[gorjlokkh]

Hello

I recently bought a new computer (without any OS) and im trying to install XP
However, every time i boot from disc it stops, then restarts

ill run through the steps before it restarts:
Bios comes up
Press a button to continue
Press key to boot from disc
Blue screen comes up (white strip at bottom - F6 to install SCSI or raid drivers and all this other windows stuff after that)
Restarts


Today i got a new AOC 2217v monitor
the old one was a big 7yr old CRT monitor
Last time i tried (about 3 months ago) with the CRT monitor it would sometimes get past the above stage

the furthest it usually got was here:


at which point the screen would glitch or freeze and i'd have to restart
i also occasionally would get a "out of scan range" message on the monitor

The hardware i have now is:
Motherboard
Evga nforce 680i "122-ck-nf68"

CPU
Intel core 2 duo E8400

Graphics card
Gigabyte 9500GT GV-N95TOC-512H

RAM
Corsair 2x1GB

Hard Drive
200GB western digital SATA 2

PSU
cooler master 550w

Optical Drive
Liteon DVD burner

Monitor
AOC 2217v DVI

Other
Keyboard/mouse... and a couple of old IDE Hard drives


Any help will be greatly appreciated

many thanks

Edited by gorjlokkh, 09 January 2009 - 04:41 AM.

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I just changed the monitor input from DVI to D-SUB

and the instead of restarting the setup just sits there at the "setup is starting windows" bit

Edited by gorjlokkh, 08 January 2009 - 05:50 PM.

[gorjlokkh]

I just changed the monitor input from DVI to D-SUB

and the instead of restarting the setup just sits there at the "setup is starting windows" bit

Edited by gorjlokkh, 08 January 2009 - 05:50 PM.

[gorjlokkh]

I tapped the "F5" key while this was displayed in the setup


and this thing came up about "hardware configuration"

the default is "other" and i changed it to "standard PC with C-step i486″

and then it proceeded all the way to the partion space stuff and i went to format the drive and it crashed

RAAAAAAGH frustration!!!!

Edited by gorjlokkh, 09 January 2009 - 04:42 AM.

[gorjlokkh]

now its not getting to the partion select.....

[Broni]

Where did the computer come from?

[gorjlokkh]

Full custom.......

Edited by gorjlokkh, 09 January 2009 - 04:38 AM.

[gorjlokkh]

i just tried it again (after it being off all day) and it got up to the NTFS format of the partitioned space - and at 20%, crash

[Broni]

Full custom.......

With two words explanations, we can reach next Christmas, before we'll obtain full info about your computer
Custom build? By you, or someone else? If someone else, get your money back, or ask them to fix it.

[gorjlokkh]

Full custom.......

With two words explanations, we can reach next Christmas, before we'll obtain full info about your computer

yes... custom build, sorry about that

assembled by me (but all the hardware is compatible and i've checked it all with computer technicians)

i put together and installed xp many computers before and they have worked perfectly
xp installation is pretty straight foward, but i dont know what to do if theres a hickup

maybe i shouldnt have put this in the hardware section


Thanks for the interest in my problem so far.....

[Broni]

In this case, I'm not sure what to tell you, because to diagnose self-built computer problem is like looking foe needle in a hay stack - too many variables.

[gorjlokkh]

True


i was thinking to myself i'd probably have to take it to a computer store and get it looked at



Oh well thanks for the help

[Broni]

You're welcome
I wish, I was of more help.