From: haggar@nbNOSPAM.sympatico.ca   
      
   I took a look, and took a chance, replacesd the 80 pin I had on there with a   
   new one, still same issue. Pulled it off and put on a 40 pin cable....the   
   drive picked it up and it started up! So your suggestion got me thinking   
   about ATA 66 which this drive shows in the Bios as, that the 40 pin should   
   work....so thanks for the tip!!   
      
   "DonnyJ"  wrote in message   
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   > "Haggar"  wrote in message   
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   >> Im installing XP on a ATA 66 Hard Drive on a MSI AMD motherboard. The   
   >> system boots from the CD, does the preliminary install of files, then   
   >> when the screen says "starting windows" it just sits there and there is   
   >> no progressing screen to start windows. Any suggestions as to what to   
   >> look for?   
   >>   
   > My first thought is to chech your data cables. They need to me 80 pin, not   
   > the older 40 pin.   
   > You can identify the 80 pin by the blue (sometimes red) connector on the   
   > end that goes to   
   > the MB.   
   >   
      
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