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Blue screen when trying to install XP.
I've got brand new parts for everything: quality Asus SATA motherboard,
SATA hard disk, Kingston memory. I'm trying to boot up and istall XP. It loads up... And somewhere along the line, I get the bluescreen. I think I'm right in saying that it crashes when leaving the DOS mode and goes into full Windows XP mode: this is when I get the error. What could be causing the problem? This happens everytime. What should I check/look out for? Thanks. OM |
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OM wrote:
I've got brand new parts for everything: quality Asus SATA motherboard, SATA hard disk, Kingston memory. I'm trying to boot up and istall XP. It loads up... And somewhere along the line, I get the bluescreen. I think I'm right in saying that it crashes when leaving the DOS mode and goes into full Windows XP mode: this is when I get the error. What could be causing the problem? This happens everytime. What should I check/look out for? Thanks. OM I find it rather ironic that the first phase of any XP/2000 installation consists of staring at text on a bluescreen, in any case. As for your problem, did you at least get past the first phase? Did the installer manage to format & dump a whole lot of files and then reboot normally? I'm guessing the problem occurs after the XP logo appears for a bit and you're supposed to get into the second phase (with mouse and all). If it's crashing here... video card problems? I assume the proper SATA drivers were installed initially as well? I'm sure they are, otherwise you wouldn't be able to get as far as I said. |
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OM wrote:
I've got brand new parts for everything: quality Asus SATA motherboard, SATA hard disk, Kingston memory. I'm trying to boot up and istall XP. It loads up... And somewhere along the line, I get the bluescreen. I think I'm right in saying that it crashes when leaving the DOS mode and goes into full Windows XP mode: this is when I get the error. What could be causing the problem? This happens everytime. What should I check/look out for? Did you copy the SATA drivers to a floppy and press F6 during the first 30 seconds of setup ? -- "Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in cola |
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thanks for both replies.
SATA drivers... erm... gulp... what SATA drivers? : ) that may be the root of my problems then? where do i get the drivers? the manufacturer website? it's a seagate hard drive. i didn't think i'd need a floppy so i didn't get one! can i put this on a cd? else... i will get a temporary floppy. |
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OM wrote:
thanks for both replies. SATA drivers... erm... gulp... what SATA drivers? : ) that may be the root of my problems then? where do i get the drivers? the manufacturer website? it's a seagate hard drive. i didn't think i'd need a floppy so i didn't get one! can i put this on a cd? else... i will get a temporary floppy. You will need the SATA drivers from the Asus motherboard CD or d/l then from Asus. You will also need a floppy drive and a floppy. You will need to copy the files to the _root of A:_ not a folder on A:. For example, in the instance of the A7N8X Deluxe Rev2, you would copy Si3112r.mpd, TxtSetup.oem, Si3112r.sys, and Si3112r.inf to the floppy. Press F6 during the when prompted by setup, then install them when prompted again. The procedure will be similar for your motherboard. -- "Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in cola |
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A7N8X - hey that's what i got.
the thing is it didn't mention anything at all in the manual?? anyway... i will get a floppy drive and will give it a go. will let u know if i have any success. |
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OM wrote:
A7N8X - hey that's what i got. the thing is it didn't mention anything at all in the manual?? anyway... i will get a floppy drive and will give it a go. will let u know if i have any success. Okies. If you want to slipstream the SATA drivers to CD, this will help: http://www.maximumpc.com/how_to/reprint_2005-01-05.html -- "Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in cola |
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thanks for all the replies.
u were right, it was the sata problem. i searched the asus website, but couldn't find a single reference to the problem?? i went through every page of the damn manual: nothing. i think i'm going to sue them for wasting several hours of my life. and the maximumpc link above is really kewl. i didn't use it this time, it was much quciker to install via floppy (even though i had to frggin borrow one just to use it!). i'll definitely use that in future. THANKS!! |
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OM wrote:
thanks for all the replies. u were right, it was the sata problem. i searched the asus website, but couldn't find a single reference to the problem?? i went through every page of the damn manual: nothing. i think i'm going to sue them for wasting several hours of my life. and the maximumpc link above is really kewl. i didn't use it this time, it was much quciker to install via floppy (even though i had to frggin borrow one just to use it!). i'll definitely use that in future. THANKS!! Anytime. -- "Even a broken clock is going to be once twice a day." - Jedidiah in cola |
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