Help installing windows

[Wes]

Hi, I bought a new pc today and put it all together. Thing is when I try to install windows, I am having a slight problem.

It formats the HD fine, then it copys the windows files onto the HD then it says to contiune it has to reset. So it resets, then upon booting again it wants to format again, then copy the files on again then reset. It's an endless cycle.

Any help?

(Genuine WinXP by the way)

 

[Wes]

You're not booting from the cd the second time around are you?

I have tried booting from HD 2nd time round and CD neither work.

What happens if, as soon as it says it's going to reboot, you eject and remove the CD?

I havn't tried that yet, but I figure it will still just reboot.

 

[Wes]

I am on MSN pretty much all day, if anyone has any ideas, please add me.

 

[Wes]

Oh god, I do hope that is not whats wrong..

Edit: Nope.

This sounds likely.

CD 1st
HDD 2nd

After it's scanned the cd, it will give you an option to boot from the cd, you ignore it - and eventually it will try and boot from the HDD.

It flashes up boot from CD then automatically does it..

 

[Wes]

Here, I just recorded this with my webcam, look how quickly it makes the decision to boot from CD and this is the 2nd boot device. (I don't press any buttons).

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It then goes on to format etc.

 

[Wes]

Might help if you posted what the actual hardware set up is, then we might be able to spot any hardware issues.

EDIT: I had a similar problem some time ago with an XP install, turned out to be a known problem with the hard drive and controller not being compatible.

Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 NF4, S939, PCI-E (x16), DDR 400, SATA I, SATA RAID, ATX (MoBo)

120 Gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 (HDD)

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (CPU)

 

[Wes]

Doesn't seem to have done the job.. =/

 

[Wes]

I think you might be onto something here, I'll post back after the file copying completes..

Edit: Yeah thanks a lot guys, disabling the RAID worked. It's now happily booting.