Heres a hard one(for me anyway)

[Sniper82]

Ok problem is when WinXP Pro tries to load the blue bar just keeps moving and pauses from time to time for a sec or 2. It just does this and nothing else. I have let it set there for mins at a time still it will not go past WinXP logo(loading screen). I tried to redo windows but when I hit enter to install a fresh copy of WinXP and it goes to detech my HD,size,partions,ect it says something a 19233mb IDE 0 and a few other things that shows 0 and atapi. I really can't remember what all it said but reported 0 on each of them and just sticks there on that screen.

Things I have tried:
Switching IDE channels with my CD-burner and CD-Rom
unhooking both CD-Rom and burner
went to safe mode which loads once in a while
took the HD out and put it in another PC to make sure I could get into it which I could with no errors(which I forgot to run scan disk on it which I should have while I was testing it as safe mode won't let you)

Any other suggestions?

1.4 Athlon
ECS mobo(the one that take SDram only)
Win XP Pro

EDIT:Sorry for that last post I hit enter by mistake

 

[TNTrulez]

Hmm .. . not really. Maybe your mobo is defective.

 

[zzzz]

did you try clearing the CMOS or using the otion "clear ESCD data" in bios?

 

[Sniper82]

I didnt try clearing the CMOS if the mobo even has the option. I didnt think the BIOS had much to do with it. Somethings keeping windows from loading which is either a corrupted file or a error inside the system somewhere. I got $100 says its something simple as it always is in my case. Think running scan disk might be the problem?

 

[RemyCanad]

Have you tried loading the last known good config?

 

[Sniper82]

Yes same thing happens(sticks at windows loading screen).

 

[MrGrim]

It would help if you could tell us exactly what the WinXP installation screen says.