Some suggestions for you.

First of all, when you boot, go into the cmos set-up and check that 
everything is correct to the best of your technical knowledge.  When you 
installed the new motherboard, it  was set to its default settings, which 
may not work well with what you have.

When you boot, use the slow POST (power-on self test) so that it does a 
complete memory check.

There is a possiblity that the Windows installation disk is bad.  Look and 
see if there are any scratches on it.

If you can borrow or scrounge another cd reader from another computer, try 
that.

You installed an SLI motherboard?  I assume that you have the 24 pin power 
connector for it and a PCI express power supply.  Make sure that you also 
plugged in the four pin square connector.  These are far out suggestions, 
but, just maybe, you forgot.

Also, when debugging a computer, disconnect all unnecessary components. 
Just keep the motherboard/cpu/memory, the graphics card, the hard drive, and 
the cd reader.  If you can get it to work, add one new component at a time. 
(modem, floppy, etc)

HTH

Dean Kukral

Let us know how far the installation got before it went south.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kay Huff" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] install problem


Kay Huff
SEAM Team
I sure home someone has some ideas for me.


During a system restore my computer crashed.   It would never boot after
this, not even with a restore disk. (tech support suggested the restore
because I was having a problem with the scanner)

Installed a new Motherboard.

When trying to install Win XP Pro I got an error message that there was a
problem detected and needed to shut down windows.

This in the middle of install.

This happened on several tries.

Ordered a new hard drive.

Trying once again to install the OS.  Again got the same error messages.

What else could possibly be wrong?  This is a new system. (home built)

The mother board is asus P5NSLI
NVIDIA nForce 570  SLI, Intel Core2

I've already been two weeks without this system and it is my main system so
I'm beginning to feel the pain.

I desperately need advice.

TIA,K

 

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