Problem installing XP-64 on ASUS M2N-E

J

josephmouhanna

System Configuration:

Motherboard: ASUS M2N-E (NVIDIA nForce® 570 UltraT MCP)
Motherboard BIOS: 0304 (Aug 18, 2006)
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Manchester 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939
Dual Core
RAM: OCz 2x1GB PC6400 (800 MHz) DDR2
Video Card: Sapphire X1800XT 256MB
Hard Disks: 2x250GB Seagate SATA-II in Raid 0 Configuration
CD/DVD writer (Samsung) attached to IDE connector
Floppy Drive connected to FDD connector
6-in-1 drive connected to internal USB1 connector

The only modifications to BIOS default settings were setting date/time, RAID
for SATA-1 and SATA-2 connectors, enabling the system, CPU, and PowerSupply
fans,and changing boot priority to Floppy, CD, then Hard Drive.

I downloaded the 64 bit RAID driver from the ASUS web site to a floppy,
booted from the Windows XP-64 CD, and started XP-64 setup. I pressed F6, and
was prompted for a floppy, I inserted the floppy and specified the two
required drivers to enable RAID. XP continued the setup process, stopping
every once in a while to complain about not being able to read some file off
the CD, asking me to hit return to retry, and everytime I did, it continued
copying, and when all the files were copied, I was asked to re-insert the
floppy with the RAID driver, I did, and after the file was copy, there was
some XP setup activity, and then a blue screen. I re-attempted setup, and
the blue screen returned.

Any ideas?

--thx, Joseph
 
R

Robert Moir

josephmouhanna said:
I downloaded the 64 bit RAID driver from the ASUS web site to a
floppy, booted from the Windows XP-64 CD, and started XP-64 setup. I
pressed F6, and was prompted for a floppy, I inserted the floppy and
specified the two required drivers to enable RAID. XP continued the
setup process, stopping every once in a while to complain about not
being able to read some file off the CD, asking me to hit return to
retry, and everytime I did, it continued copying, and when all the
files were copied, I was asked to re-insert the floppy with the RAID
driver, I did, and after the file was copy, there was some XP setup
activity, and then a blue screen. I re-attempted setup, and the blue
screen returned.

I'd imagine the problem is related to being unable to read the CD
correctly, or at least that seems like a sensible place to start
investigating. Tried it in a different CD ROM drive?
 
J

josephmouhanna

These problems typically have nothing to do with the CD. The problem was
solved when I upped memory voltage to 1.95V
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Top