Solve : New PC not letting OS get installed?

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Answer» I'm having a problem installing XP on my new PC. I put the install disc in, and SET the boot order in BIOS to my CD-Drive. It goes, but stop when it comes to the line Verifying DMI pool data. It won't go past this no matter how long I WAIT. I'm hoping it's nothing wrong with my parts. Any HELP you guys have would be greatly appreciated. Any questions on parts and such, just ask.what version of XP are you installing on your PC Home or Professional? What are you installing over the top of?I am installing Home edition, and I am trying to install on a new hard drive.Quote from: xavierfan1 on December 10, 2009, 01:35:58 PM what version of XP are you installing on your PC Home or Professional? What are you installing over the top of? What possible difference would it make which version it is? rysdullieth - is this an original, retail COPY of XP?I also have an AMD CPU/motherboard and I have 4GB of RAMyea it's a retail versionDoes it actually boot to the cd? That doesn't sound like something you'd see when the system is booting to the cd.I've set it to boot to the cd, but that's what keeps happening everytimeThen one of the following is the problem: 1) The bios is NOT set to boot to the cd drive or 2) The cd drive (or cable) is bad or not properly CONNECTED or 3) The cd is bad or not an original XP CD There are no other possibilities I can think of.Computer stops at verifying dmi pool data1.Corrupt boot files on the computer. 2.Settings for hard disk drive are not correct. 3.Floppy diskette or CD in computer causing issue. 4.Boot devices not set properly. 5.BIOS corrupt or misc. setting not set properly. 6.Connections loose or disconnected. 7.Bad Hard disk drive or other bad hardware. Since he's trying to boot from the cd, only 3, 4, 5, 6 & other hardware (not the hd) are possibilities.So I figured out the problem. My BIOS was having issues and when I selected CD-ROM as my first boot device, it for some reason wouldn't see my cd-drive as the cd-rom. So what I had to do was find out what my cd-drives actual name was and select that for the first boot device. After that it worked just fine.

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I'm having a problem installing XP on my new PC. I put the install disc in, and SET the boot order in BIOS to my CD-Drive. It goes, but stop when it comes to the line Verifying DMI pool data. It won't go past this no matter how long I WAIT. I'm hoping it's nothing wrong with my parts. Any HELP you guys have would be greatly appreciated. Any questions on parts and such, just ask.what version of XP are you installing on your PC Home or Professional? What are you installing over the top of?I am installing Home edition, and I am trying to install on a new hard drive.Quote from: xavierfan1 on December 10, 2009, 01:35:58 PM

what version of XP are you installing on your PC Home or Professional? What are you installing over the top of?

What possible difference would it make which version it is?

rysdullieth - is this an original, retail COPY of XP?I also have an AMD CPU/motherboard and I have 4GB of RAMyea it's a retail versionDoes it actually boot to the cd? That doesn't sound like something you'd see when the system is booting to the cd.I've set it to boot to the cd, but that's what keeps happening everytimeThen one of the following is the problem:

1) The bios is NOT set to boot to the cd drive or
2) The cd drive (or cable) is bad or not properly CONNECTED or
3) The cd is bad or not an original XP CD

There are no other possibilities I can think of.Computer stops at verifying dmi pool data1.Corrupt boot files on the computer.
2.Settings for hard disk drive are not correct.
3.Floppy diskette or CD in computer causing issue.
4.Boot devices not set properly.
5.BIOS corrupt or misc. setting not set properly.
6.Connections loose or disconnected.
7.Bad Hard disk drive or other bad hardware.

Since he's trying to boot from the cd, only 3, 4, 5, 6 & other hardware (not the hd) are possibilities.So I figured out the problem. My BIOS was having issues and when I selected CD-ROM as my first boot device, it for some reason wouldn't see my cd-drive as the cd-rom. So what I had to do was find out what my cd-drives actual name was and select that for the first boot device. After that it worked just fine.

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