructions. The windows scandisk gave me the
> following message:
>
> ScanDisk cannot read from the last cluster on drive C. This cluster is
> either damaged, or
> your system is not configured properly. Drive C may need to have Logical
> Block
> Addressing (LBA) enabled to work properly, or its disk partition may be
> incorrectly marked
> as a non-LBA partition. Data loss can occur if your LBA setting or disk
> partition type for
> this drive is misconfigured.
> Check your computer's BIOS setup utility, or contact your computer
> manufacturer, or have
> your computer checked by a qualified computer hardware technician.
> If you are sure your drive is configured correctly, click Continue to have
> ScanDisk check
> drive C for errors.
>
> I checked the BIOS to make sure LBA was enabled.The BIOS choices are "auto"
> and
> "disable". "Auto" says it means enabled, and this is what was already set.
> So I started the installation process again and chose to have ScanDisk check
> drive C for errors.
> I got the following message:
> If your computer's LBA setting is configured improperly and ScanDisk
> continues ScanDisk
> may report and repair errors incorrectly. This could result in severe damage
> to your data or
> could incorrectly mark sections of your drive as bad.
> Are you sure your system is configured properly?
>
> I said "yes" and continued since I had no data on the newly formatted WD20
> anyway.
> ScanDisk proceeded to find so many bad sectors that I quit the process.
> I figured that my harddrive was bad, so I purchased a new Maxtor 80gig
> ATA133.
> I switched out my WD for the Maxtor, and my BIOS recognized it. I used the
> Maxtor
> software to create 2 partitions. 1-20gig 2-60gig. Per the Maxtor
> instructions, I proceeded to
> install win98. I got the same ScanDisk message as above. I decided to start
> over using fdisk on the Maxtor.
> I deleted the partitions with fdisk and created 2 new partitions and set the
> first one as my primary dos active.
> I formatted again and proceeded to do setup with the Win98se disk as per
> instructions.
> I got the exact same messages as above about LBA settings and false
> positives concerning
> bad sectors. I continued and started getting bad sector reports. Then I
> canceled out.
> Next I tested both drives in another computer. I ran the Windows utility to
> scan the drive for
> bad sectors. None were found. I loaded up each HD with jpgs and mp3's and
> videos. I was
> able to access and play all of the files I had just moved to the 2 HDs in
> question.
> So, the problem is not with the hard drives.
> Any ideas?
> jg
>
>
hi,

where did you get the tomcat 815T for the P3 cpu. couldn't find it. ended
up getting DFI mobo.

 

[JG]

