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Pablo
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Mate got PC and having trouble building it, all ok checked book that comes with motherboard installed 256mb mem for now til new stuff comes installed 120GB hard disk, dvd drive and cdrw drive, but wen u install XP Pro, seems to crash all the time, is there a different version XP for these processors or anything?!
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nope XP Pro should work.

First thing would be to try and source another copy.

If it still crashes you want to look towards the hard drive and maybe even the memory. Do you have spares that you can try?
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Its new Hard disk, but I will try a new one ! And yeah I can try a new copy of XP in a min too!
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if you still get the problem after trying the above then you might want to look at memory. Try seating it in different slots on the motherboard.
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I had this problem and it turned out to be the CD drive that I was installing XP from. Worked it out by logically swapping all the other components and it was the only thing that it could be. I couldnt believe it and I knew no one else would so I got a mate of mine to try it too (Houckham off here). Changed the cd drive and it worked fine
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I was actually going to suggest a different CD/DVD next

For some reason my writer doesn't recognise some cd's whereas my normal cd drive does. I've even upgraded the firmware for both drives and it still doesn't have any of it.

Computers eh?

[Edited on 16-02-2005 by --Dave--]
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Computers indeed. Took me thick end of a day to establish that it was the chuffen CD Drive!!!
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Ive tried using the DVD one, stops on the blue screen, the CDRW drive gets as far as installing most/all of it but then the machine keeps loading "Serious error" and crashed
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this sounds like an error I've had before.

Did you try a different copy?
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trying now....
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All the LED's and jumpers far as I can tell are correct, the "Slave Master" jumpers on the hard disks and cd drives are all correct...

I will try memory in a different slot in a in tho!
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how many hard disks do you have?

If it's just the one then the jumper should be set on Primary/Master.

It might be worth trying it on the Secondary chanel though. You really need to try a different hdd altogether though to isolate the problem
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One other thing, do you have your sound card and other peripherals installed when installing XP?

When i installed it round a mate's house it wouldn't work when his USB devices and sound card were plugged in! We took these out and it installed fine.

Something about XP not liking the hardware... not quite sure.

Something to try though.
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Nah got master on DVD and Secondard on the CDRW and IDE same!

Got one Hard disk plugged ion at the moment on Master not plugged other in at all currently

Justed moved the memory and PC bleeps dont boot up, so gotta have the memory in the 1st slot and not the other 3 ! Will now try again, but wen XP Installed "copying files from cd" on the blue screen bit, keeps saying cant locate files no matter what CD I use I press enter sometimes finds them sometime dont! DOnt seem to get very far
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Can you try a different CD drive?
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I will try one in a bit but he needs one DVD and one CDRW for his course etc media comes on DVD and he needs to burn projects off! I will try normal CD Drive in a min then least that gets that on the old "Tick - tried that" list
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have the hdd on the Primary Master channel and the cd and dvd on the secondary channels

[Edited on 16-02-2005 by --Dave--]
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/upgrade.mspx
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^^ Thanks mate will try that, changed CD ROM Drive etc still no joy
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I would try taking the DVD or CD out and just using one for now. Infact I would use a one out of a computer that I know definately works as it sounds the same problem as I had.
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bugger do I know then
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Ive unplugged everything thats not needed, Multi card reader... all other hard disks and dvd cdrw, just installed a normal CD rom and the hard disk... see how far gets now!
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Do you know what memory it is PC2700, PC3200 etc..
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PC2700
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oops, didnt read it properly

Most likely the copy i would say.
If you wanted to check if its Hardware trouble, you can download this Linux OS and it just runs from the CD http://www.dynebolic.org/ it doesnt touch your hard drive!
If it crashes its hardware, if not, then its the CD.


hope that helps

[Edited on 16-02-2005 by barteh]

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