Loads to Blue Screen

~Joe10~ · #1 May 8th, 2006, 01:53 AM

I was starting my computer in the morning and I havent done anything to change anything..

I turn it on and it starts to load windows 2000 and then it goes to a blue screen.. Will be displayed below..

The hard drive is perfect runs fine on my friends computer and it is older then mine..

It is plugged in as the master drive or whatever it detects it when starting but it goes to the blue screen..

It has a Intel celeron processor 2400 nothing wrong with it help please...

Ty for anything you can do..

~Joe10~ · #2 May 8th, 2006, 01:54 AM

Some other info

Okay, I just got this computer for a big wad of money it is Windows 2000 and when I turn it on it starts loading then it goes to a blue screen..

I will put comuter specs. below and a error image..

75.5 Gig Harddrive
2 cards that are both 260 Mb ea. (dunno wat dey r)

The image is barely legible but I cant screenshot it I have to use my crappy digital camera..

I have swiped the harddrive and reinstalled windows 2000 it ( the Harddrive ) works fine on my friends computer..

I have done everything it said to do but no luck..

Hav fun

~Joe10~ · #3 May 8th, 2006, 02:35 AM

Here is the quoted version of it..

If this is the first time you,ve seen this Stop error screen,
restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow
theese steps :

Check for Viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed
hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check you hard driver
to make sure it is properly configured and terminated.
Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then
restar your computer.

Refer to your getting started manual for more information on
toubleshooting Stop Errors.

**smurfy** · #4 May 8th, 2006, 02:44 AM

Hi Joe, welcome to CTH.
The important part of that screen is in fact the STOP error, not the descriptive text below it.
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE is the error.

You will need to enter the BIOS of the PC and make sure all IDE devices are auto-detected. This error is common if the device used to install Win2k is no longer attached to the system (i.e a CDrom or slaved HD or USB device).
Also make sure the boot order is set correctly to match the devices that are actually present (Floppy, CD, Hard drive)

~Joe10~ · #5 May 8th, 2006, 03:00 AM

You lost me what do i need to do..

~Joe10~ · #6 May 8th, 2006, 03:01 AM

Where is the Bios and how do i enter it.

~Joe10~ · #7 May 8th, 2006, 04:30 AM

I now have all my settings like this

boot

hard drive
rw dvd
floppy
cd

I dont know where my bios settings are ..

~Joe10~ · #8 May 9th, 2006, 03:28 PM

OK, long story short:

Bought son a puter (tower + nice 17" Compaq monitor) at a yard sale for $6 (no cables etc). Seller knew nothing about it, other than it was "computer parts."

It starts to load the Win2000 start up screen, then skips to a blue screen -
In the top left it says "Inacessible boot device."

Looking through possibilities someone has suggested it could be the BIOS... is this indeed a possibility and any ideas where to go from here?

Son and his friend took the hard drive out, installed it on friends puter as a slave, it was recognized and had some viruses on it and was cleared. Win2000 was installed. Put HD back into puter.

Any ideas? I appreciate any help (not nearly as much as son will tho!).

Here is the info son found on puter:

Processor:
Intel (R) Celeron (R) CPU
2.40 GHz (100 x 24.0 CPUID:OF29)
Bios Version:
P4561 Bios
Cache Size 128 Kb
Microcode update F29/11

Edited to add: Sorry if this thread is in the wrong forum - I dont know enough about puters to know where exactly to put it.....

**degsy** · #9 May 9th, 2006, 04:58 PM

Purchase or download an Open Source OS and install it.

**smurfy** · #10 May 10th, 2006, 12:38 PM

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OK, long story short:

We'd rather get the long story and have enough information to help in the first place.

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Bought son a puter (tower + nice 17" Compaq monitor) at a yard sale for $6 (no cables etc). Seller knew nothing about it, other than it was "computer parts."

That's not what you told us the first time?

Quote:

Son and his friend took the hard drive out, installed it on friends puter as a slave, it was recognized and had some viruses on it and was cleared. Win2000 was installed. Put HD back into puter.

Do you have a valid Windows 2000 licence to be used on this PC?

Quote:

Edited to add: Sorry if this thread is in the wrong forum - I dont know enough about puters to know where exactly to put it.....

We'd prefer it if you didn't start new topics for existing questions - I have merged this into your original discussion.

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Yes, this is fixable. Genuine Windows 2000 can be repaired or as Degsy points out, assuming no valid Microsoft licence, an open source (Linux) alternative can be installed instead.