Windows xp cd error loading operating system?

booey1 · 16 Feb 2013 at 15:11

So I have just bought a secondhand Q6600 and Foxconn MCP73M04 Socket 775 Motherboard with 2gb ram, yey!

It posts and seems to work fine, but when I try and install xp from the CD i get this error:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326676

What can I do? Is the mobo faulty? Do I need to change something in the bios?

Any help would be very much appreciated

booey1 · 17 Feb 2013 at 10:34

Thanks vey much for your help. It's xp sp1 and the HDD is IDE.

Any thoughts?

booey1 · 17 Feb 2013 at 14:28

Thanks for the tips, I can't seem to find a safe download xp sp3 intergrated though...

booey1 · 17 Feb 2013 at 14:29

You are right about the ix9600 though and I can load into ubuntu from USB. What should I try next?

booey1 · 17 Feb 2013 at 17:50

Okay, so tried taking out the HDD and installing xp using another computer, all worked okay, but once I put it back in the q6600 same error: "error loading operating system"

I'll reload ubuntu and try memtest next.

The disk shows up in the bios as primary hdd and correct size. I only have 1 IDE connector on the mobo, is that what you mean when you say "putting it on a different IDE controller?"

Thanks, anymore ideas?

booey1 · 17 Feb 2013 at 20:49

wonko said:
I'd run memtest etc to try to rule out hardware faults.

Okay have run memtest 'Pass complete no errors'

All I can find is that the ixtreme x9600 seems to have a foxconn MCP73M04 motherboard, but I can't find drivers or a bios flash

booey1 · 17 Feb 2013 at 20:52

Also the motherboard shows on ubuntu as a: packard bell bv mcp 73

booey1 · 17 Feb 2013 at 21:17

Yikes, now after running memtest I have restarted and there is no gpu output! Just tried 2 screens and a different card. CPU, GPU, PSU fans all running, hdd running. Can't tell if it is posting as there is no speaker connection. This is becoming a real nightmare. Any idea what could have caused that? Obviously I am being careful about static and double checking connections...

booey1 · 18 Feb 2013 at 11:28

wonko said:
Tried clearing the cmos memory?

Guess you've found this:
http://www.packardbell.co.uk/pb/en/GB/content/download
All you need is the PT.U model number of the pc it came out of...

I did try clearing the cmos, will try again tonight. I don't see how I can find the PT.U model number?