Windows Xp 64 Bit Wont Install! Help!

Big B said:
Uhh, you don't need drivers. You may have your SATA controllers configured in RAID mode, which does require drivers. By default, the nVidia controller should be setup as a regular, non-RAID ATA controller, but I'm not sure about the Silicon Image one.
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i think he will still need the drivers for installing windows. from the website, u can download non-raid driver aswell. hav u looked where ur pci slots are, it shud be there or when did u purchase ur mobo and what bios date is it. when u boot, it will tell u ur bios date.
 
this is one thing thats bugging me also, is that i cant get into bios at all. theres a screen that comes up before the boot screen, but it goes so quickly...
 
Turn on your computer and press Delete key or f2. There is a possiblity of another key, but for me.....these two worked upto now, whenever required.
 
theonlycarmire said:
this is one thing thats bugging me also, is that i cant get into bios at all. theres a screen that comes up before the boot screen, but it goes so quickly...
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if its a black screen then press pause/break and it shud stop. if it's a logo, press tab and it shud show the bios.
go into the bios and sumwhere u press sumthing like f1 to show system info and it shud show it there. HAV U TRIED LOOKING UNDER UR PCI SLOTS< UR REV. no shud be there
 
theonlycarmire said:
what's an ISA slot?
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First of all its not ISA slot what izzy is talking about. Its a PCI........Which looks like this picture
Motherboard-PCI-Slot.jpg
 
So, a little update for everyone who is interested at all, I went into the bios and made the mobo look for sata, because it was looking for raid before. Now, Windows is installing as I type :)

Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate all of the help, and like I said I'm new to this hardware thing, so I'm glad to have joined a helpful community like this one :)

I'll post a new thread soon, once I start getting some games up. Holy shit, excitement JUST hit me right now! I have a brand-new kickass computer!!!!

:D

-Carmire
 
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