Help!! installing win xp

[Schoolies]

I just received a new mobo(asus a7n8x) I am trying to do a clean install, booting from the xp cd. It copies some temporary files, then when it says "starting windows setup"(before it gives you the option to format) the computer hangs up/restarts or sometimes the blue screen of death appears saying........"hardware malfunction." I have brand new cosair memory and brand new ati video card.

Thanks,

 

[Nemmeh]

damn, haven't ran into that error before.

I would advise pulling out all your pci cards, agp card and memory. Also disconnect any ide cables and then reconnect/reseat only the needed components to make the system operate and install XP.


CPU/Mem/Vid/HDD/CDROM, just the bare minimums and see if it'll work for you. Also might want to swap memory slots. Just some basic stuff, not sure what is causing that. But try that first.

You can also try clearing your cmos.

 

[DTSS]

Originally posted by: Nemmeh
damn, haven't ran into that error before.

I would advise pulling out all your pci cards, agp card and memory. Also disconnect any ide cables and then reconnect/reseat only the needed components to make the system operate and install XP.


CPU/Mem/Vid/HDD/CDROM, just the bare minimums and see if it'll work for you. Also might want to swap memory slots. Just some basic stuff, not sure what is causing that. But try that first.

You can also try clearing your cmos.