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"Dilbert Firestorm" <scanb31@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:d1m5ej$7pa$1@news.datasync.com...
> jg wrote:
> > My System:
> > TYAN TOMCAT i815T V1.08
> > Intel PIII 1Ghz
> > Antec 350w PSU
> > 2 times 256mg PC133 memory
> > TOSHIBA 16X DVD
> > Plextor CD/RW
> > Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> > Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> > ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG
> > SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE
> > Win98se
> >
> > I installed the above new mobo, cpu and psu, because my previous system
(4yr
> > old SY-7VCA-E Soyo Socket 370 and PIII 1Ghz and case psu) was having
startup
> > problems. After installing new
> > mobo/cpu/psu and starting up the computer, the American Master BIOS
> > recognized all my
> > drives and the cpu as well as the memory. I got no error beeps. I made
no
> > changes to the BIOS other than setting
> > the correct time. The date was already correct. I installed the 2 memory
> > modules in Dimm1 and 3, as per instruction.
> > When trying to start up, I got a black screen with the text: can not
read
> > drive C.
> > Drive C, as seen by my bios, is my master drive WD20gig, which was
working
> > perfectly in
> > my other system and already had my OS installed on it. Not knowing what
else
> > to do, I proceeded
> > to do a format and clean install of win98 using the Procedure I have
> > successfully done before from
> > the Microsoft Knowledge Base. After running fdisk and deleting and
creating
> > an active primary dos partition,
> > I inserted my Win98CD as per instructions. The windows scandisk gave me
the
> > following message:
> >
> > ScanDisk cannot read from the last cluster on drive C. This cluster is
> > either damaged, or
> > your system is not configured properly. Drive C may need to have Logical
> > Block
> > Addressing (LBA) enabled to work properly, or its disk partition may be
> > incorrectly marked
> > as a non-LBA partition. Data loss can occur if your LBA setting or disk
> > partition type for
> > this drive is misconfigured.
> > Check your computer's BIOS setup utility, or contact your computer
> > manufacturer, or have
> > your computer checked by a qualified computer hardware technician.
> > If you are sure your drive is configured correctly, click Continue to
have
> > ScanDisk check
> > drive C for errors.
> >
> > I checked the BIOS to make sure LBA was enabled.The BIOS choices are
"auto"
> > and
> > "disable". "Auto" says it means enabled, and this is what was already
set.
> > So I started the installation process again and chose to have ScanDisk
check
> > drive C for errors.
> > I got the following message:
> > If your computer's LBA setting is configured improperly and ScanDisk
> > continues ScanDisk
> > may report and repair errors incorrectly. This could result in severe
damage
> > to your data or
> > could incorrectly mark sections of your drive as bad.
> > Are you sure your system is configured properly?
> >
> > I said "yes" and continued since I had no data on the newly formatted
WD20
> > anyway.
> > ScanDisk proceeded to find so many bad sectors that I quit the process.
> > I figured that my harddrive was bad, so I purchased a new Maxtor 80gig
> > ATA133.
> > I switched out my WD for the Maxtor, and my BIOS recognized it. I used
the
> > Maxtor
> > software to create 2 partitions. 1-20gig 2-60gig. Per the Maxtor
> > instructions, I proceeded to
> > install win98. I got the same ScanDisk message as above. I decided to
start
> > over using fdisk on the Maxtor.
> > I deleted the partitions with fdisk and created 2 new partitions and set
the
> > first one as my primary dos active.
> > I formatted again and proceeded to do setup with the Win98se disk as per
> > instructions.
> > I got the exact same messages as above about LBA settings and false
> > positives concerning
> > bad sectors. I continued and started getting bad sector reports. Then I
> > canceled out.
> > Next I tested both drives in another computer. I ran the Windows utility
to
> > scan the drive for
> > bad sectors. None were found. I loaded up each HD with jpgs and mp3's
and
> > videos. I was
> > able to access and play all of the files I had just moved to the 2 HDs
in
> > question.
> > So, the problem is not with the hard drives.
> > Any ideas?
> > jg
> >
> >
> hi,
>
> where did you get the tomcat 815T for the P3 cpu. couldn't find it.
ended
> up getting DFI mobo.

I got it at www.newegg.com for $44.00

 

