HELP - new pc not going well

[jonas123]

I've just upgraded some components. Old system was amd x2 3800+. New system is...

Core 2 duo e6750
4gb ocz gold ram
abit ip35 motherboard.

My pc boots fine and all components seem to be recognised.

However, I'm trying to install an operating system and it just won't work

I have vista 64, when I try and install it, it starts by booting off the dvd saying 'windows is loading files onto your computer' but when this screen has loaded, the screen just goes black and doesn't move.

I tried to install xp to see if that worked, it loads the cd and all the required drivers, then gets to the part where is says 'windows is starting' (before the install) and just hangs!!!

What is wrong, anyone?


Thanks

 

[jonas123]

Not sure about the voltages but there were default. I'm only using 2gb at the moment also. I don't think that's the problem though as it boots up fine and just won't get past the dvd boot screen, I guess something is conflicting?

 

[jonas123]

not sure what the problem is still but I went into the bios and loaded the fail safe defaults and it seems to work now.

Another weird thing is that everytime I turn it on, it turns on for about 5 seconds, then turns off, then turns itself on again. Same when I restart. Seems a bit dodgy to me