http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314474
You clearly seem to have a CD reading prob here, or gross hardware incompatibility.
But since this sis your first build, it could be anything.
Your manual says the following:
When using one DDR RAM Module only - USE SLOT B1 only (third slot from CPU)
I also do not see your RAM listed in manual.
1)Time to try a new known working DVD/CDR device
2)Could be a bad SATA cable receptacle on mobo Switch ports. You are supposed to start with SATA 1 - upper right of 8 avail.
3)Could be bad IDE controller contact on mobo for CDR - change channels (prim to second)
4)I would also try with a cheap VGA PCI vidcard
5)Replace DVD/CDR burner cable with 80 conductor just for hell of it
6)Make sure all necessary power molex in - vidcard and mobo xtra
square 4 pin CPU 12V, 24 pin EATX (the easy plug straight mobo molex is only for 2 graphics cards
7)Do both X2 cores show in boot screen?
8)You must run WD drive test utility to check for drive function - downloadable floppy from their website. Boot to A:
9)How did you format - partition - filesystem - sizes drive?
10)Looks like you still didnt run memtest86+ (
www.memtest.org) from floppy bios booted set to A:. You dont need any O/S.
12)Hope you dont have ANY PCI cards in to complicate things
13)Hope yoo only installed one power fitting to HDD not both.(15 and 4 pin)
14)Does CPU fan spin?
15)Does board leds show green?
16)To see if mobo is shorting to case - you will have to take it out and run it on telephone book next to case opening.
17)Make sure Clear CMOS jumper is on Pins 1-2
18)Com ports OFF in bios
19)Single VidCard in blue slot only
If you are feeling adventouros.........
To start Windows XP setup from MSDOS:
Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD/DVD-ROM drive.
Use a Windows 98 startup disk to start the computer to an MS-DOS prompt with CD-ROM support. If you do not have a Win98 startup disk or your boot menu does not allow you to start to an MSDOS prompt, you can get one at
www.bootdisk.com or read Microsoft Knowledge Base Article-Q187632-which tells you how to create a Windows 98 Startup Disk that supports FAT32.
Start SMARTDrive, if not already started. It should be on the Win98 startup disk. To do this find the folder that contains Smartdrive.exe. Type smartdrv-->Press Enter. NOTE: If you do not use SMARTDrive, be prepared for a very long install session. ***
Look for the Smartdrv.exe file on the MS-DOS startup disk. If it's not there, you can copy it to your boot floppy from the \Windows\Command folder of any version of Windows 95/98/Me.
***
At the command prompt type D: (or whatever you CD/DVD-ROM drive is)-->Press Enter.
Type cd\i386-->Press Enter.
Type winnt.exe-->Press Enter. Then Windows Setup starts.
Type the path to the Windows XP Installation files-->Press Enter (For example- d:\i386)
Setup copies files to the hard drive. When complete the following message appears: The MS-DOS based portion of Setup is complete. Setup will now restart your computer. After the computer restarts, Windows XP Setup will continue. If there is a floppy disk in drive A:, remove it now.
Press Enter to restart your computer and continue Windows XP Setup. Remove any floppy disks, then press Enter to continue. Follow the steps to select and format a partition in which to install Windows XP.
If there is only one partition, do not delete it from the list of existing partition because Windows XP has copied the installation files to that partition.
Want to convert from a FAT32 file system to an NTFS? You can do it later.
Setup copies the files needed for XP Setup and the computer restarts
If you previously chose NTFS as your file system, Windows checks the drive for errors and then restarts.
XP Setup resumes in GUI (Graphical User Interface) mode, the opposite of text mode.
Follow the steps in Windows Setup Wizard to complete the installation.