K9N4 SLI-F Posts But will not boot past F8 Menu.

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K9N4 SLI-F Posts But will not boot past F8 Menu; when Safe Mode pressed, will not make it through initial scroll (and last file changes). Does this have anything to do with windows and the three update mess???

Quote from: Bville on 15-March-08, 08:55:37
Yes, This is a New Build, though Windows XP is already on the Hard Drive From a Previous Build. I Had a K8N Neo Platinum Motherboard with ATHLON64 3400. MB caught the hiccups and I changed everything out. So My Hard Drives have to be reloaded but not wiped??
Yes, that is necessary. Also leave only one HDD temporary where you planing to install your OS, when installation is done then attach your other HDD(s).
"So My Hard Drives have to be reloaded but not wiped?"
No need to be wiped, only Windows re-installation.

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Started iMAC in Target mode Used a firewire cable to a MacBook Pro
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Sometimes It is tough to remember some of the stuff that you learned several years ago.
and tired hard to forget.
I hoped this post does not scare away to many people, I was just about done with this computer until I read your post, one of several dozen, and it all came back to me.
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