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    WinXP initial install cyclic redundancy error

    Did you f6 and install Sata drivers? I've had that error before, and for me the problem seems to be a faulty chip on my mobo, though mine is a msi neo2 plat. After I got it to stop booting the windows install, I started getting an "error loading operating system" message right after post. I...
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    Fresh winxp install problems

    Little update.....flashed my bios with the new v1.52 beta bios, it didn't help at all. Tried a regular maxtor ide HD, didnt help. Talked to MSI tech support, they seem to believe there is a problem with the ide chip on the mobo. Sent it back to Monarch computer.
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    Fresh winxp install problems

    The only settings for sata are enabled or disabled. they were all enabled. There are settings for the ide channels that the sata connectors are on, but the options are auto, and modes 0-5. I left it on auto.
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    Fresh winxp install problems

    Its on sata 1 currently, I'll have to take a look at the settings. I'll post with what i find out
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    Fresh winxp install problems

    What do you mean by installing it on an ide channel. Bios shows it on and ide channel, as it doesn't really have a sata channel. If you mean just letting windows auto-detect it, without installing the sata drivers, then I tried that. At this point I'd just like to get my system up, then worry...
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    Ghost in my computer!!

    Your mom got tired of you smoking her good stash, became tech savy, and taught you a lesson. Moral of the story, find a new supplier.
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    Fresh winxp install problems

    Windows detects my HD without installing the drivers, but I still get the same error message when I install without pressing f6 and installing the drivers. I assume windows pro xp2 has sata drivers. Are the drivers that came with the mobo for the actual hd or for the sata controllers. Btw...
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    Fresh winxp install problems

    I'm having some trouble with my first build here. Here is the situation: First off, system specs: MSI K8n Neo2 plat amd64 3500+ winchester core Evga 6800gt (agp obviously) 1gb (512x2) Corsair XMS pc 3200 Seagate barricuda 200 gb sata...