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jg wrote:
> "Dilbert Firestorm" <scanb31@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:d1m5ej$7pa$1@news.datasync.com...
>
>>jg wrote:
>>
>>>My System:
>>>TYAN TOMCAT i815T V1.08
>>>Intel PIII 1Ghz
>>>Antec 350w PSU
>>>2 times 256mg PC133 memory
>>>TOSHIBA 16X DVD
>>>Plextor CD/RW
>>>Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD
>>>Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD
>>>ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG
>>>SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE
>>>Win98se
>>>
>>>I installed the above new mobo, cpu and psu, because my previous system
>
> (4yr
>
>>>old SY-7VCA-E Soyo Socket 370 and PIII 1Ghz and case psu) was having
>
> startup
>
>>>problems. After installing new
>>>mobo/cpu/psu and starting up the computer, the American Master BIOS
>>>recognized all my
>>>drives and the cpu as well as the memory. I got no error beeps. I made
>
> no
>
>>>changes to the BIOS other than setting
>>>the correct time. The date was already correct. I installed the 2 memory
>>>modules in Dimm1 and 3, as per instruction.
>>>When trying to start up, I got a black screen with the text: can not
>
> read
>
>>>drive C.
>>>Drive C, as seen by my bios, is my master drive WD20gig, which was
>
> working
>
>>>perfectly in
>>>my other system and already had my OS installed on it. Not knowing what
>
> else
>
>>>to do, I proceeded
>>>to do a format and clean install of win98 using the Procedure I have
>>>successfully done before from
>>>the Microsoft Knowledge Base. After running fdisk and deleting and
>
> creating
>
>>>an active primary dos partition,
>>>I inserted my Win98CD as per instructions. The windows scandisk gave me
>
> the
>
>>>following message:
>>>
>>>ScanDisk cannot read from the last cluster on drive C. This cluster is
>>>either damaged, or
>>>your system is not configured properly. Drive C may need to have Logical
>>>Block
>>>Addressing (LBA) enabled to work properly, or its disk partition may be
>>>incorrectly marked
>>>as a non-LBA partition. Data loss can occur if your LBA setting or disk
>>>partition type for
>>>this drive is misconfigured.
>>>Check your computer's BIOS setup utility, or contact your computer
>>>manufacturer, or have
>>>your computer checked by a qualified computer hardware technician.
>>>If you are sure your drive is configured correctly, click Continue to
>
> have
>
>>>ScanDisk check
>>>drive C for errors.
>>>
>>> I checked the BIOS to make sure LBA was enabled.The BIOS choices are
>
> "auto"
>
>>>and
>>>"disable". "Auto" says it means enabled, and this is what was already
>
> set.
>
>>>So I started the installation process again and chose to have ScanDisk
>
> check
>
>>>drive C for errors.
>>>I got the following message:
>>>If your computer's LBA setting is configured improperly and ScanDisk
>>>continues ScanDisk
>>>may report and repair errors incorrectly. This could result in severe
>
> damage
>
>>>to your data or
>>>could incorrectly mark sections of your drive as bad.
>>>Are you sure your system is configured properly?
>>>
>>>I said "yes" and continued since I had no data on the newly formatted
>
> WD20
>
>>>anyway.
>>>ScanDisk proceeded to find so many bad sectors that I quit the process.
>>>I figured that my harddrive was bad, so I purchased a new Maxtor 80gig
>>>ATA133.
>>>I switched out my WD for the Maxtor, and my BIOS recognized it. I used
>
> the
>
>>>Maxtor
>>>software to create 2 partitions. 1-20gig 2-60gig. Per the Maxtor
>>>instructions, I proceeded to
>>>install win98. I got the same ScanDisk message as above. I decided to
>
> start
>
>>>over using fdisk on the Maxtor.
>>>I deleted the partitions with fdisk and created 2 new partitions and set
>
> the
>
>>>first one as my primary dos active.
>>>I formatted again and proceeded to do setup with the Win98se disk as per
>>>instructions.
>>>I got the exact same messages as above about LBA settings and false
>>>positives concerning
>>>bad sectors. I continued and started getting bad sector reports. Then I
>>>canceled out.
>>>Next I tested both drives in another computer. I ran the Windows utility
>
> to
>
>>>scan the drive for
>>>bad sectors. None were found. I loaded up each HD with jpgs and mp3's
>
> and
>
>>>videos. I was
>>>able to access and play all of the files I had just moved to the 2 HDs
>
> in
>
>>>question.
>>>So, the problem is not with the hard drives.
>>>Any ideas?
>>>jg
>>>
>>>
>>
>>hi,
>>
>>where did you get the tomcat 815T for the P3 cpu. couldn't find it.
>
> ended
>
>>up getting DFI mobo.
>
>
> I got it at www.newegg.com for $44.00
>
>



aw geez.... they had that mobo out of stock when I last looked last week.

 

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My System:
Tan Tomcat i815T v1.08 (Purchased it thru NewEgg.com too)
Intel P3 933MHz
350w Power Supply
2x256MB PC133 RAM (DIMM1 and DIMM3)
Lite-on 52x CDR
Lite-on 32x12x24x CDRW
IBM 20GB HD 7200 ATA100 (tryed 1st, blank drive)
IBM 80GB HD 7200 ATA100 (OS: WinXP PRO SP2)
ASUS GeFroce 4 Ti4200 128MB RAM

I am having a similar problem with my system, when I place my 20GB HD in the
system its was a clean driver no OS. I proceed with the install of Windows
XP PRO and the drive was detected, formatted with NTFS, files where copied.
Setup completed copying the files, Windows restarted the system, after
getting past the American MegaTrends screen, I got the follow error for both
drives above:

"A disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"

For the 20GB HD I have tried the following

Re-partitioning the drive, so windows can create it.
Allowed Windows to format each drive NTFS
Installed copied the files and then restarted and got the above error
message.

For the 80GB HD, I did the same as the 20GB in the hopes that using a
different drive would allow the system to start.

I did look at the BIOS, to make sure both HD's where detected correctly by
the mobo, no problems.

Any help or other ideas would be great!

