Xp 64 hangs on post

[demonnn]

I'm trying to install xp 64. after the pc has copied the files from the disc and restarts , the pc hangs on post (before the installation (setup))... when it hangs , some random numbers/letters disappear.....then it just stays there with the blinking _

i tried 2 different xp64 discs . same thing. win7 64 bit works , win xp 32 bit works also


i recently flashed to the latest bios .... but isn't that supposed to make things better?


PLEASE HELP

pc:
g41m-es2l rev 1.0
q9550
ati 5850
3gb ram 1x2gb , 1x1gb
3 hard drives , 1 sata spinpoint f2, and 2 other ide hdds

 

[aford10]

When the random letters and numbers appear, is it a blue screen (BSOD)?

 

[demonnn]

nope , just hangs there with the blinking " _ " .

i am installing other windows right now to revert back to previous bios . Somehow I doubt that will help

 

[aford10]

Is it a burned copy? If so, it may be a bad burn.

 

[demonnn]

I'm posting for xp 64 bit right now

it was my crappy old ide hdd that i was installing to.

installed to my new sata hdd and it booted

 

[aford10]

That's interesting that the other OS's would install on that same HD. You may want to run some diagnostics on that HD.

 

[demonnn]

I've had the same issue in 2007 with this old ide hdd . I only had that hdd , and I had to send it to pc shop to get my computer fixed. I couldn't install any os.


This hdd is from 2004 the only component surviving from ny dell pc. lol . I always build my own now

 

[aford10]

Good to hear it's running. Thanx for the update.