HELP!!! I can't hit the F6 key during XP new install!!!

[Guest]

Please Help! I am trying to install Windows XP on a new system that I built.
Here is my configuration:

AMD FX-53 ASUS SK8V mobo MSI RX800 PRO-VTD256
2BG RAM 16x DVD-ROM Floppy Drive
2 x 74gb SATA Western Digital Raptors Hard drives in RAID 0 with VIA setup
Windows XP Media Center Edition OEM w/SP2

I have just assembled my system, and I am trying to install XP. I have the
floppy for the SATA/RAID drivers ready to go, and when the option comes up
for the F6 key to be presses, nothing happens. I have tried tapping F6 a
single time, holding the key down, tapping it repeatedly, tapping SOS in
morse code, everything I can think of. The next prompt to come up is to hit
F2 for error recovery, and that key works perfectly fine. I have tried
switching out 3 different keyboards with no luck. I tried putting in a copy
of my Windows XP Home CD and the same error occurred.

What could possibly be causing this, and is there some way to circumvent
this problem? Could this be a physical problem with my motherboard? Any
help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

[D.Currie]

You hit it once and it takes a while, but it should get you to a screen
where you choose what driver you need. It's not an immediate response.

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

On some Keyboards you have to press the F-Lock Key then press F6. My
Microsoft Natural keyboard is like that.

Bobby

 

[Guest]

Doh.... Actually, thanks! Your response made me rethink why things aren't
working. I'm been reaching this screen where it asks for me to press S to
load a driver, but the disk I had wouldn't load them correctly. I kept
thinking that this was a different screen than the F6 one would be, but after
experimenting a bit, it IS the F6 screen. So, I examined the next possible
error, and made a new drivers disk. Now, XP is loading as I am typing!

Thanks for the help!
-J.D.