Windows XP install problems

[imported_Ants]

Hey guys, recently I thought my 120gb WD HD died because my computer would reboot shortly after posting before the "Windows XP" loading screen came up, and would constantly loop until turned off. The only remedy I found for this problem was switching my slave 80gb WD HD to become the master and leaving the 120gb WD HD as a slave which I did not even touch because of errors that would occasionally pop up.

So, then I got a brand new 160gb WD HD over Black Friday and thought my computer would be back to normal. I put it in as the master, set the 80gb hd to slave, and discarded the 120gb HD. After the blue install screens (partition, format, copying of install files) the computer restarts but then hangs on the post.

Here is a pic of what it looks like when it hangs shortly after post XP hanging. Has anyone else run into this problem? This is very similar to my 120gb HD problem, the only difference being that it hangs on this page rather than constant rebooting.

I tried: removing 1 of 2 sticks of RAM (trying both by themselves), tried a stamped XP CD, tried a corp ed XP CD, tried unplugging CDROMS, all are useless.

Oh yeah, computer specs:
1800+ AMD
512 (2x256 CRUCIAL PC2100)
Abit KR7A-RAID
WD 160gb HD
WD 80gb HD
Ti4200 128MB
Philips Acoustic Edge Sound Card
NEC DVD BURNER
LITE ON DVD ROM

Thanks to all that respond!!

This problem is driving me nuts!

 

[Wizkid]

Maybe you need a BIOS update?

 

[imported_Ants]

I checked my BIOS and its up to date.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

What video card do you have? and is your processor over clocked?

 

[imported_Ants]

I have a Visiontek Ti4200

and the processor is not OCed

 

[Budman]

Test your ram

http://www.memtest.org/

 

[imported_Ants]

Ran memtest overnight....no errors

 

[KGB]

Ants,

Do you have any jumpers on your WD boot drive?
If so, remove them (your photo shows nothing on the primary slave position).

BTW... Welcome to the Forums! :beer:

 

[imported_Ants]

Thanks KGBMAN

I tried installing with only the WD boot drive and it has no jumpers...still a no go

 

[GRIdpOOL]

What position on the IDE cable is your new drive? Make sure it is on the master position and use the correct jumper position for master.

 

[imported_Ants]

The position ont he IDE is correct. I have been building computers since 98 so I do know my way around the hardware. This problem seems to be some sort of conflict, either IRQ or the Mobo....

I gave up and set the 80gig as primary and it seems to be happy with the 160 as a slave

 

[jsalpha2]

discarded the 120gb HD,.... get it out of the trash.

check heat?
check power supply?
try another IDE cable, rounded ones or flat, both go bad.
make the new drive into two or more partitions.
Just some thoughts, good look

 

[imported_Ants]

Didnt discard it, just sitting here collecting dust.

How do you check heat of a HD? PSU seems to be fine, ran memtest overnight, no mem errors

Tried brand new IDE cable = same problem (currently using rounded, that was one of the first things i've tested)

 

[PoopyPants]

also dont forget certaion hard drives do NOT like to be master and slave they only operate properly on cable select.

if your not running any jumpers ona hard drive and there is another hard drive that is slave,, that is wrong. all hard drives no matter who made them need to have the jumper set to either master, or master with slave present.
alot of hard drives will work fine with no jumper until you add a slave drive. then you NEED to have a jumper set to the proper pin setting.
if memory serves me correctly WD drives are ok with no jumper when only a master is present but with a slave they need the jumper set to master or master with slave.

also again set both hard drives to Cable select or 1 as master and 1 as slave. both need a jumper, not just one.

just throwing stuff out there incase you forgot. ive forgot about jumpers before and gotten all mad until i realised what i had done