John
Mon Jun 23 04:25:41 PDT 2008
No, that isn't the same thing, a PC Card is not a PCI card. Windows XP
can be booted to safe mode on a PCI controller, there is something else
wrong with your installation. Doing a repair install and feeding the
controller drivers on a floppy diskette (F6) may fix things.
John
Oldster wrote:
> I have just come across a Microsoft article Q316434, Which contains the
> following:-
>
> Note You cannot use Safe mode with networking support when you use a modem
> or a PC Card connection to a network because modem drivers and PC Card
> drivers do not load in Safe mode or in Safe mode with networking support.
>
> I assume that this means that my PCI card for my disc cannot be used in safe
> mode!!!
>
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:eCrWB1w0IHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>>I boot from a PCI card, that has raid drives configured, there is no
>>problem in booting to safe mode
>>
>>"Oldster" <J.S.Bartrum@ICLway.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:uQmSRSu0IHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> So, where to now? Have I come up against an XP limitation with "Safe
>>>Mode", in that it won't load via the PCI card?
>>>Note that it does seem to load lots of drivers....but perhaps there's
>>>some extra ones needed. If so, then I don't know how I would go about
>>>adding them anyway. Presumeably some changes in the registry around the
>>>"safeboot" area.
>>>Any thoughts anyone? And how would I go about finding the missing driver
>>>(if that's what it is)?
>>>
>>>
>>>"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>>>news:ub72dol0IHA.904@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>Since you are using IDE devices it would be that bios.
>>>>The model # you gave is the only one listed on their site
>>>>
>>>>"Oldster" <J.S.Bartrum@ICLway.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>news:uLv9YGk0IHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>>As a second reply.... I now believe that the card I have does NOT
>>>>>support flashing the bios!!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>news:eWUjAhe0IHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>>You stated earlier that you had the latest drivers, did you also
>>>>>>update the card Bios?
>>>>>>
http://www.ite.com.tw/software_download/software_download2.asp#IT8212%20ATA133%20Controller
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Oldster" <J.S.Bartrum@ICLway.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:Owu5WfY0IHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Tried that. Unfortunately the failure seems to occur too early in the
>>>>>>>load process. The system just went off and loaded again back to the
>>>>>>>select type of load. No information seems to logged anywhere! This is
>>>>>>>really frustrating because although I don't need to have this working
>>>>>>>at the moment, there may come a time when I do!!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>>>news:eDilpcX0IHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Go in the System Properties and change the option to Automatically
>>>>>>>>Reboot on System Failure to have the computer halt on the BSOD. See
>>>>>>>>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320299 for more help.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>John
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Oldster wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Further to my earlier messages:- My machine is running XP
>>>>>>>>>Pro SP3, and I recently changed my disc over to be connected via a
>>>>>>>>>PCI card "ITE IT8212 ATA RAID Controller". This was necessary as
>>>>>>>>>the motherboard does not support large discs in the bios. The
>>>>>>>>>system loads OK in normal mode, but will not load in Safe Mode. It
>>>>>>>>>gets to the state where I see a display of the drivers being
>>>>>>>>>loaded, but then drops back to the initial loading sequence.
>>>>>>>>>Further, if I try "last good", I'm pretty sure that a program error
>>>>>>>>>of some sort occurs (I see a quick flash of a blue screen with what
>>>>>>>>>looks like some error message), and again the machine drops back to
>>>>>>>>>the initial loading sequence.
>>>>>>>>> How can I diagnose these problems (I guess they are
>>>>>>>>>connected). I don't seem to have the option of a bootlog for the
>>>>>>>>>Safe mode, and, if I set it on in the boot init file, surely it
>>>>>>>>>will also be on for the normal load following, and overwrite the
>>>>>>>>>data I want to see!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>PS I have checked that I have the most recent driver for the board
>>>>>>>>>(dated 2007).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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