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I'm having problems with two computers I have at my current work place. They are very similar to other machines I repair and reimage but for some reason when I reimage these two machines i contiune to get the error above when Windows starts to boot.
I thought at first that maybe it was the hard drive so I scanned it for MBR viruses, I ran CHKDSK, and even did recovery console to fixboot and fixmbr.
I ended up replacing the hard drives in both units, but still after imaging I continue to get this error. It does not come up with any other machine that has similar (SATA) hard drives.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
UPDATE: I have limited options in this computers specific BIOS but I have been trying everyones suggestions. I have updated the bios to no avail (still only ATA, AHCI, and Legacy aval) I can install a different version of winXP under legacy mode but my employer does not approve of that method.
@A Dwarf- That was the first thing I followed which is why I described the majority of resoultions in my question. @Col - I am required to image the computer's with a preset image that is supposed to work with any machine I am required to fix. – mosiac – 2009-09-21T13:27:09.307
Ok, mosiac. Adding a little bit more information to my answer. – A Dwarf – 2009-09-21T13:29:54.870
Unfortunately the SATA drivers are specific to the controller on the board if the drivers don't match the machine won't boot. It's possible the BIOS is supposed to be set to emulate IDE in which case SATA drivers are not necessary. – Col – 2009-09-21T14:17:56.993
I can change the way the drives load in the bios if they are set to Legacy I can install an old version of windows but my work required image still doesn't work. – mosiac – 2009-09-21T14:28:34.683
Have you checked the motherboards to see if they are the same as all the other machines you use the image on? If they are not then you can find out what controller they have by booting from an ubuntu live CD and doing lspci | fgrep SATA or look them up on the manufacturers web site. If the SATA controller is different from that of your other PC's the image is not going to work. – Col – 2009-09-21T14:32:59.027