Help resurrecting my Sage server..

[osx-addict]

Ok.. Just a quickie followup.. I installed the latest SSD firmware from Crucial's website (moved from rev 09 to latest version-- I think it was 10G) and the machine booted fine -- and has been up for a handful of hours without issue.. I think that was ultimately my complete issue!

Hopefully it will still be running this time tomorrow w/o crashing.. Now I just need to fix Sage which wont start for some reason.. perhaps something got corrupted somewhere along the way..

[osx-addict]

By the way.. Do any of you know how to fix the stupid boot loader for W7?

Since this happened, my machine virtually never loads W7 directly anymore -- it wants to load an old XP instance that has since been removed and therefore fails..

I tried using EasyBCD but it doesn't 'see' the other boot devices -- only the good one.. At this point I'm forced to press F8 during the start process to get a boot menu so I can select the correct install.. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated..

P.S. Does it matter what SATA port is plugged in first by chance? I know I don't have the cables in the same config as they were before this endeavor occurred..

[BobPhoenix]

Originally Posted by osx-addict

By the way.. Do any of you know how to fix the stupid boot loader for W7?

Since this happened, my machine virtually never loads W7 directly anymore -- it wants to load an old XP instance that has since been removed and therefore fails..

I tried using EasyBCD but it doesn't 'see' the other boot devices -- only the good one.. At this point I'm forced to press F8 during the start process to get a boot menu so I can select the correct install.. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated..

P.S. Does it matter what SATA port is plugged in first by chance? I know I don't have the cables in the same config as they were before this endeavor occurred..

I think BCDEdit is what you want - check here.

[osx-addict]

Thanks Bob..

I tried using that tool and it just does not see the other partition for whatever reason.. Below is what it spits out when I run it :

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\sage>bcdedit

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {dd5c0dc6-65a8-11e1-83d8-eb60c6b9dee7}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 3

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows 7
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {dd5c0dc8-65a8-11e1-83d8-eb60c6b9dee7}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {dd5c0dc6-65a8-11e1-83d8-eb60c6b9dee7}
nx OptIn

C:\Users\sage>

I'm gonna go try rebooting and use F10 which I just found out is supposed to allow editing of the boot manager options.. Not going to hold my breath..

[davephan]

When install operating systems, I always do it from scratch (unless I'm building many computers at work, then I use a image). I think keeping the old XP OS on that hard drive is not a good idea, especially when you look at all the trouble you've experienced so far.

I suggest installing Windows 7 on a new or different hard drive from scratch. If it is a used hard drive, wipe the drive before the Windows 7 install with drive wiping software. If you have an "upgrade" Windows 7 installation CD, you can install it from scratch, otherwise known as a "clean" install. If you Google "Windows 7 upgrade clean install" you will get a lot of advise.

Dave

[panteragstk]

You may want to think about reinstalling W7 from scratch. I think that will solve quite a few issues you could run into in the future. Having dual OS's on a drive (even though wxp is gone) will cause problems.

[osx-addict]

Thanks guys.. I need to look into the reinstall.. Sounds like a great idea!

[panteragstk]

I feel your pain on that one. I need to do it to. I'm getting random explorer errors. Not sure what the deal is, but I think my aging hard drive may be dying. Oh boy.

[osx-addict]

Quickie followup.. I did a full re-install of W7 and it worked fine to fix my booting issue.. Unfortunately Sage was not happy -- at least the extenders -- they won't see Sage for some reason even though it is running.. I'll look at it further at some point..

[davephan]

You might want to check to make sure the Windows software firewall is disabled. I think it is enabled by default when you install Windows 7.

Dave

[osx-addict]

Yeah, it's enabled .. I forgot to check if Sage was in the list though. Thx!