Re: XP SP2 install problems

are your vga settings correct in bios? I had similar problems, changed
this setting and eureka!
Fibs


> Oxnardwrote:
Mother board: SY-K7V DRAGON Plus!
> http://www.soyogroup.com/products/proddesc.php?id=37
> Processor: AXDA2700DKV3D (AMD Athlon)
> Hard Drive: Seagate 60GB IDE Model ST360021A
> Video Card: Nvidia GeForce2 Ti 64MB AGP type of video card.
>
> I have been trying to install WinXP SP2 on the system. I receive the
same
> symtoms when I use WinXP CD.
> The system sees the the Full space of the hard drive.
> I have updated the BIOS to the latest release from Soyo.
> The WinXP sp2 cd boots from the cd drive (On the secondary IDE
channel)
> It comes to the point in the install where it wants to format the
hard disk.
> When I select Quick Format (NTFS) the PC rests. When I select the
full
> format the PC resets. I have tried very numerous different BIOS
settings.
> All with the same result.
>
> Additional info:
> If I try to install win2k the disk is accessed and formated. The
setup
> continues, The installation continues to the end. The GUI interface
is
> displayed (in the setup). However when completely done with the
install.
> Once the system reboots it resets when it begins to bring up the GUI
after
> the splash screen is displayed.
>
>
> Some History:
> The CPU fan died in the system about a week ago. I had to replace
the CPU as
> it had failed. The CPU had a bubble on it. The model of that CPU
was:
> AX2000DMT3C also an AMD Athlon. Alegedly the current CPU is
compatable with
> the old one. I did look at the FSB. The numbers are the same. The
speed
> rating the Mother Board vendor provides seems to indicate it will
work.
>
> Most signicantly, the PC was running WinXP while on the old CPU. I
do backup
> my data so when I replaced the CPU I figured I simply would drop the
old
> partition and reinstall WinXP SP2. I did not do the original install
so I do
> not know what if any special things were done. Additionally, when
the CPU
> was replaced the error code beeps lead me to clear the BIOS. I do
not know
> the original special if any BIOS settings. Additionally, as I stated
I did
> flash the BIOS with the most current version.
>
> My questions: How can I tell if the problem is a slightly
incompatablity
> between the new processor and the old processor?
>
> Additionally how can I tell what is failing? How can I see XP error
codes
> when the thing fails during the install? Any other advice would be
helpful.

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