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os install with new mobo and cpu
Name: hughesfarm Date: June 25, 2006 at 21:24:03 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: celeron d 3.06ghz/ 1gb ra
Comment:
when trying to do a fresh install of xp on my new mobo and cpu it locks up on the screen with the choices to repair or install. is there an incompatability somwhere or am i missing somthing elese.
Name: jessejames Date: June 25, 2006 at 21:54:35 Pacific
Reply:
Well I always install XP to a Hard Drive.
What type of hard Drive are you using, if it is SATA it may requires SATA Drivers. If it is IDE is it recognised IN BIOS.
BTW did you benchtest prior to putting all components together ??
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Response Number 2
Name: tiyogi Date: June 26, 2006 at 04:51:15 Pacific
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What type of mb? Make and model
What verison MS WinXp Retail Or OEM or something else?
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Response Number 3
Name: hughesfarm Date: June 26, 2006 at 15:53:21 Pacific
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mb is a Gigbyte RZ series (model 8s661fxmp-rz) and my copy of xp is retail. drive is ide. all components are recognized in the bios. thanks to jessejames for the dry sacasm in these troubled times.
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