XP doesn't boot when USB HDD is switched on
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:14 pm
XP (installed on my internal C drive) doesn't boot when my external HDD is switched on.
It hangs on a black screen after the POST screen, and nothing else happens. If I switch on the USB drive after Windows has started to load everything is fine.
I have checked the CMOS boot settings to make sure that USB drives are not in the boot sequence. The only other thing I can think of is to update the BIOS in the hope of solving what appears to be a bug. However, I'm not sure if there is an update available, or what one to download, or if this will even solve the problem!
These are my BIOS Agent Scan Results:
BIOS Type: Phoenix-Award
BIOS Date: September 6th 2004
BIOS ID: 09/06/2004-KT400A-8235-6A6LYJ19C-00
BIOS OEM: V.BN792AL B04 09-06-2004 - 6.00 PG
Chipset: VIA 82C3189 rev 0
SuperIO: Winbond 697HF rev 2 at port 002E
Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
Motherboard: KT400A-8235
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2.0
Maximum Memory: 3072MB
Installed Memory: 512MB
Memory Config: Slot1:256 Slot2:256 Slot3:0
Thanks in advance for your help.
It hangs on a black screen after the POST screen, and nothing else happens. If I switch on the USB drive after Windows has started to load everything is fine.
I have checked the CMOS boot settings to make sure that USB drives are not in the boot sequence. The only other thing I can think of is to update the BIOS in the hope of solving what appears to be a bug. However, I'm not sure if there is an update available, or what one to download, or if this will even solve the problem!
These are my BIOS Agent Scan Results:
BIOS Type: Phoenix-Award
BIOS Date: September 6th 2004
BIOS ID: 09/06/2004-KT400A-8235-6A6LYJ19C-00
BIOS OEM: V.BN792AL B04 09-06-2004 - 6.00 PG
Chipset: VIA 82C3189 rev 0
SuperIO: Winbond 697HF rev 2 at port 002E
Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
Motherboard: KT400A-8235
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2.0
Maximum Memory: 3072MB
Installed Memory: 512MB
Memory Config: Slot1:256 Slot2:256 Slot3:0
Thanks in advance for your help.