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[SkyDiver]

Yes, I am plugged into Red SATA1. Any SATA cable will work, right? I have one that has one connector pointing down perpendicular to the cable. Getting ready to try the Seagate software right now.

 

[Bozo Galora]

right angle connectors are for cable interference probs - all the same

Edit:
make sure C is active primary in pie chart

Edit 2 - NEVER pull or add memory with PC plugged in

Edit 3 - do NOT attatch any USB devices

 

[Bozo Galora]

O.K., gotta go - bad day for this

To recap:
No USB or Wireless Hardware connected
One stick RAM, voltage upped to 1.9
Reset the cmos after failed XP install to new HDD - always good proceedure.
Set SATA to single IDE mode, so Windows can load MS IDE mode drivers (NON ACHI) from SP2 CD
If you insist on ACHI in BIOS you will need to put Intel ICHR 7 driver from mobo CD to floppy and do the F6 thingy at setup start.

Quote:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111370&highlight=P5W

ok first disable EVERYTHING in the bios that you are not using.
stop trying to use raid, i know you said you did a single drive once but lets stick with the most simple install possible.

you need windows XP SP2 to install windows on this board properly if memory serves me correctly. so.. let start with one of the best programs to come along in a long time.
I would like to have you go grab nLite and install it on the pc your on right now.
www.nliteos.com

install it and start going thru it.
if you know anyting about windows and windows programs and cofiguration this program wont take you anytime at all to use.
and in no time you will have a slipstreamed XP SP2 WITH intel drivers, network drivers, nvidia drivers(although i dont recommend installing video drivers or sound drivers since there are control panel applications that must be installed with them and the slipstream wont install them)

you can also install full update packs clear up to May of this year and RyanVM might have one for june. meaning all windows update fixes since the release of XP SP2.
There are also other programs you can install called Add-ons (go figure lol) right from the nlite website.

now this sounds like alot of work but its not really. its actually a simple process. and you can strip out all of the other garbage in windows that you dont need.

the program is very straight forward with no hidden b.s. in it that is going to screw you up.
it asks you something and you either do it or skip it. its that simple.

if you do not want to do that, you can beat your head against the keyboard some more and be frustrated but i have nothing but troubles installing windows on this new hardware UNLESS i have an XP w/ SP2 already in it or unless i use the nlite slipstream program and slipstream it with SP2 and the intel drivers and sata drivers and other stuff.
you can also install the ICH7/8 Sata Raid drivers so that you no longer need to hit F6 during boot up. It will install the drivers for you.
(he's talking about installing during nlite config)

again this seems like alot of work but truly it isnt.

and lastly wtf are you using ACHI for ? do you know what it even is ?
i going to go out on a limb and so no otherwise you'd realise that it isnt anything and just causes more issues.
you also must install the F6 drivers when using ACHI
just let the SATA be legacy and you will be fine.

i never had any issues when i had my P5W DH but i went thru and made a custom nlite install.

i would siggest you take some time and do the same. it's soooo worth every minute it takes.

 

[SkyDiver]

Bozo,

Thanks for all your help. I made a quick and dirty nliteos XP SP2 disk. I'll install the latest video drivers afterwards. BTW, I gave up for today and disconnected the SATA drive. I wanted to make sure everything else was working. WinXP is loading right now. This is only a tactical retreat. I'll try again, but I have a friend coming over who wants to play some games.

Thanks again to everybody.