Problems with Promise ATA133 Controller

[gas-man]

Whenever I plug my controller card into a PCI slot (64bit slot) and hook up my drives and boot up, the computer restarts itself at the windows loading screen and I can't get past it.

It reads the BIOS, detects the drives, but when windows tries to boot, insta-restart.

It used to work, then I took it out but now I can't get it to work. I've tried a couple different PCI slots as well - should I take it back to the store or mail it in? Something else I could try?

 

[repo man11]

If you're using XP, I'd boot from the CD, and use the Recovery Console, and the fixboot and fixmbr commands with the drive connected to the controller card.
Or you could try a repair or clean install of Windows to be sure that the card is good or bad.

 

[gas-man]

For the repair/install method - would I hook the drive up to the card, then repair and/or reinstall?

 

[repo man11]

Yes, connect the drive to the controller card, and boot from the CD. If the card is working, the drive ought to be detected, and Windows should install smoothly.
Taake a look at this site, very informative:http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/repair_xp.htm