The BSOD could be because the mtoherboard does not like the hard disk you put in.
a: I have the same motherboard in my other XPS710 computers and the same harddrive as storage
Did you put in a 'storage' hard disk? These are not designed to run as hard disks, only storage, and operating systems will not work on them as they should (if at all).
a: Never heard of such a thing. What spec identifies it as storage? I had presumed that the XP instal disk would see it and ask me if I wanted to format it as a boot disk.
Why did you remove the Vista hard disk?
a: because everything else I own is XP and I hate to learn new icons and pathways
If you put the Vista hard disk back in, will it load up correctly?
a: Yes
What happens when you load up on the new 1TB disk without the XP disk in? Same screen?
a: The 1TB disk is recognized by Vista
When you say 'loads up a whole bunch of drivers', do you mean it reads the XP disk? or are you refering to the standard BIOS startup procedure before it actually gets to the XP disk?
a: It doesn't do anything without the XP disk and by virtue of all the file names being displayed on the bottom of the setup screen it must be reading them off the XP disk. Also I have more thanh one XP system disk and they all end up with the same blue screen.
If you answer every question, I will (be able to) provide you with the solution.
a: Great, can you drop by and take a look at it
If anybody wants a screen capture I can post a pic
Thanks to everybody for their consideration
