Custom Computer Problem

[RaceFace[CS]]

Hey all,

I built a system about two months ago and it had been running great until Jan. 29th when I rebooted it. When the system was posting I got an error: windows/system32 file is corrupt! I was going to do a windows repair, but then after another restart, posting came up with another message: partition table not found! WHAT!

Some how I lost my windows installation and it was wipped from my hard drive. Tried reinstalling windows but after formatting the disk for a new partition I got a message: partition cannot be completed, drive is corrupt. So, I went ahead and sent my hard drive back to Western Digital and I got a new drive yesterday.

I hooked up the new hardrive and loaded the Nvidia SATA controllers and proceeded to the windows partition formating. I thought everything would go smooth, but when 100% complete with the partition formatting I got this: partition could not be completed, drive may be damaged.

I am very confused on what is wrong? I was wondering if it was the Nvidia SATA controller or do I need to restore the defaults in my BIOS since they are tweaked for overclocking performance? Let me know if anyone has any ideas.

System Specs: Abit AN8, AMD 3500, XFX 6800GS, 1GB of Corsair, WD 80GB Hard drive, Antec 500w PS.

Thanks.

 

[D3v1an7]

If you've over clocked your system, that could be what caused all the troubles.
Make sure you return your system to stock settings before moving forward.

 

[BlackTigers91]

1) Reset Your CMOS.
2) LEAVE YOUR SETTINGS ALONE IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECTLY USE THEM

3) Wipe HDD
4) Install Windows

Report back with the conclusion.

 

[RaceFace[CS]]

I reset the BIOS setting back to optimal default settings and gave the windows installation a try and it worked. Thanks for the advice. It had never occured to me that I still had the BIOS on OC mode.

My rig is back in shape. Thanks.