Windows XP setup hangs up at blue screen with Windows Setup text

[Guest]

After changing an old 30 GB hard disk to 250 GB new one I have not been able
to install Windows XP. I now have a 160 GB HD as master disk and a 250 GB HD
as slave. I used Maxtor MAXBlast 4 CD to partition and format both disks.
Then I tried to install XP Home to the master. All went well to the point
where the blue screen with text Windows Setup appears. After that nothing
happened. I tried XP Professional instead. Same result. I then changed the
master disk (with MAXBlast CD) for installing W 2000. No problems. I then
tried to install XP Professional over W 2000. Again, the same result. As far
as I understand, XP installation has copied the required folders and files on
master disk, but does not continue after the blue screen. I have previously
had XP Home in the PC, and it was installed on the very same 160 GB disk. On
the old 30 GB disk I then had Windows Me.

Help would be very valuable, both proposals for what to do, and explanations
what XP does after it shows the blue screen with Windows Setup text.

 

[Guest]

Is the new drive SATA ? If so, then you probably need the floppy-based
driver for your mobo's SATA controller to run setup. (press F6 after the
first reboot)

 

[Guest]

Is the new drive SATA ? If so, then you probably need the floppy-based
driver for your mobo's SATA controller to run setup. (press F6 after the
first reboot)

Thanks, Ian

but both drives are Ultra ATA.

 

[Guest]

After trying many ways to solve the problem I finally updated the BIOS to the
latest version. That solved the problem. Now XP Home runs nicely in the
machine.