hi foilks i have acquired a new AMDX64 500 with sli motherboard so i statred to load windows home edition and it prepares the initial installation drivers etc then just before the agreement page you know where you press f8 to accept term etc it goes into a blue screen. could this be drivers or is it more likely to be hardware. Any input from a knowlegable source would be most welcome.
enigma26 0 Newbie Poster
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
Try slipstreaming your motherboard drivers into your windows CD using a program called Nlite.
Also ensure that in the BIOS, SATA RAID is OFF, and SATA is set to IDE Emulation Mode. Also ensure that Bootsector Virus Protection is OFF.
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
i have a ? when you do this ,"SATA is set to IDE Emulation Mode" do you turn it back on after you install winxp ,thanks ,sorry to butt in
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
if its not in emulation mode, you cannot install xp unless you nlite in the chipset drivers
thats because XP does not natively support SATA
caperjack 875 I hate 20 Questions Team Colleague
if its not in emulation mode, you cannot install xp unless you nlite in the chipset drivers
thats because XP does not natively support SATA
that i realize ,my question was when i set it to emulate ,do i change it back in the bios after the install of xp
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
yes. install windows, install the chipset drivers then change it.
do it before anything else as sometimes it BSODs
getting full SATA support in XP is tricky
gerbil 216 Industrious Poster
Going the F6 route is easier than using IDE Emulation for XP installation, and then switching back, because if you do not alter the reg and copy in the drivers before changing the BIOS modes you will get a bluescreen. Quite naturally, the procedure is well [as in profusely, not necessarily finely] documented on the web... but at least for Asus mb with Intel chipsets it is much simpler than they make out....
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
F6 method is the same as nliting the drivers. Its better to nlite as most rigs dont have a floppy any more.
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