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  1. PieOPah

    OS Won't Install

    Checked through the manual. I don't know versions or anything, but my current BIOS is Phoenix - Award BIOS. Hope this helps.....
  2. PieOPah

    OS Won't Install

    Oh, those BIOS settings are all default, not what I have set them to!
  3. PieOPah

    OS Won't Install

    Okay, the current situation is now this - I have deleted all partitions on my HDD using FDisk and then I formatted the drive. Once this was done I attempted to reinstall both win 2k and XP. This has resulted in the same problem (this was advised to me by the helpdesk of the place I bought the...
  4. PieOPah

    OS Won't Install

    Oh and I am using a USB keyboard/Mouse and these are working with no problems, so the USB settings must be enabled....
  5. PieOPah

    OS Won't Install

    Hi, thanks for the tips, will have a look into this when I get home. The HDD I am using is from my exisiting setup which was working perfectly before connecting it the current motherboard. The RAM is brand new (possibly faulty, but I don't believe this is the issue). I have searched through...
  6. PieOPah

    OS Won't Install

    Recently I bought a new motherboard (ECS KV2 Extreme), a new processor (AMD 64 3000+) and a 512Mb stick of RAM. After installing everything, I attempted to install XP. On the initial boot, when I finally got to the choice of 'repair' or 'setup', I pressed enter to setup and was asked to wait. I...
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