Won't complete installation of XP

[jenny]

I'm building my dream machine (as much as I can afford) and hit a new error
message for me.

The system is Intel mobo D975XBX2KR w/ Core 2 Duo E6600 and video card
Matrox Parahelia APVe which is a 128MB PCIe x16.

It copies the XP pro cd without a problem (horizontal bar at bottom goes to
100%) and then starts the installation process so a blue XP logo screen
comes up
that shows on the left of screen that Collecting information, Dynamic Update
and
Preparing Installation
is complete and that Installing Windows has started with 39% left. It is
the window where
they start talking about features (on the right side of the screen and
Windows Movie Maker blurb is up).

Then a window pops up and says:
"Error, Installation Failed: D:\I386\asms Error Message: The
parameter is incorrect.
Fatal Error: One of the components that windows needs to continue setup
could not be
installed. The parameter is incorrect."

Oh heck, what does this mean?? There was a blurb about Raid when the post
started but
I ignored that. Do I need to go back into setup to fix something?? If it
gets this far, all of
my physical components are working, aren't they??.

Thanks!!!

 

[John Doe]

The system is Intel mobo D975XBX2KR w/ Core 2 Duo E6600 and video
card Matrox Parahelia APVe

Sorry, this isn't responding directly, but... spending over $300 on
a non-NVIDIA/ATI video card is going way out on the limb of risk
taking if you are a gamer. If you're not a gamer, please disregard.

Good luck.

 

[Dave]

I'm building my dream machine (as much as I can afford) and hit a new
error
message for me.

The system is Intel mobo D975XBX2KR w/ Core 2 Duo E6600 and video card
Matrox Parahelia APVe which is a 128MB PCIe x16.

It copies the XP pro cd without a problem (horizontal bar at bottom goes
to
100%) and then starts the installation process so a blue XP logo screen
comes up
that shows on the left of screen that Collecting information, Dynamic
Update
and
Preparing Installation
is complete and that Installing Windows has started with 39% left. It is
the window where
they start talking about features (on the right side of the screen and
Windows Movie Maker blurb is up).

Then a window pops up and says:
"Error, Installation Failed: D:\I386\asms Error Message: The
parameter is incorrect.
Fatal Error: One of the components that windows needs to continue setup
could not be
installed. The parameter is incorrect."

Oh heck, what does this mean??

It means that your CD is damaged/scratched/in some other way unreadable.
The information copied to the hard drive is incomplete. The installation
starts from the hard drive using corrupted software from the CD that is now
on the hard drive. -Dave

 

[rossfusz]

It means that your CD is damaged/scratched/in some other way unreadable.
The information copied to the hard drive is incomplete. The installation
starts from the hard drive using corrupted software from the CD that is now
on the hard drive. -Dave

I agree with Dave, try a new cd

 

[jenny]

Not a gamer. It is for video editing.

Sorry, this isn't responding directly, but... spending over $300 on
a non-NVIDIA/ATI video card is going way out on the limb of risk
taking if you are a gamer. If you're not a gamer, please disregard.

Good luck.

 

[jenny]

It means that your CD is damaged/scratched/in some other way unreadable.
The information copied to the hard drive is incomplete. The installation
starts from the hard drive using corrupted software from the CD that is
now on the hard drive. -Dave

The problem with that is that I have two retail copies of XP pro... so I
tried
the other copy, and got the same result.

 

[jenny]

On Mar 2, 6:08 pm, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote:

I agree with Dave, try a new cd

Two XP retail cd's saying the same thing??

I think it has something to do with the serial SATA drive trying to use it
as a boot drive. The mobo only has one IDE connector so I am now trying
it with a spare IDE drive as the secondary and the optical as the primary.

That will eliminate the SATA as a possibility. I'm not familiar with this
mobo.
It has raid built in and I wonder if not using the raid is messing with it.
Plus,
the manual doesn't way which SATA if any I should use as a single boot. I
didn't think it mattered but I tried plugging it into the only red connector
and
the computer doesn't see the drive at all that way. There are 3 blue SATA
and 4 Black ones. I tried the red and the number 1 black. In BIOS I saw
that
there is a 0 Sata but I'm not sure which one it is.

 

[Chris Hill]

I'm building my dream machine (as much as I can afford) and hit a new error
message for me.

The system is Intel mobo D975XBX2KR w/ Core 2 Duo E6600 and video card
Matrox Parahelia APVe which is a 128MB PCIe x16.

It copies the XP pro cd without a problem (horizontal bar at bottom goes to
100%) and then starts the installation process so a blue XP logo screen
comes up
that shows on the left of screen that Collecting information, Dynamic Update
and
Preparing Installation
is complete and that Installing Windows has started with 39% left. It is
the window where
they start talking about features (on the right side of the screen and
Windows Movie Maker blurb is up).

Then a window pops up and says:
"Error, Installation Failed: D:\I386\asms Error Message: The
parameter is incorrect.
Fatal Error: One of the components that windows needs to continue setup
could not be
installed. The parameter is incorrect."

