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Name: Gibn
Date: November 2, 2006 at 18:43:14 Pacific
OS: have xp pro not installed
CPU/Ram: intel P(d) 3.2ghz/1024G D
Product: Intel
Comment:

well i just build a computer and am experiencing problems trying to install an OS.

Hardware:
Intel D945Pvs Media Edition MOBO
Intel Pentium D 3.2ghx processor
Gforce 7300GT 512mb video card
500 watt PSU
2x 512mb DDRII 533 COMSTAR RAM
160gb maxtor SATA Drive

well i have tested everything and everything is in operating condition. i am able to get into the BIOS and check everything. everything is detected. when i go to insert the winxp pro disc it wont boot on start up. i changed my bios and and got a message saying no bootable device, insert bootable disc and press ok, another message i got with the default setting in the BIOS was

PXE_E61 : Media test failure, check cable
PXE_M0f : Exiting PXE ROM

and i changed my bios again and it booted into DOS or something. i can;t remember the BIOS settings so any help would be appreciated.



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Name: OtheHill
Date: November 2, 2006 at 19:11:18 Pacific
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"i can;t remember the BIOS settings so any help would be appreciated".
Your BIOS settings may be your problem. Either you don't have your optical drive set as a boot device or it isn't connected or configured correctly. Are you sure the XP CD is good?


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Response Number 2
Name: grasshopper
Date: November 2, 2006 at 19:12:27 Pacific
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Your cd or dvd player isn't being recognized. Check your cable connections and power connector to the devices.

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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: November 2, 2006 at 19:15:44 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.intel.com/support/mother...


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Response Number 4
Name: Gibn
Date: November 2, 2006 at 20:38:33 Pacific
Reply:

I think its the XP cd not being a bootable cd but an autorun cd.


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Response Number 5
Name: jam
Date: November 2, 2006 at 20:39:27 Pacific
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AFAIK, ALL XP CDs are bootable....


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Response Number 6
Name: Gibn
Date: November 2, 2006 at 21:44:49 Pacific
Reply:

can a s---ty sata connection do this?


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Response Number 7
Name: jam
Date: November 3, 2006 at 11:50:04 Pacific
Reply:

Run thru your BIOS settings again. It appears you have the PC set to boot from the network rather than the HDD.


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Response Number 8
Name: Gibn
Date: November 3, 2006 at 15:56:10 Pacific
Reply:

ok well i did alittle testing and this is what i got.

I got a blank sata HD by the way. fresh and new.
ok here it goes:
the whole time i had the xp cd in

Default Bios: Media Check Failure...ETC
Network Disabled only: Blank screen with blinking cursor
USB BOOT Disabled only: Media Check error
Removable Devices disable: Media Check error
Network , USB BOOT , Removable Devices all disabled: BLank screen

I then put another xp cd in(same win xp pro) and it did all this stuff and when to this Dr-DOS A:/ or something close to that

i have 2 burnt copies from my cousin i copied the one i got from him and used nero and did make bootable disc, thats the one that went to the DR-DOS. OH and i am ordering windows xp with some other computer components of the net because i think its the cd but not sure. any help would be awesome


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Response Number 9
Name: jam
Date: November 3, 2006 at 23:48:08 Pacific
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"i have 2 burnt copies from my cousin i copied the one i got from him and used nero and did make bootable disc, thats the one that went to the DR-DOS"

XP CDs are already bootable! You don't have to make them bootable. The problem is a combination of bad BIOS settings & the fact that you seem to be using a pirated copy of XP that was improperly burned.


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Response Number 10
Name: Gibn
Date: November 4, 2006 at 16:31:24 Pacific
Reply:

i figured out the problem , both my cd's didn't work


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Response Number 11
Name: OtheHill
Date: November 4, 2006 at 16:45:53 Pacific
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That's what we've been telling you.


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