cannot reinstall Windows

[tdowning]

I have a PC with a Gigabyte GA-8IHXP motherboard and I cannot get windows to install on it.

it used to work fine, but now, the old drives, (I had two for different OS's,) will not boot, and the Win 98, and XP installs always hang.

Any suggestions?

 

[spanky]

something overheating?

 

[_Tron_]

Disconnect all but one drive, and the cdrom.
I see that board has onboard RAID; is the installation drive attached to one of the RAID connectors, or a normal ide one?
If it is connected to the RAID connector, I'm pretty sure you'll need drivers to install .
When you first start a windows install, you'll see something like "press f6 to install scsi/raid driver" or something similar. it doesnt display long, so watch for it.

 

[microAmp]

Bad RAM can also be a problem for installing Windows. You can try running Memtest on it, link.

Are you overclocking at all? If so back down to normal settings.

 

[tdowning]

Boot HDD is connected to the Red IDE connector, (Primary Master, on the "normal" IDE controller

I am not overclocking, and the Integrated RAID is set to function as standard EIDE. I have four master drives, one is in a cage, so I can swap the 20.0 WD Win98 Protools, and the 20.4 Seagate Windows XP. Teac 12x10x32 burner in secondary channel, and WD120 and Zip 100 on the two "Not RAID" ports.

I will start memtest in a little while... (I opted not to get a floppy drive with my laptop...)

<edit> Overheating? not that I can tell. Stock P4 cooler, (Retail chip) temps read 36 and 23 in C ATM in the Bios </edit>

 

[tdowning]

Ok, I tried that memtest thing. It froze at 11% and now the thing won't even POST. Should I see if I can get a warranty replacement on the Memory?

 

[_Tron_]

I would say yes

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: _Tron_
I would say yes

what he said

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: tdowning
Ok, I tried that memtest thing. It froze at 11% and now the thing won't even POST. Should I see if I can get a warranty replacement on the Memory?

you didn't run memtest in Windows did you..? If ran in dos and locked up at 11% ..I'd test the ram in another setup...if causes grief..then RMA..if it doesn't.......well......YO spanky !

 

[tdowning]

no, I can't get the thing into windows, but, on the other hand, I don't have another Rambus motherboard either.

Local screwdriver shop will not install an OS unless they see a license certificate, so I am going to take the copy of win2000 server 120 day eval in and have them install that before I take it home again, to make sure it's working.

 

[tdowning]

update: I took it in for service again, and now it has to wait untill tuesday for them to get new Rambus Memory in stock.