(new)computer wont install windows

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 20, 2005, 05:01 AM

i have tried 2 cd's already!
i put the windows xp pro cd in the cdrom, i make the cdrom the first boot device....

the pc loads up (bios and stuff) than it goes into the blue screen... shows all of those things that its loading up in the bottom... and than when it says "setup is preparing to install windows" it just sits there and doesnt do any thing.. ive tried 2 different cd's and i have no idea what the problem is...

every thing in the computer is new exept the CPU (barton 2500) and the case....
new cd drive, new hard drive, new ram, new motherboard, new graphic card.....

the installation just stayes on that blue screen and on the bottom it says setup is preparing to install windows

Abit NF7-G2S motherboard (nforce2)
AMD Barton 2500
OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB pc3200)
AMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1203N 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133
ati radeon 9600

i need help ASAP!

thanks

PangingJr · Sep 20, 2005, 05:08 AM

Ev!L, have a look here - http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-2000-nt-9x-forum/84639-xp-install-freeze.html
see my post #2
they are all in different reasons... but that is you checklists...

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 20, 2005, 05:11 AM

hmm weird cuz all i have pluged in the pc rite now is the ps2 mouse and keyboard, and screen.....

ill try to other cables.. cuz it shows that its loading up the stuff but when it goes to the preparing to install it just stayes there and the cdrom drive stops workin and the harddrive... ill try and see what else can be the problem!

Lchevy79 · Sep 20, 2005, 05:11 AM

i know this is crazy but is the fans running on the cpu

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 20, 2005, 05:19 AM

yep

CDsDontBurn · Sep 20, 2005, 05:19 AM

have you tried using a different optical drive? is it set to the right setting (master/slave)?

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 20, 2005, 05:32 AM

yep :-/

PangingJr · Sep 20, 2005, 05:49 AM

ok, here are some more...

- the Windows XP CD-Rom is scratched, smudged, or dirty. ( Clean it.
- your CD drive is not working correctly or the CD-Rom might be vibrating too much for the laser to accurately read the data. ( Change the position or location of the tower case.
- if you are using multiple CD-Rom drives, the setup program may be trying to locate files on the wrong drive. (one drive only.
- the computer is over-clocked. (use the default clock timings for the motherboard and processor.

kodiak · Sep 20, 2005, 05:53 AM

I have also heard of bad memory causeing this to happen.

[hobo]eclipse · Sep 20, 2005, 06:48 AM

or maybe just unstable, possibly give it lil more vdimm?

Tipstaff · Sep 20, 2005, 08:36 AM

To your knowledge, is there a previous partition on that drive? Even though it is a brand new drive it might have been tested, or used for something. This is common if it's an OEM drive.

I would suggest using a boot disc (Win98 one, or the like will do), and delete any partitions that you might find. Save the settings, and restart the install. If there is no partition, create one, and again, save the settings, and restart. Sometimes a good kick in the pants is what's needed to get a drive into action... or at least to get Windows installer to not hang up.

Question for you, is the hard drive IDE or Serial ATA?

Also, since this is a new installation be sure to load the default settings for your motherboards bios, then change what you need to after that. As well, double check that the board is seeing the different parts as is should. If the hard drive is SATA, and you don't plan on using a RAID setup be sure to disable that option in your bios.

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 21, 2005, 02:11 AM

the motherboard is IDE... i dont know if it has any partitions on it.. and i dont have a boot floppy :-[

i dont know... i tried updating bios. diff ram.. no idea whats wrong!

just stayes on that blue window that says preparing to load windows

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 21, 2005, 02:46 AM

what version of XP? slipstreamed?

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 21, 2005, 02:57 AM

xp pro sp 2

the cd worked on every other single pc i used it on??%?$

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 21, 2005, 03:19 AM

Abit NF7-G2S motherboard (nforce2)
AMD Barton 2500
OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB pc3200)
AMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1203N 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133
ati radeon 9600

thats the stuff in the system... i dont see why it wont start the actual installation... im starting to get aggrivated cuz ive had this pc here for like a week n a half and i cant figure out the problem.

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 21, 2005, 05:34 AM

im assuming this is bad

:cry: :cry:

md5 · Sep 21, 2005, 11:43 AM

Yes it is bad, one of the memory chips is faulty. Take your PC back to have its memory changed

Frodo301 · Sep 21, 2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ev!L-aLphA

the motherboard is IDE... i dont know if it has any partitions on it.. and i dont have a boot disk

You can download a bootdisk image at www.bootdisk.com .....edit whoops did not notice the memtest results.

