Fw: how to debug a new system with a failing setup ?

[mk]

Unfortunately things didn't improve much. To recap, this is a system
on which I have never been able to install XP so far. It runs
memtest86 3.1 for hour with no errors (I am running it more right now)
and I have a gold OCZ memory running at 2.5 CL so I don't think memory
is the problem.
I have already disconnected the SATA drive and added a brand new IDE
drive so I don't even need any extra drivers. So currently I only have
A8N-E with the 3200+ Athlon 64 cpu with BIOS 1010 and an Nvidia 6800
pcie graphics card. I tried another pcie card (a 6600) with the same
results:
When I try to install windows xp, it goes all the way to "starting
windows" after F8 license stuff and crashes with other a code A, 7E
etc. I am really stuck and trying to figure out how to proceed. I
think it could be cpu or the motherboard at this point.
Are there any programs to test these components ?
Thanks.

 

[JAD]

Unfortunately things didn't improve much. To recap, this is a system
on which I have never been able to install XP so far. It runs
memtest86 3.1 for hour with no errors (I am running it more right now)
and I have a gold OCZ memory running at 2.5 CL so I don't think memory
is the problem.
I have already disconnected the SATA drive and added a brand new IDE
drive so I don't even need any extra drivers. So currently I only have
A8N-E with the 3200+ Athlon 64 cpu with BIOS 1010 and an Nvidia 6800
pcie graphics card. I tried another pcie card (a 6600) with the same
results:
When I try to install windows xp, it goes all the way to "starting
windows" after F8 license stuff and crashes with other a code A, 7E
etc. I am really stuck and trying to figure out how to proceed. I
think it could be cpu or the motherboard at this point.
Are there any programs to test these components ?
Thanks.

Ok Is this with the same hard drive with the same partition?
IOW you haven't gone back and started from absolute 0?
I would remove the partitions and/or at a prompt: fdisk /mbr
Also do you have the Trend micro boot sector antivirus enabled in the
bios?(or anything applicable)?