Re: New installation of Windows Xp Pro

The hard drive is fine it worked in the other computer I built. IDE not
Sata. I have built about 10-15 other computers and this one is just a pain
in my side!.
The computer history. The first motherboard I put in this case had a bad on
board video so I sent it back and replaced it with another one that could
handle the same socket for the processor and ram and so on.

I will take out the network card and replace the floppy with another one. I
know the connections and motherboard is right I went back through everything.
I'm going bald over this one.

I will get back with you after I have tried some other new componets.



"Malke" wrote:

> taurell wrote:
>
> > I built the system. The bios sees the harddrive and ram. I don't get
> > any
> > beeps and every thing says it is there. I have even exchanged the cd
> > rom
> > thinking it was bad. It did the same thing. If the ram was bad that
> > I bought won't I get beeps at the start?
>
> No, you wouldn't necessarily get beeps unless the RAM was improperly
> seated or the wrong voltage. Since you built the machine yourself, you
> should strip it down and test everything. Reseat all cables and make
> sure you're using the right ones for your hardware. Don't try to
> install an operating system with anything installed except the bare
> basics and nothing connected to the box except for keyboard/mouse.
> Since you are having issues, that means don't even put in a soundcard
> or nic, just the optical and hard drives, RAM, and video card.
>
> Make sure you've installed the motherboard properly with all necessary
> standoffs. I'm not trying to insult your mad skilz here - I have no
> idea what your skill level is.
>
> You again didn't give us any hardware specs. If you are using SATA
> drives, did you install the drivers at the F6 prompt during the XP
> install? Otherwise, here are some testing suggestions:
>
> 1) Open the computer and run it open after cleaning out all dust
> bunnies. Observe all fans and make sure you attached all fans properly
> to motherboard.
>
> 2) Test the RAM - I like Memtest86+ from www.memtest.org. Obviously, you
> have to get the program from a working machine. You will either
> download the precompiled Windows binary to make a bootable floppy or
> the .iso to make a bootable cd. If you want to use the latter, you'll
> need to have third-party burning software on the machine where you
> download the file - XP's built-in burning capability won't do the job.
> In either case, boot with the media you made. The test will run
> immediately. Let the test run for an hour or two - unless errors are
> seen immediately. If you get any errors, replace the RAM.
>
> 3) Test the hard drive with a diagnostic utility from the mftr. Download
> the file and make a bootable floppy or cd with it. Boot with the media
> and do a thorough test. If the drive has physical errors, replace it.
>
> 4) The power supply may be going bad or be inadequate for the devices
> you have in the system. The adequacy issue doesn't really apply to a
> laptop, although of course the power supply can be faulty. Make sure
> you've installed a powerful enough one and that all connectors are
> properly in place.
>
> 5) Test the motherboard with something like TuffTest from
> www.tufftest.com. Sometimes this is useful, and sometimes it isn't.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
.

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