Thanks,
Anthony Wilson
Neuro Visions - Technical Solutions
www.neurovisions.com


"Dilbert Firestorm" <scanb31@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:d1np27$t51$1@news.datasync.com...
> jg wrote:
> > "Dilbert Firestorm" <scanb31@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:d1m5ej$7pa$1@news.datasync.com...
> >
> >>jg wrote:
> >>
> >>>My System:
> >>>TYAN TOMCAT i815T V1.08
> >>>Intel PIII 1Ghz
> >>>Antec 350w PSU
> >>>2 times 256mg PC133 memory
> >>>TOSHIBA 16X DVD
> >>>Plextor CD/RW
> >>>Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> >>>Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> >>>ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG
> >>>SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE
> >>>Win98se
> >>>
> >>>I installed the above new mobo, cpu and psu, because my previous system
> >
> > (4yr
> >
> >>>old SY-7VCA-E Soyo Socket 370 and PIII 1Ghz and case psu) was having
> >
> > startup
> >
> >>>problems. After installing new
> >>>mobo/cpu/psu and starting up the computer, the American Master BIOS
> >>>recognized all my
> >>>drives and the cpu as well as the memory. I got no error beeps. I made
> >
> > no
> >
> >>>changes to the BIOS other than setting
> >>>the correct time. The date was already correct. I installed the 2
memory
> >>>modules in Dimm1 and 3, as per instruction.
> >>>When trying to start up, I got a black screen with the text: can not
> >
> > read
> >
> >>>drive C.
> >>>Drive C, as seen by my bios, is my master drive WD20gig, which was
> >
> > working
> >
> >>>perfectly in
> >>>my other system and already had my OS installed on it. Not knowing what
> >
> > else
> >
> >>>to do, I proceeded
> >>>to do a format and clean install of win98 using the Procedure I have
> >>>successfully done before from
> >>>the Microsoft Knowledge Base. After running fdisk and deleting and
> >
> > creating
> >
> >>>an active primary dos partition,
> >>>I inserted my Win98CD as per instructions. The windows scandisk gave me
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>following message:
> >>>
> >>>ScanDisk cannot read from the last cluster on drive C. This cluster is
> >>>either damaged, or
> >>>your system is not configured properly. Drive C may need to have
Logical
> >>>Block
> >>>Addressing (LBA) enabled to work properly, or its disk partition may be
> >>>incorrectly marked
> >>>as a non-LBA partition. Data loss can occur if your LBA setting or disk
> >>>partition type for
> >>>this drive is misconfigured.
> >>>Check your computer's BIOS setup utility, or contact your computer
> >>>manufacturer, or have
> >>>your computer checked by a qualified computer hardware technician.
> >>>If you are sure your drive is configured correctly, click Continue to
> >
> > have
> >
> >>>ScanDisk check
> >>>drive C for errors.
> >>>
> >>> I checked the BIOS to make sure LBA was enabled.The BIOS choices are
> >
> > "auto"
> >
> >>>and
> >>>"disable". "Auto" says it means enabled, and this is what was already
> >
> > set.
> >
> >>>So I started the installation process again and chose to have ScanDisk
> >
> > check
> >
> >>>drive C for errors.
> >>>I got the following message:
> >>>If your computer's LBA setting is configured improperly and ScanDisk
> >>>continues ScanDisk
> >>>may report and repair errors incorrectly. This could result in severe
> >
> > damage
> >
> >>>to your data or
> >>>could incorrectly mark sections of your drive as bad.
> >>>Are you sure your system is configured properly?
> >>>
> >>>I said "yes" and continued since I had no data on the newly formatted
> >
> > WD20
> >
> >>>anyway.
> >>>ScanDisk proceeded to find so many bad sectors that I quit the process.
> >>>I figured that my harddrive was bad, so I purchased a new Maxtor 80gig
> >>>ATA133.
> >>>I switched out my WD for the Maxtor, and my BIOS recognized it. I used
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>Maxtor
> >>>software to create 2 partitions. 1-20gig 2-60gig. Per the Maxtor
> >>>instructions, I proceeded to
> >>>install win98. I got the same ScanDisk message as above. I decided to
> >
> > start
> >
> >>>over using fdisk on the Maxtor.
> >>>I deleted the partitions with fdisk and created 2 new partitions and
set
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>first one as my primary dos active.
> >>>I formatted again and proceeded to do setup with the Win98se disk as
per
> >>>instructions.
> >>>I got the exact same messages as above about LBA settings and false
> >>>positives concerning
> >>>bad sectors. I continued and started getting bad sector reports. Then I
> >>>canceled out.
> >>>Next I tested both drives in another computer. I ran the Windows
utility
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>scan the drive for
> >>>bad sectors. None were found. I loaded up each HD with jpgs and mp3's
> >
> > and
> >
> >>>videos. I was
> >>>able to access and play all of the files I had just moved to the 2 HDs
> >
> > in
> >
> >>>question.
> >>>So, the problem is not with the hard drives.
> >>>Any ideas?
> >>>jg
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>hi,
> >>
> >>where did you get the tomcat 815T for the P3 cpu. couldn't find it.
> >
> > ended
> >
> >>up getting DFI mobo.
> >
> >
> > I got it at www.newegg.com for $44.00
> >
> >
>
>
>
> aw geez.... they had that mobo out of stock when I last looked last week.

