can not install xp on new built pc

[ray valentin]

hi,i can not install xp home edition on my home built pc,
the following is my setup, asus p4c800 delux mobo,2
Seagate 7200 SATA Barracuda hhds connected to the raid 1
and raid 2 connectors,Plextor Premium cd-rom connected to
primary IDE, Samsung CD-DVD-rom on slave, no devices on
secondary IDE, Sony floppy drive. Intel P4 2.4 GHZ
prossesor with Hyperthread, Corsaire TwinX XMS 3200LLPT
DDR 1 GIG.memory On Dimm A1 and Dimm B1, (blue)
channels.ATI 9800 Pro video card,O.K. the problem is when
i try to install xp it goe's as far as loading files, when
it goe's to the welcome to setup scren with the 3 options
to either press f3 to quit install press enter to continue
or press i belive its R to repair an instalation,well as
soon as that sceen comes on i can not select ENTER or
anything else?it locks up can not press reset button
either, BIOS settings shows hhd drives are set to Raid 0
and are functional,was told by Asus tech to set SPD To
manual and set memory settings to its specs.did not work
either,i tried many differant bios settings and none
works, reset the CMOS also a few times,can someone please
HELP? i tried default bios settings also. i don't think
it's memory related because it loads files in the
begining, also i had the memory tested before it was
deliverd. thanks for any help someone can give. Ray V

 

[Richie]

Simplify the hardware setup to 'rule out' possibilities.

Does this board require the SATA drivers to be installed from floppy at the
start of booting XP setup by pressing F6 so XP setup will recognize the hard
drive (seen as one for raid 0)?

Pull anything not absolutely necessary to do the initial install.

Remove one memory module. Just run a single module in Dimm 1 for
installation.
Set the Bios timing settings to AUTO for CPU and memory.

Disable any Legacy USB support.

Unplug the DVD drive (cable and power). Matter of fact, after everything is
setup, I'd set it to master and put it on the Secondary IDE channel. Give
both CD's their own communication path. That's one of the advantages of
Serial or IDE raid.

I'm not familiar with that MB, but if it has built-in video, make sure it's
disabled in the bios and your set to AGP as the first video or default.
Also, disable any onboard audio until after installation.

Btw, what power supply do you have? Running that much hardware, with a
powerful video card, you should have minimum a newer 350w (high quality) or
higher pwr supply.

Rich