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gamma1 · 15-06-2008

"UPGRADED" -- SP3 -- my HP PENTIUM 4 desktop but not without problems. A few weeks ago, I successfully upgraded my two laptops with no problem. I failed at boot time with the desktop (not an AMD). So I reverted back. Today I tried again. Found the problem. With my external WD 500Gb MY BOOK drive plugged into the firewire port, no boot. I unplugged it and I booted, plugged it back in (don't think the system recognized it) but then the system would not shut down. AAUUUUGH! Well, I unplugged it, rebooted, and changed the cord to a USB cord and now everything works fine using the USB port for the WD drive.

So, beware of an external WD MY BOOK drive in a firewire port if you "upgrade" to SP3. Too bad I had to use up a USB port to get it working.

15-06-2008	#63 (permalink)
gamma1 CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: So Cal USA Posts: 481	Re: Windows xp sp3 thread "UPGRADED" -- SP3 -- my HP PENTIUM 4 desktop but not without problems. A few weeks ago, I successfully upgraded my two laptops with no problem. I failed at boot time with the desktop (not an AMD). So I reverted back. Today I tried again. Found the problem. With my external WD 500Gb MY BOOK drive plugged into the firewire port, no boot. I unplugged it and I booted, plugged it back in (don't think the system recognized it) but then the system would not shut down. AAUUUUGH! Well, I unplugged it, rebooted, and changed the cord to a USB cord and now everything works fine using the USB port for the WD drive. So, beware of an external WD MY BOOK drive in a firewire port if you "upgrade" to SP3. Too bad I had to use up a USB port to get it working. __________________ LITE-ON DH-20A4P-04, BenQ 1655 -- Cool Edit 2000, Wave Repair, Exact Audio Copy, Burrrn, Ripit4me, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ImgTool, ImgBurn. Last edited by gamma1; 15-06-2008 at 19:12.