 

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Hello,

Wanted to post an updated. To get my mobo to work, I updated my BIOS from
1.08 to 1.10 and I also did the following:

1. With a Win98 Boot disk, I fdisked my 80GB HD
2. Then formatted the HD using FAT file system. (NOT FAT32 or NTFS)
3. Started the installed of WinXP PRO, when asked if I wanted to convert to
NTFS I selected yes.

That got the install of WinXP PRO going, I had no problems during the
install. My systems has been running fine for 3 days now.

Later,
Anthony

<stimpyaw@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:vHc0e.14653$C47.1578@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
> My System:
> Tan Tomcat i815T v1.08 (Purchased it thru NewEgg.com too)
> Intel P3 933MHz
> 350w Power Supply
> 2x256MB PC133 RAM (DIMM1 and DIMM3)
> Lite-on 52x CDR
> Lite-on 32x12x24x CDRW
> IBM 20GB HD 7200 ATA100 (tryed 1st, blank drive)
> IBM 80GB HD 7200 ATA100 (OS: WinXP PRO SP2)
> ASUS GeFroce 4 Ti4200 128MB RAM
>
> I am having a similar problem with my system, when I place my 20GB HD in
the
> system its was a clean driver no OS. I proceed with the install of
Windows
> XP PRO and the drive was detected, formatted with NTFS, files where
copied.
> Setup completed copying the files, Windows restarted the system, after
> getting past the American MegaTrends screen, I got the follow error for
both
> drives above:
>
> "A disk read error occurred
> Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart"
>
> For the 20GB HD I have tried the following
>
> Re-partitioning the drive, so windows can create it.
> Allowed Windows to format each drive NTFS
> Installed copied the files and then restarted and got the above error
> message.
>
> For the 80GB HD, I did the same as the 20GB in the hopes that using a
> different drive would allow the system to start.
>
> I did look at the BIOS, to make sure both HD's where detected correctly by
> the mobo, no problems.
>
> Any help or other ideas would be great!
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony Wilson
> Neuro Visions - Technical Solutions
> www.neurovisions.com
>
>
> "Dilbert Firestorm" <scanb31@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:d1np27$t51$1@news.datasync.com...
> > jg wrote:
> > > "Dilbert Firestorm" <scanb31@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > > news:d1m5ej$7pa$1@news.datasync.com...
> > >
> > >>jg wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>My System:
> > >>>TYAN TOMCAT i815T V1.08
> > >>>Intel PIII 1Ghz
> > >>>Antec 350w PSU
> > >>>2 times 256mg PC133 memory
> > >>>TOSHIBA 16X DVD
> > >>>Plextor CD/RW
> > >>>Western Digital 40.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> > >>>Western Digital 20.GB 7200 ata100 HD
> > >>>ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 128 PRO AGP 32MEG
> > >>>SOUND BLASTER LIVE! VALUE
> > >>>Win98se
> > >>>
> > >>>I installed the above new mobo, cpu and psu, because my previous
system
> > >
> > > (4yr
> > >
> > >>>old SY-7VCA-E Soyo Socket 370 and PIII 1Ghz and case psu) was having
> > >
> > > startup
> > >
> > >>>problems. After installing new
> > >>>mobo/cpu/psu and starting up the computer, the American Master BIOS
> > >>>recognized all my
> > >>>drives and the cpu as well as the memory. I got no error beeps. I
made
> > >
> > > no
> > >
> > >>>changes to the BIOS other than setting
> > >>>the correct time. The date was already correct. I installed the 2
> memory
> > >>>modules in Dimm1 and 3, as per instruction.
> > >>>When trying to start up, I got a black screen with the text: can not
> > >
> > > read
> > >
> > >>>drive C.
> > >>>Drive C, as seen by my bios, is my master drive WD20gig, which was
> > >
> > > working
> > >
> > >>>perfectly in
> > >>>my other system and already had my OS installed on it. Not knowing
what
> > >
> > > else
> > >
> > >>>to do, I proceeded
