NTLDR is missing.. / ATAPI incompatible..

Hey guys, again.

I really need your help cause I aint getting any from our geeks in Sweden. I have both the "ATAPI-Incompatible" and "NTLDR is missing"-error and I really hope that you geeks can help me.

First I installed XP on my kids comp like I did many times before but all of a sudden the disc failed to copy some files to the system so I put the HDD in my other computer (as storage) and formated and re-installed XP without any error but when I put the HDD back to the kids comp I got the message ATAPI Incompatible, press F1 to resume and thats when I put all bootdevices on auto, and when i doubleclick auto so the comp choses the devices I get the NTLRD is missing, press ctrl+alt+del to reboot, and it's driving me crazy. :crybaby

I even took away all the cables and re-attached it cause I heard that it could be one of the reasons for an ATAPI-error, but that didnt do me any good, I even made a NTLDR-fixdisc @ http://tinyempire.com/notes/ntldrismissing.htm but that didnt do me much that either. :cry

Please guys, help me, I'm so frustrated that I'm thinking about paying for it.

Here you guys have my BIOS-setting so you can see if I managed to make any stupid moves, and please, help me out!

MAIN SETTINGS
Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB (3½)
Floppy Drive B: Not Installed

Primary IDE Master: Auto
Primary IDE Slave: Auto
Secondary IDE Master: Auto
Secondary IDE Slave: Auto

ADVANCED CONFIG
Quick Boot: Enabled
Delay For HDD (sec): 3
1:st Boot Device: Floppy
2:nd Boot Device: IDE-0
3:rd Boot Device: CD-ROM
Try Other Boot Devices: Yes
Floppy Access Control: Read-Write
S.M.A.R.T. For HDD: Disabled
BootUp NumLock: On
CPU SerialNuber: Enabled
Boot To OS/2 > 64MB: No
PS/2 KB/MS Device Node: Auto

CHIPSET CONFIG
USB Function: Enabled
USB Legacy Support: Enabled
Memory Hole: Disabled
ClkGen Sprea Spectrum: Enabled
ClkGen For PCI Slot/DIMM: Enabled

POWER MANAGEMENT CONFIG
ACPI Standby State: S3/STR
USB KB/MS Wakeup From: Enabled
Power Management/APM: Enabled
Suspend Time Out (min): Disabled
Power Button Function: Suspend
Restore on AC/Power Loss: Last State
Resume on Ring: Enabled
Resume on LAN: Enabled
Resume on RTC Alarm: Disabled
RTC Alarm Date: 15
RTC Alarm Hour: 12
RTC Alarm Minute: 30
RTC Alarm Second: 30

PLUG AND PLAY CONFIG
Plug And Play Aware O/S: No
Clear NVRAM: No
Primary Graphic Adapter: Auto
PCI VGA Palette Snoop: Disabled
DMA Channel 0: PnP
DMA Channel 1: PnP
DMA Channel 3: PnP
DMA Channel 5: PnP
DMA Channel 6: PnP
DMA Channel 7: PnP
IRQ3: PCI/PnP
IRQ4: PCI/PnP
IRQ5: PCI/PnP
IRQ7: PCI/PnP
IRQ9: PCI/PnP
IRQ10: PCI/PnP
IRQ11: PCI/PnP
IRQ14: PCI/PnP
IRQ15: PCI/PnP
Reserved Memory Size: Disabled
Memory Address: C8000

PERIPHERAL CONFIG
AC97 Audio Controller: Enabled
AC97 Modem Controller: Disabled
OnBoard Serial Port A: Auto
OnBoard Serial Port B: Auto
Serial Port B Mode: Normal
IR Duplex Mode: N/A
OnBoard Parallel Port: Auto
Parallel Port Mode: ECP
Parallel Port IRQ: Auto
Parallel Port DMA: Auto
OnBoard Midi Port: 330
Midi IRQ Select: 10
OnBoard Game Port: 201

Please help me, please, please, please! :cry:cry

 

The main problem here is that drive is set up to work on your computer and not the kids computer. When XP is installed, it has a way of 'bonding' with the hardware. When this hardware is suddenly and completely changed, XP doesn't like it too much and tends to crash. It usually will error out with a BSOD, but errors of your type aren't that uncommon. However, now that Windows is physically on the drive, maybe you can try a repair install on the kids PC. Many times when an XP install fails to copy files, it's due to faulty memory. Before you try the repair install, download and run a bootable memory diagnostic. I like this one http://www.majorgeeks.com/Microsoft_Windows_Memory_Diagnostic_d3955.html It allows you to create either a bootable CD or floppy. When you boot to it, press "T" for the extended tests and run at least 3 or 4 passes. It will take some time so be patient. There are times when it may appear as though the test has frozen or locked up, it hasn't. If you just let it run, it will be fine. If errors pop up right away, there's no reason to let it run all the tests and you can power down and remove the faulty memory stick. Be sure to run the test on one memory stick at a time first. If they all pass individually, then you can run the tests with the individual sticks installed together in various configurations. Just because two identical memory sticks pass the tests individually, that doesn't mean they will run well when installed together. I have had a pair of brand new memory sticks installed on a PC and the XP install kept erroring; it wouldn't copy files during the blue screen part of the setup (with the yellow progress bar). So I ran the diagnostic. Each stick passed 100%. When installed together, the errors popped up almost immediately during the diagnostic test. And these were brand new! Anyway, try to vary the slots used also; and be sure to unplug the power cord each time before you start removing/installing memory sticks, and touch the power supply each time also to discharge any static that may have built up.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes!

 

Thx dlb

I'm gonna try it as soon as possible and you guys will be the first to know how it went, but I guess I'll be back soon, very soon