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Old 15-09-2007, 09:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
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i'm getting this error in grub, so cannot boot into winxp.

when i boot into winxp
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Error 18 : Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS
prob is only with winxp, i can boot into rest of my other OS.

winxp is in (hd0,0)[sata drive]

i did no changes to system.
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Old 15-09-2007, 10:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Please give us your /boot/grub/menu.lst contents ..
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Old 15-09-2007, 10:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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i dont know whats happening to ma system.

i ones successfully booted in winxp... and then i tried to access my second sata drives partition and that particular folder got hang, so i killed it(end task) , but can easily access my first sata drives parition.... none of the second drives paritition files r openin(i can just see folders but as soon as i open them that window gets hang/not responding) so i restarted my system and now grub is not at all loading, this time with a new error

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GRUB Loading stage1.5.

GRUB loading, please wait
Error 16
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I hav two sata drives 80GB & 160GB.

WHATS GOING ON WITH MY SYSTEM. ?
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as usual -did u have windows reinstalled every 3 or 6 months?
then may be partn order changed or something which yet to find :njee:
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Old 15-09-2007, 11:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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as usual -did u have windows reinstalled every 3 or 6 months?
then may be partn order changed or something which yet to find :njee:
no partition order is not changed dude.

GOOD LORD !!! is their someone who can help me.

i had a same problem, few months back and this problem lasted for few days (i had posted a same prob regarding this earlier also) and then automatically by its own it got solved, i didnt reinstall any OS/grub. And again this prob has come to trouble be.

i hav tried ever possibility/tweaking my comp... but all to vain.

GOOD LORD !!! is their someone who can help me.
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Check your disk if it's all right. Maybe some loose cable. I have had this tpye problems on couple of PC's at work. Turned out that some cables were loose.
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try ultimate boot cd.there is a tool caller super grub disk.use restore grub option.
i did the same.ubcd was given with digit dec 2006(bootable)
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