After Installing SP2 system restarts continuousely

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After installing SP2 my computer restarts continuousely (after POST, whilst
trying to initialise windows) unless i boot from the sp2 CD every time i turn
on the computer, in which case it loads fine, from the HDD! i only use SATA
hard drives and have 2 IDE ports (used for CD drives). If i have an IDE HDD
installed before installing sp2, the computer starts fine, unless the IDE HDD
is removed, in which case the computer restarts continuousely again. There is
obviousely some kind of file or instruction missing from the SATA boot drive.
any ideas what this might be and how to get it on there? I have tried
updating all drivers and bios etc. before installing sp2 but allways have the
same problem.

[PvdG42]

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After installing SP2 my computer restarts continuousely (after POST,
whilst
trying to initialise windows) unless i boot from the sp2 CD every time i
turn
on the computer, in which case it loads fine, from the HDD! i only use
SATA
hard drives and have 2 IDE ports (used for CD drives). If i have an IDE
HDD
installed before installing sp2, the computer starts fine, unless the IDE
HDD
is removed, in which case the computer restarts continuousely again. There
is
obviousely some kind of file or instruction missing from the SATA boot
drive.
any ideas what this might be and how to get it on there? I have tried
updating all drivers and bios etc. before installing sp2 but allways have
the
same problem.

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