FREKIN HELP!!!

[threats]

ok so now my computer POST but i cant install windows when im at the POST screen it says press del or f1 to continue i press delete to set evertying strigth in my bios but everything is ok since everything is auto'd so now i got back to my post screen and i press f1 to continue
then u see a lil white line at the top blinking keeps blinking i been waiting like 10 mins each time then i just restart to go back to the post screen and press f1 again ..... same thing over and oever again I CANT INSTALL WINDOWS i restarted my comp at least 100 times


sorry for extremly bad grammer im in a hurry and extremly FRUSTRATED
o btw how do i restart cmos?

system specs :
3200+ amd 64
dfi lanparty ultra-d nf4
x800xl
1gb corsair value ram
120 sata
nec dvd-r/rw 3520a

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: threats
ok so now my computer POST but i cant install windows when im at the POST screen it says press del or f1 to continue i press delete to set evertying strigth in my bios but everything is ok since everything is auto'd so now i got back to my post screen and i press f1 to continue
then u see a lil white line at the top blinking keeps blinking i been waiting like 10 mins each time then i just restart to go back to the post screen and press f1 again ..... same thing over and oever again I CANT INSTALL WINDOWS i restarted my comp at least 100 times


sorry for extremly bad grammer im in a hurry and extremly FRUSTRATED
o btw how do i restart cmos?

I think we need some specs.

SATA or IDE drive?

 

[UsandThem]

I see, you just edited.

You probably need to install your SATA driver right after your BIOS post.

Also, do you have your BIOS set to boot off of a SATA drive?

 

[threats]

everything is on auto when i checked so i think so

 

[threats]

the post screen shows my 3520a dvdburner and my samsung sata

 

[mechBgon]

Put the drive's SATA cable on one of the SATA fittings that are up by the fan-cooled southbridge, not the ones down lower.

 

[SrGuapo]

Are you sure that you have both the data cable and power cable for the HDD and optcal drive plugged in correctly? Did you made sure to set the optical drive to your primary boot disk in the bios?

 

[SrGuapo]

Originally posted by: UsandThem
I see, you just edited.

You probably need to install your SATA driver right after your BIOS post.

Also, do you have your BIOS set to boot off of a SATA drive?

I didn't have to install any drivers when I was installing Windows on my system...

Just make sure that the opical drive is set as the primary boot device. Otherwise, it is searching a blank hard drive or he floppy, or whatever.

 

[threats]

what is restarting cmos , what does it do? and how do i do it?

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: threats
what is restarting cmos , what does it do? and how do i do it?

Your owner's manual shows how to do it. It resets the motherboard to factory-default settings.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: SrGuapo

Originally posted by: UsandThem
I see, you just edited.

You probably need to install your SATA driver right after your BIOS post.

Also, do you have your BIOS set to boot off of a SATA drive?

I didn't have to install any drivers when I was installing Windows on my system...

Just make sure that the opical drive is set as the primary boot device. Otherwise, it is searching a blank hard drive or he floppy, or whatever.

I had to when I installed XP on my SATA drive. I have a Gigabyte Nforce4 board.

 

[threats]

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: threats
what is restarting cmos , what does it do? and how do i do it?

Your owner's manual shows how to do it. It resets the motherboard to factory-default settings.

motherboard manual?

mechBgon, do u have aim or something i think u can really help me.

 

[SrGuapo]

To reset the cmos, there is a little jumper somewhere on the board. You will need the manual to find it, since each board is different.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: threats

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: threats
what is restarting cmos , what does it do? and how do i do it?

Your owner's manual shows how to do it. It resets the motherboard to factory-default settings.

motherboard manual?

mechBgon, do u have aim or something i think u can really help me.

threats, have you entered into your BIOS and gone to "Advanced BIOS " and then to "Hard Disk Boot Priority"?

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: threats

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: threats
what is restarting cmos , what does it do? and how do i do it?

Your owner's manual shows how to do it. It resets the motherboard to factory-default settings.

motherboard manual?

Yeah, the users guide that came in the same box as your motherboard?

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: threats

Originally posted by: mechBgon

Originally posted by: threats
what is restarting cmos , what does it do? and how do i do it?

Your owner's manual shows how to do it. It resets the motherboard to factory-default settings.

motherboard manual?

mechBgon, do u have aim or something i think u can really help me.

I don't have AIM, sorry guy. You can download the manual from Giga-byte.com if you can't find yours. My system has caught Human.Generic.HeadCold, so I don't have a lot of energy to go on troubleshooting sprees tonight either

 

[threats]

ok guys ill try to explain my situation as much as possible . this is waht i do , first i boot up the post screen appears i press DEL to enter my bios
then go the one of the opptions i forget which one but i set drive A : to none (its usually at 1.44 floppy blah blah ) , second i check my cpu temps and stuff ( ) third , i check all the properity boot stuff and i leave it at auto or deflaut settings the i press f10 to save and exit then it reboots now im back to the post screen it says press f1 to continue or del to enter bios i press f1 then it goes loading something dmfi( this is the screen that shows all the devices i guess ?? pci and stuff) something like that then it backs up cmos then the litttle white line blinks and blinks i wait for like 10 mins i give up and restart my comptuer then it goes back to the device thingy screen and saysing loading dmfi some thing something , just keeps loading and loading i lose my paitiences and restart the darn computer ONE HUGE CYCLE !!!

SORRY FOR BAD GRAMMER some one help me

what i usually do is, disconnect the sata cable and the ide cable out and restart cmos so i can go back the the POSt screen (huge cycle ).

 

[mechBgon]

what i usually do is, disconnect the sata cable and the ide cable out and restart cmos so i can go back the the POSt screen (huge cycle ).

Don't hot-plug those cables while the system's running. Did you make sure the SATA drive is on one of the SATA fittings that are by the fan-cooled southbridge?

 

[threats]

OOO... one more thing when it goes the the device thing screen it says DISK BOOT FALIURE BLAH BLAH BLAH , this is when i first go to this screen from the post screen.

 

[fstime]

Go into the bios and try to find the boot sequence, then set the device your Windows CD is in ( CD-rom), then save and exit, windows should boot up and say press F6 to load a RAID driver, press F6, pop in the floppy that came with your mobo ( SATA driver) seleect the driver, install.

 

[threats]

will do , thanks for fast replys guys!

 

[threats]

double post , sorry.

 

[Kasper4christ]

type slower people can understand you easier
hope you got your problem solved

 

[threats]

ok guys i got windows working, but i get errors when trying to install it. it says something about it there may not be enough disk space ( i know i have enought , 120 sata) . also it says there might be a driver or component issue , something like that. WELL AT LEAST I GOT IT WORKING!!!
any one know about these install errors?

 

[threats]

well i was just looking at another thread , im wondering could this be a jumper issue with the hd or the ide drive (120 sata and nec 3520A) ?

nope i dont think its this.