Dyre Straits · Sep 21, 2005, 09:22 PM

If it's a brand new hard drive, have you gone through the process of formatting it? That needs to be done first. At least all of my new ones have had to be formatted.

EDIT: I didn't see the memtest results, either, before posting.

CDsDontBurn · Sep 22, 2005, 02:01 AM

ouch....pwnt

gotta get some new ram dude

Ev!L-aLphA · Sep 22, 2005, 05:48 AM

yea but i tried other ram and it didint work!

i cant even get to the reformat screen.... thats the problem!

Tipstaff · Sep 22, 2005, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ev!L-aLphA

yea but i tried other ram and it didint work!

i cant even get to the reformat screen.... thats the problem!

Same suggestion as before. If you can burn an ISO give THIS link a try. It's for Hiren's Boot CD version 7.3, and includes a ton of partition tools. It's might be a bit slow, but it'll come down the pipe.

ReDGuiTaR · Sep 22, 2005, 06:53 AM

Have you tried to boot the computer with only one memory module and move it ffrom every slot ? those error in memtest can be generated by a faulty slot on the motherboard too . This is more likely to be the case if you got the same error with diferent ram stick .

WxChaser · Sep 22, 2005, 06:54 AM

Check your bios settings for your optical drives and make sure you have it set as the first boot option before inserting your OS disk.

**dj_stick** · Sep 22, 2005, 08:21 AM

so memtest shows that same error with different ram? try upping the vdimm voltage and lowering the ram clock if possible - should increase stability - if not, it could mean that the memory controller in the northbridge is shot, and you need a new mobo

EDIT: also try to loosen up the memory timings a little too

WxChaser · Sep 22, 2005, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj_stick

so memtest shows that same error with different ram? try upping the vdimm voltage and lowering the ram clock if possible - should increase stability - if not, it could mean that the memory controller in the northbridge is shot, and you need a new mobo

EDIT: also try to loosen up the memory timings a little too

Good advice here - dj is right. What is your current Vdimm voltage? You can most likely raise 0.1 or 0.2v and then run memtest again to see if that helps.

Frodo301 · Sep 23, 2005, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Same suggestion as before. If you can burn an ISO give THIS link a try. It's for Hiren's Boot CD version 7.3, and includes a ton of partition tools. It's might be a bit slow, but it'll come down the pipe.

Have not went to bootdisk.com in quite sometime, did not realize there was a charge for the disks now. I'll have to remeber that link.

Ev!L-aLphA · Oct 6, 2005, 11:29 PM

well the new ram came in today and i still have this problem :-/

should i "create" a partition? with that bootcd you gave me tipstaff?? because i cant even enter that screen through the windows install

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 6, 2005, 11:41 PM

How many RAM slots does the board have? 2,3,4?? if thers more than 2 try to move the RAM around to see if its the slot thats bad or the Mem contoler.?? GL

ReDGuiTaR · Oct 7, 2005, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDGuiTaR

Have you tried to boot the computer with only one memory module and move it ffrom every slot ? those error in memtest can be generated by a faulty slot on the motherboard too . This is more likely to be the case if you got the same error with diferent ram stick .

try what's quote, you might want to clean the slot with a can of compressed air too before trying this ... if the error still come up then it might be time to RMA that board for a bad memory controller . ( if you did some FSB overclocking it's probably what's wrong )

Sep 20, 2005, 05:01 AM	#1
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	(new)computer wont install windows i have tried 2 cd's already! i put the windows xp pro cd in the cdrom, i make the cdrom the first boot device.... the pc loads up (bios and stuff) than it goes into the blue screen... shows all of those things that its loading up in the bottom... and than when it says "setup is preparing to install windows" it just sits there and doesnt do any thing.. ive tried 2 different cd's and i have no idea what the problem is... every thing in the computer is new exept the CPU (barton 2500) and the case.... new cd drive, new hard drive, new ram, new motherboard, new graphic card..... the installation just stayes on that blue screen and on the bottom it says setup is preparing to install windows Abit NF7-G2S motherboard (nforce2) AMD Barton 2500 OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB pc3200) AMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1203N 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 ati radeon 9600 i need help ASAP! thanks __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08 Last edited by Ev!L-aLphA; Sep 21, 2005 at 03:19 AM.

