Error Loading Operating System

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In previous attempts to load Windows XP Professional
Upgrade, I was unable to get Windows to recognize the 2
SATA drives (WD360GD) I installed on an ASUS P4P800 Deluxe
motherboard with an ATI Radeon 9800 graphics card. I
managed to get to the point where Setup prompted me for a
previous version of Windows (98), and where I could
partition the hard drive (WD1800JB), but cancelled the
setup because I wanted XP to run from the SATA drives.
The partitioning however has remained as BIOS now only
sees 65GB on a 180GB drive. I also managed to update the
BIOS with a bootable floppy which worked. So to simplify
things, I disconnected the 2 SATA drives as well as the
DVD-ROM, leaving only the hard drive, the CD-ROM/RW and
the floppy. Now when I try to reboot using the Windows XP
CD, I get the error message: Error Loading Operating
System. I've reset CMOS several times, but to no avail.
All connections have been checked & rechecked - all
jumpers are set to Cable Select. Closer inspection of the
XP CD reveals "Academic Edition" which is not what I
ordered, but I don't know if this will have any impact on
the install (I can find no information on Academic
Editions on the Microsoft website). Can anyone help me
with this?
 
Tony, did you set the Cdrom as first boot device in the Bios? WinXP,
will only recognize 132G until you install Update
SP1. Academic Edition has nothing to do with not loading on your system.
You may want to do some research on your
SATA drives at WD website. Also, you could check with Asus site.
 
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