Purchased the following parts to build a computer to be used for drafting. I know that I could have gotten better components but I am kind of strapped to XP because of the software programs I’m forced to use. So all of these components were researched to make sure they will work with XP.
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500
Video card: MSI N660 Gaming 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Hard drive: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
Hard drive #2: Seagate 500 gb, 7200 RPM SATA 6.0 GB/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
Power Supply: EVGA 100-W1-500-KR 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG DVD Burner
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite White Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower
So on to the problem.
I am loading Windows 7 onto the WD hard drive, no problem there. That will be done later. Right now I’m trying to get XP onto the Seagate drive. Over the past few years I have had to install XP on numerous computers for work and it just keeps getting harder and harder. Now I’m building a computer for myself and it’s just not working.
I changed the SATA setting in the BIOS from AHCI to IDE, put the XP SP1 disk in, boot from the DVD drive. XP starts loading the setup then right before it gets to the point where it asks where you want XP installed I get a blue screen.
I also did create a slipstream XP install disk using the XP AHCI SATA controller drivers that are on the MSI MB driver disk. In fact I created about 8 of them using every driver that is on there, blue screen every time. I’ve had to do this before when installing XP on a newer computer and it worked but not for this one.
According to the manual on MSI’s site, the instructions they give are to switch the Sata setting from AHCI to IDE which as you can see above I did or to make a floppy disk with the SATA controller driver on it and F6 during XP install setup & manually pick the driver. I have not done this only because I do not have a floppy drive. I’d prefer not to have to purchase one.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500
Video card: MSI N660 Gaming 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G41 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Hard drive: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"
Hard drive #2: Seagate 500 gb, 7200 RPM SATA 6.0 GB/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
Power Supply: EVGA 100-W1-500-KR 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG DVD Burner
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite White Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower
So on to the problem.
I am loading Windows 7 onto the WD hard drive, no problem there. That will be done later. Right now I’m trying to get XP onto the Seagate drive. Over the past few years I have had to install XP on numerous computers for work and it just keeps getting harder and harder. Now I’m building a computer for myself and it’s just not working.
I changed the SATA setting in the BIOS from AHCI to IDE, put the XP SP1 disk in, boot from the DVD drive. XP starts loading the setup then right before it gets to the point where it asks where you want XP installed I get a blue screen.
I also did create a slipstream XP install disk using the XP AHCI SATA controller drivers that are on the MSI MB driver disk. In fact I created about 8 of them using every driver that is on there, blue screen every time. I’ve had to do this before when installing XP on a newer computer and it worked but not for this one.
According to the manual on MSI’s site, the instructions they give are to switch the Sata setting from AHCI to IDE which as you can see above I did or to make a floppy disk with the SATA controller driver on it and F6 during XP install setup & manually pick the driver. I have not done this only because I do not have a floppy drive. I’d prefer not to have to purchase one.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
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