Sep 20, 2005, 05:11 AM	Thread Starter #3
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	hmm weird cuz all i have pluged in the pc rite now is the ps2 mouse and keyboard, and screen..... ill try to other cables.. cuz it shows that its loading up the stuff but when it goes to the preparing to install it just stayes there and the cdrom drive stops workin and the harddrive... ill try and see what else can be the problem! __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

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PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	Ev!L, have a look here - http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-2000-nt-9x-forum/84639-xp-install-freeze.html see my post #2 they are all in different reasons... but that is you checklists...

Sep 20, 2005, 05:32 AM	Thread Starter #7
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	yep :-/ __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Sep 20, 2005, 05:49 AM	#8
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	ok, here are some more... - the Windows XP CD-Rom is scratched, smudged, or dirty. ( Clean it. - your CD drive is not working correctly or the CD-Rom might be vibrating too much for the laser to accurately read the data. ( Change the position or location of the tower case. - if you are using multiple CD-Rom drives, the setup program may be trying to locate files on the wrong drive. (one drive only. - the computer is over-clocked. (use the default clock timings for the motherboard and processor.

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kodiak DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 102 Rep Power: 0	I have also heard of bad memory causeing this to happen.

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[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	or maybe just unstable, possibly give it lil more vdimm?

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Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	To your knowledge, is there a previous partition on that drive? Even though it is a brand new drive it might have been tested, or used for something. This is common if it's an OEM drive. I would suggest using a boot disc (Win98 one, or the like will do), and delete any partitions that you might find. Save the settings, and restart the install. If there is no partition, create one, and again, save the settings, and restart. Sometimes a good kick in the pants is what's needed to get a drive into action... or at least to get Windows installer to not hang up. Question for you, is the hard drive IDE or Serial ATA? Also, since this is a new installation be sure to load the default settings for your motherboards bios, then change what you need to after that. As well, double check that the board is seeing the different parts as is should. If the hard drive is SATA, and you don't plan on using a RAID setup be sure to disable that option in your bios. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Sep 21, 2005, 02:11 AM	Thread Starter #12
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	the motherboard is IDE... i dont know if it has any partitions on it.. and i dont have a boot floppy :-[ i dont know... i tried updating bios. diff ram.. no idea whats wrong! just stayes on that blue window that says preparing to load windows __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Sep 21, 2005, 02:46 AM	#13
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	what version of XP? slipstreamed? __________________

Sep 21, 2005, 02:57 AM	Thread Starter #14
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	xp pro sp 2 the cd worked on every other single pc i used it on??%?$ __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Sep 21, 2005, 03:19 AM	Thread Starter #15
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	Abit NF7-G2S motherboard (nforce2) AMD Barton 2500 OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB pc3200) AMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1203N 120GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 ati radeon 9600 thats the stuff in the system... i dont see why it wont start the actual installation... im starting to get aggrivated cuz ive had this pc here for like a week n a half and i cant figure out the problem. __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Sep 21, 2005, 05:34 AM	Thread Starter #16
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	im assuming this is bad :cry: :cry: __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Sep 21, 2005, 11:43 AM	#17
md5 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inside DriverHeaven Posts: 856 Rep Power: 0	Yes it is bad, one of the memory chips is faulty. Take your PC back to have its memory changed __________________

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Sep 22, 2005, 05:48 AM	Thread Starter #21
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	yea but i tried other ram and it didint work! i cant even get to the reformat screen.... thats the problem! __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

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ReDGuiTaR DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Quebec , Canada Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	Have you tried to boot the computer with only one memory module and move it ffrom every slot ? those error in memtest can be generated by a faulty slot on the motherboard too . This is more likely to be the case if you got the same error with diferent ram stick . __________________ Zing a ling... zing a ling a ling ... A8N-E - A64x2 4600, 2048 Mb Kingston ram 400mhz cas 2.5 ( 2 x 1024 DualChannel ), Seagate 320 Gig 7200 16Mb cache S-ata 2, GeForce 7900GT 512MB, Enermax 460watt power supply, WindowsXP SP2.

Sep 22, 2005, 06:54 AM	#24
WxChaser Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 404 Rep Power: 0	Check your bios settings for your optical drives and make sure you have it set as the first boot option before inserting your OS disk.

Oct 6, 2005, 11:29 PM	Thread Starter #28
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	well the new ram came in today and i still have this problem :-/ should i "create" a partition? with that bootcd you gave me tipstaff?? because i cant even enter that screen through the windows install __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08

Oct 6, 2005, 11:41 PM	#29
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	How many RAM slots does the board have? 2,3,4?? if thers more than 2 try to move the RAM around to see if its the slot thats bad or the Mem contoler.?? GL