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Windows XP Installation problem
Name: mergleh Date: July 25, 2005 at 21:31:54 Pacific OS: windows xp home CPU/Ram: p4 3.0ghz ht / 1gb ram
Comment:
After purchasing new mobo/proc/ram and booting up my comp, i try to install windows. After hitting a key to boot from CD, the screen says "Setup is checking your hardware configuration" for about 5 seconds then the screen goes black and nothing happens.
Name: cvayou Date: July 25, 2005 at 21:51:55 Pacific
Reply:
mergleh! u first check whether u have proper boot-up disk? if u dont have create a bootup disk and install the os..
infosysian
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Response Number 2
Name: Rich Mentzel Date: July 26, 2005 at 05:07:11 Pacific
Reply:
"u first check whether u have proper boot-up disk? if u dont have create a bootup disk and install the os.." What on earth sre you saying the XP cd is the bootup disk man???
Is this a valid XP cd? Check in biuos to see all drives are recognized properly...if sata drive did you install driver with F6 when called for? Are you sure ram is compatible as ram either not seated right or incomaptible stops XP installs.
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Response Number 3
Name: mergleh Date: July 26, 2005 at 08:35:12 Pacific
Reply:
everything is recognized, ram/opticaldrives/hdd hdd is IDE and it is a real winxp CD.
What im saying is that when i try to boot from windows XP disc (to install it onto hdd) it says "Setup is now checking your hardware configuration..." then the screen goes black. This is before it goes blue and u can hit f6 to install sata drivers or anything like that.
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Response Number 4
Name: Rich Mentzel Date: July 26, 2005 at 13:33:34 Pacific
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Gotta be Psu....also what is the video card? Also did you install motherboard with risers and washers...we have had a rash of folks not doing that here and I don't remember if you were one...
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Response Number 5
Name: flester Date: August 28, 2005 at 14:57:30 Pacific
Reply:
mergleh, I have the same problem. Did you manage to solve this? If so, how did you do it? Please help!
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