Help needed with new build

cimurray

cimurray

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I just bought a bundle from Overclockers and cannot get past the BSD to install the O/S. The components are Q8400, HD 4870, 4GB DDR2 Hyperx memory and GA-EP45 mobo, WD Caviar 640GB + Tagan 500W pSU. Sysyem boots perfectly into BIOS but when I try to install XP from the CD-ROM I keep getting the BSD just after it has loaded all the drivers but before it starts to copy files to the hard drive.
I have gone as far as flashing the BIOS to F8 (latest available) and slowed everything down to stock speeds but still get the same BSD. I have built many systems in my time so have half an idea of what to look out for but I am stumped with this - any ideas or suggestions would be most welcome.

Thanks
 
CyZMyAssBaby said:
Enter the memory voltage and timings manually in the Bios.

If that fails then I would recommend you memtest the memory
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All of the mobo settings, including the memory, came pre-configured by Overclockers. They sell it as an overclocked bundle. So I expected just to plug it in and install the O/S but it hasn't quite worked out that way. I will run memtest overnight and see how that goes.
Thanks for the idea.
 
CyZMyAssBaby said:
I beleive it does. 32bit will see 3Gb of memory 64bit all 4Gbs. It will still see 1 & 2Gb modules Have you tried an alternative hard disk & Cd Rom in case either of the two are faulty? To ensure that your hardware is not faulty.
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You are correct that XP SP1 can see all 4 GB of memory (well most of it!) and no its not the hard drive or CD-ROM. In fact it's not any of the hardware - it turns out to be a known issue of installing XP Professional SP1 on some modern hardware. I noticed that regardless of hardware changes I made every time the BSD gave the same message - and error on pci.sys. A quick Google on this turns up numerous instances of people with exactly the same problems. So now I have to work out how to either slipstream SP2 or SP3 into an installation disk of XP SP1 or shell out for a new Operating Syatem. A Microsoft product featuring built in obselesence? Surely not....
But thanks to those of you who replied with your suggestions.
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Quick update - I ended up slipstreaming XP SP3 and my original XP installation disc onto a new CD by buring an iso image. Completely new territiry for me and I had to do a bit of reading about it - but it worked. Whole installation went perfectly.
 
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