Nope. The several minute blank screen before booting Vista is with the install DVD in the drive. Without it the machine just hangs on a black screen after the DMI update. Cleared the CMOS, reset the BIOS to default and tweaked, and ran "fix boot files" from Vista install DVD.
But it's the same machine that is now giving me a video beep error and won't post so maybe it was a bad mobo all along. ---- Brian On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 6:00 AM, mark.dodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At least now it boots without having the DVD correct? > Maybe now go thru the BIOS and check for everything being good and right. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 7:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Vista install lacking boot files > > I found a BIOS update for my mobo and applied i t, then reset the CMOS > on the PC. Now the problem is even worse - it hangs for several > minutes on a blank screen after the DMI update and then loads Vista. > Once it gets past that it works fine. > > I've hit the boot drive with every HD utility I can think of and it > all check out just fine. But I might just replace it anyways and see > if that helps. > > --- > Brian > > On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 8:00 AM, mark.dodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > If you have tried boot ini and MBR fixes then it would seem to me that > there > > is something in the BIOS knackered to not boot from the HD. > > > /1535 - Release Date: 7/4/2008 5:03 PM > >
