Can't install Windows XP

PoopyTheJ · Sep 19, 2004, 07:23 PM

So I'm trying to re-install my rig and I boot to the WinXP CD, when it gets to "Setup is inspecting your Hardware configuration" right before the blue screen loading drivers and such the system hangs on a blank black screen. I've tried clearing the BIOS, using the SATA controller using the PATA controller. The only new thing is my 6800GT, I don't know if thats causing some issues but my box is really due for a re-install and I can't get it to complete at all! Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Judas · Sep 19, 2004, 07:49 PM

erm...... not sure what you could do..... it's not giving you an OUT OF SYNC error like before right?

~~HawK~~ · Sep 19, 2004, 08:17 PM

One of the first thing I do when installing new HW is resetting the plug&play bios, then with the use of P.magic floppy I format C: /U and do a cold restart.
Then (with the net cable unplugged) I install windowsXP
Also did you check if the card is fully seated?

PoopyTheJ · Sep 19, 2004, 08:36 PM

I've been playing on it, and the system is running, had to use driver cleaner and uninstall the radeon drivers and whatnot. P.Magic=Partition Magic? I reset the BIOS also VIA jumper and by unplugging the battery as well. Kinda at a Loss here, and no no vsync out of range error.

~~HawK~~ · Sep 19, 2004, 08:48 PM

Do you get a stop error? if so, could you post the number?
or check here: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm yourself if you wish.
Yes PMagic = patition magic
Yeh unpluggin the battery also works, only then you'd have to set the bios options to your system again..

PoopyTheJ · Sep 20, 2004, 03:49 AM

I got no stope error messages, but grabbed the 6 Floopy Disk XP professional SP2 installer, used the debug version of NTdetect and it now appears to be installing, go figure....

~~HawK~~ · Sep 20, 2004, 07:04 AM

Ah good, but still there might be some thing wrong in your rig..
can be memory, or anything alse for that matter, you might wanne do a thourough check to see it it runs flawlessly..

PoopyTheJ · Sep 20, 2004, 08:06 AM

yeah well I did something on that install that jacked up the AGP driver and had it not able to allocate resources, tried everything I could think of to fix it and wound up reinstalling again! had to use the floppies again too, rather annoying I don't know what's causing it, perhaps the 6800GT is too new for NTdetect? Very strange, the flopies I'm using are from aWindows site their the SP2 slipstream install floppies. Gonna replace the ntdetect.com in my CD with the debug version and see if that fixes it.

~~HawK~~ · Sep 20, 2004, 08:34 AM

Quote:

perhaps the 6800GT is too new for NTdetect? Very strange

Nah.. I don't think NV would make that misstake, but then again...

Nothing overclocked at the time??
Did you do a cold restart and a format before Installing XP?.
if not then the error would still be in the P&P bios, if it was a big enough error..

Sep 19, 2004, 07:23 PM	#1
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	Can't install Windows XP So I'm trying to re-install my rig and I boot to the WinXP CD, when it gets to "Setup is inspecting your Hardware configuration" right before the blue screen loading drivers and such the system hangs on a blank black screen. I've tried clearing the BIOS, using the SATA controller using the PATA controller. The only new thing is my 6800GT, I don't know if thats causing some issues but my box is really due for a re-install and I can't get it to complete at all! Any suggestions would be appreciated. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Sep 19, 2004, 08:36 PM	Thread Starter #4
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	I've been playing on it, and the system is running, had to use driver cleaner and uninstall the radeon drivers and whatnot. P.Magic=Partition Magic? I reset the BIOS also VIA jumper and by unplugging the battery as well. Kinda at a Loss here, and no no vsync out of range error. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Sep 20, 2004, 03:49 AM	Thread Starter #6
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	I got no stope error messages, but grabbed the 6 Floopy Disk XP professional SP2 installer, used the debug version of NTdetect and it now appears to be installing, go figure.... __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Sep 20, 2004, 08:06 AM	Thread Starter #8
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 66	yeah well I did something on that install that jacked up the AGP driver and had it not able to allocate resources, tried everything I could think of to fix it and wound up reinstalling again! had to use the floppies again too, rather annoying I don't know what's causing it, perhaps the 6800GT is too new for NTdetect? Very strange, the flopies I'm using are from aWindows site their the SP2 slipstream install floppies. Gonna replace the ntdetect.com in my CD with the debug version and see if that fixes it. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Sep 19, 2004, 08:17 PM	#3
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	One of the first thing I do when installing new HW is resetting the plug&play bios, then with the use of P.magic floppy I format C: /U and do a cold restart. Then (with the net cable unplugged) I install windowsXP Also did you check if the card is fully seated?

Sep 19, 2004, 08:48 PM	#5
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Do you get a stop error? if so, could you post the number? or check here: http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm yourself if you wish. Yes PMagic = patition magic Yeh unpluggin the battery also works, only then you'd have to set the bios options to your system again..

Sep 20, 2004, 07:04 AM	#7
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	Ah good, but still there might be some thing wrong in your rig.. can be memory, or anything alse for that matter, you might wanne do a thourough check to see it it runs flawlessly..