DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

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I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this morning and
when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not available, the
DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD drive and it booted
fine, continue with the install and all went well.

I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting from the
DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem system and now
it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the install I got a BSOD about
pciidex.sys

I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and that
installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem, thought
it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
 
Re: DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

Clayton,
check out the following link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170/

Hope it helps.

Lee
"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:u1VOz0ozIHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this morning
>and when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not
>available, the DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD drive
>and it booted fine, continue with the install and all went well.
>
> I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting from the
> DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem system and
> now it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the install I got a BSOD
> about pciidex.sys
>
> I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and that
> installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem,
> thought it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
>
 
Re: DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

Thanks, but how would I apply the update if I can not get windows installed?
I have added this hard drive to my computer

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en



"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BF6BDE84-B50D-493A-A63D-B6324F7CD152@microsoft.com...
> Clayton,
> check out the following link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170/
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> Lee
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:u1VOz0ozIHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this morning
>>and when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not
>>available, the DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD drive
>>and it booted fine, continue with the install and all went well.
>>
>> I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting from the
>> DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem system and
>> now it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the install I got a BSOD
>> about pciidex.sys
>>
>> I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and that
>> installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem,
>> thought it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
>>
>
 
Re: DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

Clayton,
Based on "so I connected a SATA DVD drive and it booted fine, continue with
the install and all went well." I assumed you had installed windows. Try
that and then install the update after reconnecting the PATA drive.

Lee

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:%23AR2ezyzIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, but how would I apply the update if I can not get windows
> installed?
> I have added this hard drive to my computer
>
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en
>
>
>
> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:BF6BDE84-B50D-493A-A63D-B6324F7CD152@microsoft.com...
>> Clayton,
>> check out the following link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170/
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
>> Lee
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:u1VOz0ozIHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this morning
>>>and when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not
>>>available, the DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD drive
>>>and it booted fine, continue with the install and all went well.
>>>
>>> I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting from
>>> the DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem system
>>> and now it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the install I got a
>>> BSOD about pciidex.sys
>>>
>>> I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and that
>>> installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem,
>>> thought it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
>>>
>>
>
>
 
Re: DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

ok I thought so, thanks for your help
Sometimes I need to boot up with a CD, will I still have problems with the
message "Selected boot device not available" using the PATA drive?
If I change to a SATA drive in future will all my problems dissapear?

cheers


"Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:CE68A396-D4B3-4E82-8DB2-4396FD91D856@microsoft.com...
> Clayton,
> Based on "so I connected a SATA DVD drive and it booted fine, continue
> with the install and all went well." I assumed you had installed windows.
> Try that and then install the update after reconnecting the PATA drive.
>
> Lee
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:%23AR2ezyzIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks, but how would I apply the update if I can not get windows
>> installed?
>> I have added this hard drive to my computer
>>
>> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en
>>
>>
>>
>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:BF6BDE84-B50D-493A-A63D-B6324F7CD152@microsoft.com...
>>> Clayton,
>>> check out the following link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170/
>>>
>>> Hope it helps.
>>>
>>> Lee
>>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> news:u1VOz0ozIHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this morning
>>>>and when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not
>>>>available, the DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD
>>>>drive and it booted fine, continue with the install and all went well.
>>>>
>>>> I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting from
>>>> the DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem
>>>> system and now it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the install
>>>> I got a BSOD about pciidex.sys
>>>>
>>>> I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and that
>>>> installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem,
>>>> thought it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
 
Re: DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

Clayton,
Is your PATA DVD configured as master?
I have run occasionally into problems when trying to boot from "slave"
optical PATAs.
Carlos

"Clayton" wrote:

> ok I thought so, thanks for your help
> Sometimes I need to boot up with a CD, will I still have problems with the
> message "Selected boot device not available" using the PATA drive?
> If I change to a SATA drive in future will all my problems dissapear?
>
> cheers
>
>
> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:CE68A396-D4B3-4E82-8DB2-4396FD91D856@microsoft.com...
> > Clayton,
> > Based on "so I connected a SATA DVD drive and it booted fine, continue
> > with the install and all went well." I assumed you had installed windows.
> > Try that and then install the update after reconnecting the PATA drive.
> >
> > Lee
> >
> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> > news:%23AR2ezyzIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> Thanks, but how would I apply the update if I can not get windows
> >> installed?
> >> I have added this hard drive to my computer
> >>
> >> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:BF6BDE84-B50D-493A-A63D-B6324F7CD152@microsoft.com...
> >>> Clayton,
> >>> check out the following link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170/
> >>>
> >>> Hope it helps.
> >>>
> >>> Lee
> >>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> >>> news:u1VOz0ozIHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >>>>I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this morning
> >>>>and when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not
> >>>>available, the DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD
> >>>>drive and it booted fine, continue with the install and all went well.
> >>>>
> >>>> I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting from
> >>>> the DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem
> >>>> system and now it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the install
> >>>> I got a BSOD about pciidex.sys
> >>>>
> >>>> I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and that
> >>>> installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem,
> >>>> thought it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
 
Re: DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

I have used this PATA drive to format and reinstall Vista 64 SP-1 a few
times now without any problems, the only thing I have changed is I have
added this HDD
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en so I
think it may have something to do with my problems
I'm going to get a Blu ray SATA drive today anyway.

