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    Cannot install windows xp

    YES!!! I found the problem, it was the f---ing ide cable... Thanks for your help/time.
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    Cannot install windows xp

    I really doubt its the hard drive because after putting a new one in, it still will not work. Could the ram do this? If so, how can i be sure that the ram is the problem? Thanks for your time. EDIT-I also read somewhere that ram timings in the bios could fix this problem. Just throwing it...
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    Cannot install windows xp

    Thank you for your reply, I didnt really want to go through all the trouble of using smartmontools so I am currenly hooking up a new hard drive that my brother had lying around. I will post results as soon as i get them. Lets hope it was the hard drive so I can get this machine booted up!
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    Cannot install windows xp

    I go to install windows xp and it runs fine, untill the part where it restarts and loads from the hard drive, where it finishes the installation. After it restarts, on my computer, i just get the error "error loading operating system." I have an ABIT kn9 (nFORCE 4 ultra chipset), AMD athlon...