Server not booting!

stewood

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Hello, I recently thew together a server with an i7 860, 5450(no onboard video) and an Asus p55 motherboard, and a WD Blue 160GB. For some reason when I attempt to install Windows it hangs at the loading screen right after it says "windows is loading files". I have tried multiple HDDs with no results, and I have attempted to install different OSs with the same results of hanging right after initiating the OS installation. PLEASE HELP!
 

COLGeek

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Are you using a retail/OEM provided install disk or one you burned locally?

How much memory have you installed and have you tested it?

Is there only the one HDD or are there more than one?

What SATA mode are you using (check in BIOS, either IDE, AHCI, or RAID)?