The drive is set to master



"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:461AB741-80B9-46D3-87AC-606220FBCFD3@microsoft.com...
> Clayton,
> Is your PATA DVD configured as master?
> I have run occasionally into problems when trying to boot from "slave"
> optical PATAs.
> Carlos
>
> "Clayton" wrote:
>
>> ok I thought so, thanks for your help
>> Sometimes I need to boot up with a CD, will I still have problems with
>> the
>> message "Selected boot device not available" using the PATA drive?
>> If I change to a SATA drive in future will all my problems dissapear?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>>
>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:CE68A396-D4B3-4E82-8DB2-4396FD91D856@microsoft.com...
>> > Clayton,
>> > Based on "so I connected a SATA DVD drive and it booted fine, continue
>> > with the install and all went well." I assumed you had installed
>> > windows.
>> > Try that and then install the update after reconnecting the PATA drive.
>> >
>> > Lee
>> >
>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> > news:%23AR2ezyzIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> Thanks, but how would I apply the update if I can not get windows
>> >> installed?
>> >> I have added this hard drive to my computer
>> >>
>> >> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:BF6BDE84-B50D-493A-A63D-B6324F7CD152@microsoft.com...
>> >>> Clayton,
>> >>> check out the following link.
>> >>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170/
>> >>>
>> >>> Hope it helps.
>> >>>
>> >>> Lee
>> >>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> >>> news:u1VOz0ozIHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> >>>>I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this
>> >>>>morning
>> >>>>and when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not
>> >>>>available, the DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD
>> >>>>drive and it booted fine, continue with the install and all went
>> >>>>well.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting
>> >>>> from
>> >>>> the DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem
>> >>>> system and now it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the
>> >>>> install
>> >>>> I got a BSOD about pciidex.sys
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and
>> >>>> that
>> >>>> installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem,
>> >>>> thought it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: DVD/RW Drive & pciidex.sys

Just did another clean install this morning and have a SATA CD drive
installed and getting the BSOD about the pciidex.sys any other ideas?


"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:%23iOrQRzzIHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I have used this PATA drive to format and reinstall Vista 64 SP-1 a few
>times now without any problems, the only thing I have changed is I have
>added this HDD
>http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en so I
>think it may have something to do with my problems
> I'm going to get a Blu ray SATA drive today anyway.
>
> The drive is set to master
>
>
>
> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:461AB741-80B9-46D3-87AC-606220FBCFD3@microsoft.com...
>> Clayton,
>> Is your PATA DVD configured as master?
>> I have run occasionally into problems when trying to boot from "slave"
>> optical PATAs.
>> Carlos
>>
>> "Clayton" wrote:
>>
>>> ok I thought so, thanks for your help
>>> Sometimes I need to boot up with a CD, will I still have problems with
>>> the
>>> message "Selected boot device not available" using the PATA drive?
>>> If I change to a SATA drive in future will all my problems dissapear?
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:CE68A396-D4B3-4E82-8DB2-4396FD91D856@microsoft.com...
>>> > Clayton,
>>> > Based on "so I connected a SATA DVD drive and it booted fine, continue
>>> > with the install and all went well." I assumed you had installed
>>> > windows.
>>> > Try that and then install the update after reconnecting the PATA
>>> > drive.
>>> >
>>> > Lee
>>> >
>>> > "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> > news:%23AR2ezyzIHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> >> Thanks, but how would I apply the update if I can not get windows
>>> >> installed?
>>> >> I have added this hard drive to my computer
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=459&language=en
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> "Lee Steele" <rleesteele@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> >> news:BF6BDE84-B50D-493A-A63D-B6324F7CD152@microsoft.com...
>>> >>> Clayton,
>>> >>> check out the following link.
>>> >>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943170/
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hope it helps.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Lee
>>> >>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> >>> news:u1VOz0ozIHA.4816@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> >>>>I have decided to format and reinstall windows vista 64 bit this
>>> >>>>morning
>>> >>>>and when I booted from DVD drive it said Selected boot device not
>>> >>>>available, the DVD drive is a PATA drive, so I connected a SATA DVD
>>> >>>>drive and it booted fine, continue with the install and all went
>>> >>>>well.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I plugged the PATA drive into another computer and tried booting
>>> >>>> from
>>> >>>> the DVD and it booted fine, so I plugged it back into the problem
>>> >>>> system and now it boots from the DVD but towards the end of the
>>> >>>> install
>>> >>>> I got a BSOD about pciidex.sys
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I then plugged in a PATA CDRW drive and installed XP instead and
>>> >>>> that
>>> >>>> installation went fine, so I am at a lost to figure out my problem,
>>> >>>> thought it may have been the PATA DVD drive.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
 
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