I?m hoping someone on here can help me with my problem, because I?m at my wits end. I have tried everything I can think of, and have not found a solution so far.
When I try to install WinXP Pro from an OEM disk onto my Raptor drive, it starts the install, goes through the formatting of the drive, install all of the software, I go past the point where it asks me for the network info, and the time-zone and such. Then it reboots and this is where the problem starts. Among the problems, it cannot find the OS, or it boots up, gets into windows and reboots, continuously. I usually can boot into safe mode, but as soon as I boot into regular windows, it starts the crap all over again. I get various error messages, all indicate the install was not done correctly. (searched google)
My system specs:
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe BIOS 1015
AMD 3500+
Enermax EG495P dual 12v rail
Sound Blaster 5.1Live (removed it to eliminate it as the problem)
BFG 6800GT (only one)
Samsung DVD/RW
Raptor 74GB Sata
WD 80GB IDE
Maxtor 300GB
WD 8GB IDE (yes 8 not 80)
Fuji 7.6GB
1GB (512MBx2 matched pair) Corsair Memory
This is what I have done so far to eliminate it as the problem:
Memory ? memtest boot disk, no problems during 25 hour test, also used different memory during a different install, problem still persists
WinXP CD ? used a copy (CD only, no key) from work to see if scratches on the CD could be causing the problem, problem persisted on Raptor, but installed without problems on the 8GB WD
Raptor Drive ? ran WD drive test, all tests past, also wrote zeros to the drive after the nth failed install
Video Card, CPU, Enermax PSU, Memory ? all work without any freezes, lock-ups or error messages when I use the 8GB drive and its copy of WinXP Pro, I also ran Prime95 stress-test for 39 hours without any problems.
I thought it might be the Raptor, since I can install windows on a IDE drive and it works fine, but the WD test showed no problems. Also, if I make the raptor a slave on the system I can fill it up without any problems.
I really don?t know what else it could be! Anyone have any ideas?
When I try to install WinXP Pro from an OEM disk onto my Raptor drive, it starts the install, goes through the formatting of the drive, install all of the software, I go past the point where it asks me for the network info, and the time-zone and such. Then it reboots and this is where the problem starts. Among the problems, it cannot find the OS, or it boots up, gets into windows and reboots, continuously. I usually can boot into safe mode, but as soon as I boot into regular windows, it starts the crap all over again. I get various error messages, all indicate the install was not done correctly. (searched google)
My system specs:
Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe BIOS 1015
AMD 3500+
Enermax EG495P dual 12v rail
Sound Blaster 5.1Live (removed it to eliminate it as the problem)
BFG 6800GT (only one)
Samsung DVD/RW
Raptor 74GB Sata
WD 80GB IDE
Maxtor 300GB
WD 8GB IDE (yes 8 not 80)
Fuji 7.6GB
1GB (512MBx2 matched pair) Corsair Memory
This is what I have done so far to eliminate it as the problem:
Memory ? memtest boot disk, no problems during 25 hour test, also used different memory during a different install, problem still persists
WinXP CD ? used a copy (CD only, no key) from work to see if scratches on the CD could be causing the problem, problem persisted on Raptor, but installed without problems on the 8GB WD
Raptor Drive ? ran WD drive test, all tests past, also wrote zeros to the drive after the nth failed install
Video Card, CPU, Enermax PSU, Memory ? all work without any freezes, lock-ups or error messages when I use the 8GB drive and its copy of WinXP Pro, I also ran Prime95 stress-test for 39 hours without any problems.
I thought it might be the Raptor, since I can install windows on a IDE drive and it works fine, but the WD test showed no problems. Also, if I make the raptor a slave on the system I can fill it up without any problems.
I really don?t know what else it could be! Anyone have any ideas?
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