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Anonymous   02-10-2002 at 10:54:50 PM

Ok, this has been an ongoing trial. I've been attempting to install xp professional for some time now. When I first started, it would format/copy files/reboot, then lock up on the loading screen.

With some bios adjustments, i've now got to the windows installer, and have gotten down to the "saving settings" part of the install. It always locks up with 7 minutes remaining. Any ideas? anyone else run into this?

Athlon(c)1.2ghz
ECS K7VZA rev3.0
256mb Micron 7.5ns cas2
Geforce 2 GTS (asus 7700)
Maxtor 40gb 5400rpm

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HonestJhon   02-11-2002 at 12:05:33 AM
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what ide cable are you using....
also, my friend had to disable udma on his moms computer to get xp to install...dont know the specs on his moms comp, but it seemed to work...
and my dad's friend was having problems like this...and it turned out he didnt have an ata-66/100 cable, he had an ata-33 cable, and when he swapped it out, his computer worked fine.


-DAvid

-Live, Learn, then build your own computer!-

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Anonymous   02-11-2002 at 12:39:20 AM
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thanks for the info. i'm using ata66 cable. i'm going totry disabling udma.

good idea

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