Problems!

[GtownBobbo]

Ok I am building this computer for my grandpa. Here are the specs..

Motherboard: Asus A7V600-X
HDD: Maxtor 80GB 7200rpm IDE
CD-ROM: 52X LG
Memory: 256 Kingston DDR400 PC3200
Power Supply: Antec 350 Watt
Video Card: G-Force 2

Here are the problems, first off, this computer has never had an operating system on it, and I am trying to get Windows XP to run. The only thing used is the Cd-Rom and the Video Card. When it boots up, and gets to the PCI screen at the bottom it says Boot from ADAPT CD-Rom then under that it says No Emulation. I dont really have any idea what that means, but it does keep going. It then enters the blue Windows Setup screen. At the bottom it shows things loading, then eventually it gets to "Setup is starting windows," and that is where it freezes. I have tried switching out the IDE cables, I have switched out the CD-ROM...I even went and bought a new mobo to try, and I still get the same effect. So I think it has something to do with my components, not the motherboard. I even put in the Maxtor disk and partitioned the hard drive. Then after partitioning it says "Enter boot disk and restart". Upon restart with the boot disk, it still says Boot from ADAPT Cd-rom, No Emulation. Then it goes on to say Press any key to boot from boot up disk, then if you wait a second before pressing a key, it says NTLDR missing, press ctrl+alt+del to restart. Does anyone know whats going on? I have never seen this before, and I have set up a couple computers, im stumped. Please help, it would be very appreciative. Thanks in advance.

 

[timswim78]

Here are some ideas:
- Are the jumpers set correctly on your hard drive and cd-rom?
- Do you have a floppy ? If not, have you disabled it in the BIOS?
- Have you set your BIOS to reset its configuration data?
- Is your BIOS set to handle a Plug-N-Play OS?

 

[boomerang]

I am going to also suggest you reset your BIOS.

Please follow the instructions that came with your motherboard. Used to be just moving a jumper would do the job. Now, some manufacturers also want the battery removed as part of the process. Follow the directions as given in the motherboard manual.

Afterwards, make sure your processor is being detected correctly. You're not telling us what you're using. This is a newer board but may still need a BIOS update if you are running a Sempron. It may only need this update to correctly identify the processor and may still operate correctly without it, but check this out and update if needed. Also make sure your memory is being detected properly.

Download and run memtest. Where the install failed in the first go around sounds like a memory problem.

If all checks out OK, put your XP disk in and boot off it as you did before. No floppies from Maxtor or anyone else.

 

[Red and black]

Topic Title: Problems!

Topic Summary: HELP PLEEEASE!!

Wow, that's the worst thread title and summary I have ever seen.

 

[Home Built]

You did mention it was a new build.
A few years back my son brought over a computer that a freind of his had put together but couldn't get the OS to load all the way. It was doing just about the same thing as you described. After playing with it for about an hour, I decided to do some component swapping just to see if it was a hardware problem. It turned out to be that he didn't have any thermal paste beteen the Heatsink and Processor. Now I'm not saying that you didn't use any paste but, is it possible that your heatsink isn't properly seated on the CPU?