I just started looking for drive space to shuffle some data around, and realizing that I hadn't booted into XP for quite some time, I attempted to do so. However, instead of booting XP, I booted into W7. Not only just any W7, but exactly the same as I normally use, even though the XP and W7 partitions are on two different drives. The only difference between them is the XP boot only offers the Administrator login, while W7 also has a user account option. Yet, I do not have any kind of RAID configuration.
I would have thought that I had installed W7 on both drives, and had forgotten, yet that would not account for the fact that both desktops look exactly the same, even the sticky note that I had put on it just a few days ago.
Computer Management identifies the XP drive as being XP, as well as HD Tune, but opening the partition with a file manager only shows $RECYCLE.BIN and System Volume Information.
I scratched my head over this for a while, and I "think" I remembered the XP OS going heads up, and that I didn't take the time to reinstall it...maybe. However, whenever I do install an OS, I always do so with all other drives disconnected, so there shouldn't be any problem with the boot manager being corrupted.
Trying to think of any other possible reason for the booting issue, I remember starting to set the XP drive for AHCI, but I didn't finish it, except to set it in the BIOS, not in the OSs.
Would setting it in the BIOS only, cause it to boot to W7, regardless of the boot choice taken on the boot menu?
I would have thought that I had installed W7 on both drives, and had forgotten, yet that would not account for the fact that both desktops look exactly the same, even the sticky note that I had put on it just a few days ago.
Computer Management identifies the XP drive as being XP, as well as HD Tune, but opening the partition with a file manager only shows $RECYCLE.BIN and System Volume Information.
I scratched my head over this for a while, and I "think" I remembered the XP OS going heads up, and that I didn't take the time to reinstall it...maybe. However, whenever I do install an OS, I always do so with all other drives disconnected, so there shouldn't be any problem with the boot manager being corrupted.
Trying to think of any other possible reason for the booting issue, I remember starting to set the XP drive for AHCI, but I didn't finish it, except to set it in the BIOS, not in the OSs.
Would setting it in the BIOS only, cause it to boot to W7, regardless of the boot choice taken on the boot menu?
My Computer
At a glance
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCEPhenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w...2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsai...EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- DIY
- OS
- W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
- CPU
- Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
- Motherboard
- ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
- Memory
- 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
- Sound Card
- Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
- Hard Drives
- WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
- PSU
- CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
- Case
- HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
- Cooling
- 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
- Mouse
- Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
- Internet Speed
- 3.3Mbps
- Other Info
- SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
