From: haggar@nbNOSPAM.sympatico.ca
"DonnyJ" wrote in message
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>> Haggar wrote:
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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?
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>>>> 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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>>> 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!!
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>> When you did the install, was it onto a newly formatted drive/partition?
>> (Not a "Quick Format" either.)
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> Below is a MS website I found that may help.
> Windows XP Does Not Respond at "Setup Is Starting Windows XP" Message
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310760
Haggar says: It was on a fresh partition, formatted. After installing
the 40 pin cable, the machine got to the XP main screen, I clicked on the
"start" and it froze...then rebooted. Now it turns on, but I am not getting
any video on the screen although the light on the monitor is steady green.
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