Re: Loading XP Pro onto ABIT AI7

From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 17:18:30 -0400

Hi,

Change the BIOS boot order, boot the CD drive first. The WinXP CD is
bootable, and will start the installer when recognized. If you are
unsuccessful in this manner, boot a Win9x startup floppy with CD support,
then run the winnt.exe file in the \I386 folder on the CD. 

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Best of Luck,
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"Wucky" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1bf6801c4515c$d4be0300$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Am building a new system.... ABIT AI7, Crucial pc3200 512
> (single dimm), ATI AllinWonder radeon 9800. 2 SATA drives
> (will set to RAID1). I had a false start with a bad MB,
> but that's now fixed. I have a BASIC (well, basic for
> you, perplexing for me) problem
>
> Here's the problem: I cannot figure out how to load XP.
> I'm guessing it has something to do with the CDRW
> drive.   This may not be a microsoft specific issue, but
> would still value any ideas.
>
> I can POST, and I've set BIOS, etc. so, it runs through
> the bootup and it looks for the software, but there is
> none. I have no floppy (my first system without one....
> makin' the change), but I can attach a USB floppy. Using
> the USB floppy, with a boot diskette made on another
> system, I can get it to a dos a: prompt. BUT, I cannot
> get it to recognize the CDRW where I have the XP Pro CD.
>
> If it helps, in the bios I have it set to boot first from
> HD, then from CD, then from USB. In the BIOS it did auto
> detect and recognize the CDRW (which is a Lite-on)
>
> IDEAS??? Thx in advance !

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