Re: New built pc installing windows need major help !!!!!!!!!!!! :(

In article <Vapor.1qpf1m@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Vapor.1qpf1m@xxxxxxxxxxxx, Vapor
says...

>
> Ok im going to attempt to explain hehe I know the problem I have is
> something minor=3F :P
>
> My specs-
>
> Dfi lanparty nf4 ultra =3FD on board raid controllers
>
> Amd64 3200+ Venice
>
> 1 gig(2x512) corsair twinxms1024 (2.2.2.5)
>
> EVGA 6800gt pci-ex16
>
> Atx 500psu
>
> 2 seagate barracuda 80gig s-ata150
>
> windows xp pro
>
> The first thing after assembling my comp:
>
> Booted up was trying to run off cd then would say disk error, I then
> popped in winxp it booted up went through setup asks me if I wnt to
> install windows did that then rqstd me to format specific hd like
> normal =3F I did one of the hds went through that xp wntd me to reboot ,
> rebooted . Goes right into setup again so I formatted other drive . To
> my knowledge when it reboots after formatting and installing window
> drivers it goes right into installation of windows but it just keeps
> repeating the process. So I restarted comp after formatting both drives
> it goes back into windows setup and now showing its partitioned on both
> drives in setup, one of them shows drive C: in windows setup when its
> asking u to format the drive=3F.. So I rebooted and hit f10 to set hd
> array. Added both drives to the right and setting it to stripping then
> exited . I then entered bios now before I added those hd=3Fs it showed in
> bios in standard cmos my hds showed up under sata 1 and sata 2 after I
> setup array and added them in f10 when I go back to standard cmos they
> are not there just sata 3 and sata 4 , sata 1 and 2 are missing=3F. ? (im
> sure that=3Fs normal)=3F.
>
> In cd rom priority it shows:

> Both my dvd drive and dvd burner
>
> In hard disk priority its showing

> 1. Scsi-0 nvidia stripe 149.00 ( is the 11 gigs that=3Fs already used
> up from the windows drivers that were installed, damn that=3Fs big)
> 2. Bootable add ins
>
> In removable priority=3Fs showing :
>
> 1. floppy disk( it doesn=3Ft show and specific name not sure if it
> should, is my floppy even working??? , it=3Fs a sony)
>
> Network priority=3Fs showing :
>
> 1. Lagacy lan card
>
>
> I rebooted again it shows up on booted up nvidia stripe 149.00 I hit
> f10 again and it shows same thing healthy hds both master so I exited.
> Now I just let it boot and right after it shows irq numbers and such
> then Dmi pool data it says disk read error occurred ctrl alt del to
> reboot.
> So I rebooted from cd went into setup I then noticed I had a disk labed
> sata drivers I guess I do that before win setup by hitting f6 to install
> I hit f6 and nothing happens it then problems me unknown mass storage
> device scsi or cd rom yadda yadda hit (s)specify specific device or hit
> enter to continue , when I hit s it asks me for disk I enter disk in and
> it says please wait for like 10 seconds the nit prompts me for disk
> again??? Im like wtf??? So I just continued and it goes through same
> process as I explained earlier and when I attempt to pick a drive to
> install windows on it says Os already on not good to install windows on
> it again=3F but I havn=3Ft fully installed windowsxp on one of them yet=3F
>
>
>
> So my question is that disk I have for those sata drivers is that the
> reason why its not letting me install windows? Do I need a start up
> disk? Is my floppy not working? If I have a disk in floppy and booted
> and it prompt me to take out disk does that mean its working???
>
>
>
> Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause , I just built this machine
> finally and I cant figure how to install windows on my hd hehe I guess
> im just a windows xp noob=3F.. I know u might get confused but its pretty
> straight forward I haven=3Ft done much and I know I have everything hooked
> up right :P let me know if your confused L I don=3Ft really have anyone to
> talk to or to help me out , I just know this comp will scream when I get
> it working right J


Have you made any progress alternatively with a solution or you're still
having problems looking for solutions here?......I see you posted this a
few days ago........

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