formattin XP

**mistasleepi** · November 24th, 2003, 10:48 PM

plz help someone tell me how to format xp with out going to bios i tryed makin my master drive in cd rom and it goes some disk failure put it book disk or sumthing i need help plz thanks!!

**Martoch** · November 24th, 2003, 10:58 PM

Well as long as your CD-ROM is set before your hard drive, you're good to go...just watch for the "press any key to boot from CD" while your computer is posting.

You are getting a disc failure because you cannot make your CD-ROM the master drive, because it is not...it is only the boot device. Don't worry about your master/slave settings, only concern yourself with your boot order. Leave your CD-ROM wherever it is installed on your system...it can be secondary slave and will work fine, don't sweat it.

What motherboard are you using? It would be a lot easier to be more specific if we had more info...

Before you post again, take a deep breath and relax!

**John Prophet** · November 24th, 2003, 11:35 PM

lol. martoch is a trip!

**Martoch** · November 24th, 2003, 11:43 PM

Originally posted by John Prophet
lol. martoch is a trip!

Thanks for your expert advice on his XP install, JP!

(Glad I can assist/entertain all at the same time!)

**mistasleepi** · November 24th, 2003, 11:53 PM

itz a asus motherboard i got no clue why it isn't workin it's drivin me nuts i can't format my computer and i probably got a grip load of viruses dis blows ahhhhhhhhhhhhh i formatted b4 i went into bios made my cd rom master but now for some deleted up scanless reason it says disk failure blah blah blah blah it's deleted wit me ahhhhhhhhhhh

Please watch your language, i understand you are angry.

GroundZero3

**Martoch** · November 24th, 2003, 11:54 PM

Slow down fireball!

Edit your post so none of those naughty, naughty words are present...tsk, tsk, tsk.

What is a scanless reason?

Say no to drugs.

Hey GZ, you here?

**John Prophet** · November 25th, 2003, 12:01 AM

yes, we dont allow those words here..words like "asus"

**John Prophet** · November 25th, 2003, 12:02 AM

disk failure usually means..uhh..disk failure...or else it could be the controller on the IDE motherboard...definitely scanless though, thats for sure

**mistasleepi** · November 25th, 2003, 12:03 AM

sorry about my language it's just really irritating and i got no clue why it isn't readin my cd rom as a master drive and since im so confused im just takin some shots of bacardi 151 and smokin some ish ......

**Martoch** · November 25th, 2003, 12:03 AM

I was talking about "viruses"!

[shudders in fear]

**mistasleepi** · November 25th, 2003, 12:04 AM

i don't get it cause it worked the 1st couple times i formatted now it doesn't but, thanks for the help i appericiate it

**John Prophet** · November 25th, 2003, 12:04 AM

quote------> "and since im so confused im just takin some shots of bacardi 151 and smokin some ish ......"

oh snap..its my ex boss..I cant believe I ran into him here of all places!!

**mistasleepi** · November 25th, 2003, 12:05 AM

yea i think so cause my computer all of a sudden started actin up that's why i decided to format and my cd rom drive is going in and out like someones hackin me

**mistasleepi** · November 25th, 2003, 12:05 AM

ahahahha ur ex boss

**Martoch** · November 25th, 2003, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by mistasleepi
that's why i decided to format and my cd rom drive is going in and out like someones hackin me

Better do a low level format if you suspect a hack/virus...just to be 100% safe.

JP, you're killing me here buddy...

**mistasleepi** · November 25th, 2003, 12:07 AM

hmmm u think it might be the cd maybe if i get another one i'll be able to read it maybe it jsut can't read the cd.... damn im mission joe millionaire