From: nvm@nunya.biz   
      
   frobber  wrote in news:gvn005hh9fovdfvmfr2v79cbkef7qv9rpo@   
   4ax.com:   
      
   > Hi   
   > I've just bought an "AMD QUAD CORE Phenom X4 9500 Hybrid SLi   
   > Motherboard Bundle and 2GB DDR2 Mem" (Maplins bundle).  I've added   
   > nothing more than a DVD drive and an IDE Hard disk to get it going but   
   > I cannot get WinXP to install.  It gets as far as loading the setup   
   > files into memory then stops with a warning about protecting the   
   > computer. I've tried a different cable, CD drive and H\D but it always   
   > hangs at exactly the same place.   
   > I should mention that I am using the MB's single IDE channel   
   > (HD=master. DVD=slave) as I don't have any SATA drives yet. I had a   
   > problem like this once before and it turned out to be bad memory but   
   > as I don't have any other sticks of DDR2 I cannot check this.   
   > Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.   
   >   
      
   I presume BIOS is recognizing your HDD and DVD. If so, I cannot think of any   
   likely cause for this problem other than defective hardware.   
      
   The only suggestion that MIGHT help (it's easy to do, doesn't take long and   
   worth a shot) is to go into BIOS and tell it to use the default setup. I'm   
   not familiar with your BIOS, but most have an option that suggests something   
   along this line. I've even seen a few refer to it as "safe" settings.   
      
   Failing that, and assuming your power supply isn't at fault (unlikely)... you   
   might want to contact Maplins and find out what's involved in getting a   
   replacement bundle.   
      
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