Hi; I have to install win xp pro sp2 in a new pc.
The config is:
mobo asus a7v400-mx
1 gb ram
amd sempron 2400
hd maxtor 160gb PATA 133
dvd rw LG
What should I have to set in the bios, to install xp finally?
And, must I change anything also as for the mobo / hd / dvd jumpers?
Please help.
Thank you.
1) Read the user manual and verify that the jumpers on the motherboard
are in the default position shown in the manual.
2) For the DIP switch settings, please note that the printed manual
is incorrect for the 200MHz CPU clock setting. Download the PDF
manual from the Asus download page, to get corrected switch settings.
This poster kindly made a picture of what is shown in his printed
manual, and how the Asus downloaded manual now shows the correct
settings for 200MHz (=FSB400). For 200MHz, the settings are
ON ON ON OFF OFF for switches 1 through 5 respectively.
http://alibosworth.com/transfer/a7v400_problem.png
Of course, for your Sempron, you need the switches set for
166MHz. See the upper right entry in the following
table - FSB333 ==> 166MHz clock.
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040728/sempron-01.html
4) In the BIOS, I would set
"Plug and Play OS" [No] -- This is the default
"ACPI Suspend Mode" [S3 (Str)] -- To support computer sleep setting
"Restore on AC Power Loss" [Power off] -- Use this setting
if you want the computer to remain off, after a power failure.
That makes it easier to figure out what happened.
In the boot order, you may want to set floppy, CDROM, hard
drive, as the boot order. For floppy, the BIOS uses the
word "removable".
5) Install the OS. Install chipset drivers when finished.
(Via 4in1 Hyperion drivers.) If using the build-in graphics,
you may need a graphics driver for the KM400A. Install
DirectX9 to support 3D effects and certain sound options.
If using a video card, then perhaps an ATI or Nvidia video
card driver. Add a LAN driver and so on. USB support should
already be there in SP2.
Check Device Manager, and it should say that the Computer
has an ACPI HAL. ACPI will allow sleep and shut off functions
in software to work properly.
For the disk drives, you can either place both devices on the
same cable, or use separate cables for each one. If you put the
disk drive and the DVD on the same cable, you could set both
of them to "cable select", or you could make one device
"master" and the other device "slave". Using an 80 wire IDE
cable will allow faster transfer rates to be used for the
hard drive. I think an 80 wire cable is also a good idea if
you are using the "cable select" jumper option. In fact, I
don't know of a good reason to use a 40 wire cable, unless
that is all that is available at the moment.
HTH,
Paul
