What should I do?

[Raredan]

My build currently does not have any operating system on it, because I was waiting for Vista, and now that I have Vista, I prepared to install it.

Everything went fine, until it finished the "Windows loading file" process. I got an error message saying " Stop 0x00000(0x0000E 0x00002, 0x00005)" (That wasn't close to what it says, but ill get the exact error message if you require it)

I figured my onboard video was not up to Vista's expectations, so I installed my ATI Radeon x1650. When I started up my computer, I got no picture at all.

Thinking that the onboard video was causing problems, I uninstalled the videocard, went into BIOS, and could not find how to disable the onboard video (And the manual didn't help)

My motherboard is a ECS RC410L, my onboard video chipset is the Radeon Xpress 200

What is the problem, and how do I fix it?

[flanzig1]

Looking at some reviews, sounds like that board needs the latest BIOS up-grade to work with Vista.

[Raredan]

How do I update my BIOS with no OS, and does the BIOS have to be product-specific?

[glc]

Yes, you have to get the bios upgrade from ECS, and it's done with a bootable floppy disk. No floppy drive? Sorry, you need one.

[Raredan]

I have a floppy drive, but how do I upgrade my BIOS with no OS?

[flanzig1]

Basiclly you make a bootable floppy. Download the new BIOS AND instructions on how to make the bootable floppy. Also, check the mobo manual, it should have instructions in it.

[glc]

ECS has all the instructions you need on the website.

[Raredan]

I got the BIOS on the computer, but it still is giving me the same problem! :(

The problem is

"STOP: 0x0000005C (0x0000010B, 0x00000003, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)"

It has a blue screen and thats all it says

[Cricket]

Test your RAM (1 stick at a time) with Memtest86+ (http://www.memtest.org/).

:) Cricket

[flanzig1]

Have a look at this thread at the ECS forum, doesn't look good for you: http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=97667

[glc]

Hmm - another reason to add to the list why we don't recommend ECS boards.

[Raredan]

OK, now, It goes up where it tries to find your Hard drive, and it cant find mine; it said to use a driver. I go over to the ECS website, (because I can't get a driver from the Seagate Website) and then download the latest driver. I then try every file for Hard drives and the computer still wont detect my hard drive

My Hard drive is a Seagate ST3400620AS

Thank you everyone for your help

[glc]

What you need is the SATA driver on a floppy. It *should* be on the motherboard CD somewhere, there may be a diskmaking utility or you may have to manually extract it. With no official Vista support for that motherboard, you may be stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[Raredan]

I tried every HDD driver given to me by ECS and it still doesn't work. I guess I know which MOBO manufacturer NOT to by from fro my next build >__>

[Raredan]

I managed to obtain a SATA Jumper that should make it from 3.0gb/s to 1.5gb/s and tried to load a driver, and it still doesn't work! Is there something special I should be doing?

[glc]

Sounds to me like you need to get an IDE hard drive or a different motherboard.

[minsonngo]

Agreed... time to RMA that motherboard and go with a more reliable brand.

[Raredan]

Yeah, I know, no more ECS mobos for me. I guess ill take it down to the computer shop. Thanks for all your guys' help :D