Problem with XP...

hippotub · #1 04-13-2004, 10:08 AM

okay i have 2 problems rigth now.. i tried formatting my gf's comuter and installing xp on it.. you can upgrade her computer to xp... her computer is the Hp pavalion 844 i believe.. i wil have to check.. but when i boot from the cd it says the bios needs to be upgraded.. and its a phonex bios but i cant not find a place when i can upgrade the bios...

seconded.. im upgrading a friends computer too ..a nd when i boot up it is slow.. but oh well.. but anyways.. it says i need to check the cables..a nd i know the cables are fine and hooked up ... i uphook and check again and again but same thing and it says exiting pxe... plus i cant even get the cd rom to open up to upgrade to xp.. i about to kick the computer... someone help me before i hurt the damn computer even more

scouse · #2 04-13-2004, 12:59 PM

To update the Bios you will have to go to the website fo the motherbaord and know the EXACT model. You will be able to download the falsh tool to update the Bios.

With it being a Hp pavalion 844 you may need to goto there webiste and check for Bios updates from there.

Also doing a Bios flash is risky if you do not know what you are doing.

It is staight forward if you do it correct. But if anything is done to interupt the flash then it will kill your mobo.

Just make sure the elctrics in the home do not go out while doing the flash.

Check the cables yet again, also make sure the jumpers are set corect in the drives.

If the drive does not open are you seeing power to the drive?

Also upgrading your friends computer is to XP? does his computer fit the specs for Xp is it modern upto date hardware(ish)

You will need to tell us exactly what message you are getting on the screen.

hippotub · #3 04-13-2004, 01:27 PM

do i go to the hp site or should i go to the phoniex website for the update??? i went to the hp site and it says there is no need for a bios update.. but from what i remember on the computer last night ( im at work) it said i needed a bios update and for me to go to hardware-update.com when i went there it was some other site telling me to buy stuff.. but once i get home later on.. i will check again ... then other computer i am upgrading froa friend is a pentium 2... and i will check if it is possible to load xp on there... which i can .. but will check everythign an dhave model number and such later

scouse · #4 04-13-2004, 03:40 PM

Pentium 2 is ok for XP aslong as they have enough memory. They will need atleast 256 of memory id they ahve 128 or less then they are better of with sticking to windows 98 (se) until they ahve more memory. Also they will need to update software they probably have to work in XP. Be sure that you know that there computer is compatible. Xp will tell you if you run a comaptability test which it allows you to do.

Give me the name and model of your computer i will check on the bios update.

hippotub · #5 04-13-2004, 07:23 PM

okay.. i just got home and now... and remmebered i upgrade the hp pavilion xl844 with a 256 megs of ram.. and it is reading that i need to remove it.. if i rmemever it it will not run as fast as it should... do i need to get a driver for the ram?

scouse · #6 04-13-2004, 08:36 PM

No you do not have drivers for memory.

What is the message on your computer that tells you to move it?

I am unsure i have ever heard of this.

hippotub · #7 04-14-2004, 11:22 AM

it starts up and saying to remove or disable a new hardware founded... but the only thing i have upgraded was the OS and the ram.. nothing else.. i made sure eveything else has the driver's and such..but still everything is the same.. then later it says to do chkdsk / f but how can i do that when it doesn't even allow me to get to the run or even allow me to type it in.. i formatted the harddrive and started over.. but same thing... im thinking th harddrive is broken.. btu im nto going t stop until i know for sure