> > >>>to do a format and clean install of win98 using the Procedure I have
> > >>>successfully done before from
> > >>>the Microsoft Knowledge Base. After running fdisk and deleting and
> > >
> > > creating
> > >
> > >>>an active primary dos partition,
> > >>>I inserted my Win98CD as per instructions. The windows scandisk gave
me
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>>following message:
> > >>>
> > >>>ScanDisk cannot read from the last cluster on drive C. This cluster
is
> > >>>either damaged, or
> > >>>your system is not configured properly. Drive C may need to have
> Logical
> > >>>Block
> > >>>Addressing (LBA) enabled to work properly, or its disk partition may
be
> > >>>incorrectly marked
> > >>>as a non-LBA partition. Data loss can occur if your LBA setting or
disk
> > >>>partition type for
> > >>>this drive is misconfigured.
> > >>>Check your computer's BIOS setup utility, or contact your computer
> > >>>manufacturer, or have
> > >>>your computer checked by a qualified computer hardware technician.
> > >>>If you are sure your drive is configured correctly, click Continue to
> > >
> > > have
> > >
> > >>>ScanDisk check
> > >>>drive C for errors.
> > >>>
> > >>> I checked the BIOS to make sure LBA was enabled.The BIOS choices are
> > >
> > > "auto"
> > >
> > >>>and
> > >>>"disable". "Auto" says it means enabled, and this is what was already
> > >
> > > set.
> > >
> > >>>So I started the installation process again and chose to have
ScanDisk
> > >
> > > check
> > >
> > >>>drive C for errors.
> > >>>I got the following message:
> > >>>If your computer's LBA setting is configured improperly and ScanDisk
> > >>>continues ScanDisk
> > >>>may report and repair errors incorrectly. This could result in severe
> > >
> > > damage
> > >
> > >>>to your data or
> > >>>could incorrectly mark sections of your drive as bad.
> > >>>Are you sure your system is configured properly?
> > >>>
> > >>>I said "yes" and continued since I had no data on the newly formatted
> > >
> > > WD20
> > >
> > >>>anyway.
> > >>>ScanDisk proceeded to find so many bad sectors that I quit the
process.
> > >>>I figured that my harddrive was bad, so I purchased a new Maxtor
80gig
> > >>>ATA133.
> > >>>I switched out my WD for the Maxtor, and my BIOS recognized it. I
used
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>>Maxtor
> > >>>software to create 2 partitions. 1-20gig 2-60gig. Per the Maxtor
> > >>>instructions, I proceeded to
> > >>>install win98. I got the same ScanDisk message as above. I decided to
> > >
> > > start
> > >
> > >>>over using fdisk on the Maxtor.
> > >>>I deleted the partitions with fdisk and created 2 new partitions and
> set
> > >
> > > the
> > >
> > >>>first one as my primary dos active.
> > >>>I formatted again and proceeded to do setup with the Win98se disk as
> per
> > >>>instructions.
> > >>>I got the exact same messages as above about LBA settings and false
> > >>>positives concerning
> > >>>bad sectors. I continued and started getting bad sector reports. Then
I
> > >>>canceled out.
> > >>>Next I tested both drives in another computer. I ran the Windows
> utility
> > >
> > > to
> > >
> > >>>scan the drive for
> > >>>bad sectors. None were found. I loaded up each HD with jpgs and mp3's
> > >
> > > and
> > >
> > >>>videos. I was
> > >>>able to access and play all of the files I had just moved to the 2
HDs
> > >
> > > in
> > >
> > >>>question.
> > >>>So, the problem is not with the hard drives.
> > >>>Any ideas?
> > >>>jg
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>hi,
> > >>
> > >>where did you get the tomcat 815T for the P3 cpu. couldn't find it.
> > >
> > > ended
> > >
> > >>up getting DFI mobo.
> > >
> > >
> > > I got it at www.newegg.com for $44.00
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > aw geez.... they had that mobo out of stock when I last looked last
week.
>
>