Oh heck, what does this mean?? There was a blurb about Raid when the post
started but
I ignored that. Do I need to go back into setup to fix something?? If it
gets this far, all of
my physical components are working, aren't they??.

Nope, no guarantee of that. I'd start with memtest overnight.
Aren't using an el-cheapo garbage psu are you? Weakness in that
department can cause all kinds of weird issues.

 

[jenny]

Nope, no guarantee of that. I'd start with memtest overnight.
Aren't using an el-cheapo garbage psu are you? Weakness in that
department can cause all kinds of weird issues.

I'm using matched pair of Corsair DDR2 Twin2X2084-6400C4 total
2GB.

I just tried a different hdd IDE and got the same message.

 

[Bob Fry]

jn> There was a blurb about Raid
jn> when the post started but I ignored that.

Running memtest86+ is a good idea and only takes overnight at most.

Though unlikely to fix the current problem, can you take another look
at the RAID message and post what it says? Perhaps you need to
install some drivers before Windows begins to install.

 

[Chris Hill]

I'm using matched pair of Corsair DDR2 Twin2X2084-6400C4 total
2GB.

I just tried a different hdd IDE and got the same message.

Memtest86. You have to start from the beginning, make sure the ram is
good. What brand and model is the power supply?

 

[JAD]

I'm using matched pair of Corsair DDR2 Twin2X2084-6400C4 total
2GB.

I just tried a different hdd IDE and got the same message.

remove one turn the timings up

 

[jenny]

What brand and model is the power supply?

600W Thermaltake


I just tried to install a w2k sp4 I had and it worked!!! So that is great
news.
Could 2 of my copies of XP be bad?? I just studied one of the disks and it
was dirty. I cleaned it really well and am trying it again.

 

[jenny]

remove one turn the timings up

What exactly do you mean to "turn the timings up"? Thanks.

 

[jenny]

jn> There was a blurb about Raid
jn> when the post started but I ignored that.

Though unlikely to fix the current problem, can you take another look
at the RAID message and post what it says? Perhaps you need to
install some drivers before Windows begins to install.

I am going through the process right now to get that blurb. But if I am not
using
RAID, surely Intel would not have set up their BIOS to cause a problem.

 

[Richard]

Two XP retail cd's saying the same thing??

I think it has something to do with the serial SATA drive trying to use it
as a boot drive. The mobo only has one IDE connector so I am now trying
it with a spare IDE drive as the secondary and the optical as the primary.

That will eliminate the SATA as a possibility. I'm not familiar with this
mobo.
It has raid built in and I wonder if not using the raid is messing with it.
Plus,
the manual doesn't way which SATA if any I should use as a single boot. I
didn't think it mattered but I tried plugging it into the only red connector
and
the computer doesn't see the drive at all that way. There are 3 blue SATA
and 4 Black ones. I tried the red and the number 1 black. In BIOS I saw
that
there is a 0 Sata but I'm not sure which one it is.

The black connectors belong to the Intel SATA controller. The blue
connectors are for the Marvell SATA controller and the red connector is
for a external SATA drive. If you are using only one SATA drive you need
not install RAID drivers to install XP.

 

[jenny]

The black connectors belong to the Intel SATA controller. The blue
connectors are for the Marvell SATA controller and the red connector is
for a external SATA drive. If you are using only one SATA drive you need
not install RAID drivers to install XP.

Thanks, Which connector do I plug a single SATA drive into??? I can't
find that info. I know red doesn't work.

 

[jenny]

It means that your CD is damaged/scratched/in some other way unreadable.
The information copied to the hard drive is incomplete. The installation
starts from the hard drive using corrupted software from the CD that is
now on the hard drive. -Dave

I found a copy of w2k sp4 that did load! I scrounged around and found a 3rd
copy of a different XP and it got the same mistake!!! Could it be that
Intel has
joined Dell in only making a device to work with VISTA????? I'm beginning
to lean that way. I did run memtest 3.3 for 2 hours. I know that isn't
adequate
but in my experience, every bad memory stick has indicated within that time
frame.

How in the heck could 3 different XP cd's be bad????? I can't believe it.
I can
believe they are pushing VISTA down our throats. I hate vista. It is like
a pregnant
water buffalo in the mud. They have finally just about gotten XP right.

 

[Bob Fry]

I think XP is requiring some driver which the CD doesn't have and W2K
doesn't need...maybe some device which W2K doesn't even recognize and
therefore ignores?

 

[jenny]

I think XP is requiring some driver which the CD doesn't have and W2K
doesn't need...maybe some device which W2K doesn't even recognize and
therefore ignores?

Just when I was ready to buy into some conspiracy theory, a friend that I
had
called much earlier showed up with a copy of xp home for me just to try. It
loaded!!! So much for my theory. Of course I removed it. I want my
XP pro on this machine. How totally weird!!!