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I FAIL to install xp

Last response: in Windows XP
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i have used some scavenged parts from different computers to make a single one
and everything is ok until i try to install xp 64bit pro

[make sure the drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. if the disk is a SCSI disk, make sure your SCSI devices are properly [teminated. consult your computer manual or SCSI adapter documentation for more informantion

[you must select a different partition for windows
[to continue, press enter

and yes the disk is partitioned and it works fine on my other computer
its SATA so if its slave or master dosent matter

please help :( 

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The only suggestion that comes to mind offhand is to try different SATA ports on the motherboard just to elimnate the possibility of a bad port. Are you able to install a different OS on the drive? - perhaps try a Linux distro just to check. I guess it's possible that XP64 doesn't have a SATA driver for that particular chipset; are you able to change the SATA mode to "IDE" in the BIOS?
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