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I made a custome build unit so that I can run a remote app.  However, when I go to ether install windows 2000 or Windows XP it freezes when it gives you the chance to do the installationI will assist further only if more useful information is provided so that I dont have to request info 5 times to come to the conclusion of what you are trying to achieve.

Please state if this computer was healthy prior to attempting Windows 2000 or XP install and what the exact hardware specs are of the build?

Computer Make/Model ... example ( HP Vectra VL233 )
CPU ( specifics ) example Pentium II 233Mhz
RAM ( amount ) example 64MB
Hard Drive ( size ) example 4.3GB

Also what is the remote app you are wanting to run using this unit?
Also have you run Memtest86 on this system so you know the memory is healthy?
Also have you run a hard drive test on this system to know if the hard drive is healthy?
Have you verified that the CPU is not overheating causing it to lock up during install? (CPU has a heatsink attached and Fan's spinning, heatsinks not clogged with dust/hair etc, and thermal compound is not dried up)

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* My thoughts are that this computer either has a hardware failure or is inadequately spec'd to install and run either OS Quote from: DaveLembke on June 15, 2013, 05:35:42 PM

I will assist further only if more useful information is provided so that I dont have to request info 5 times to come to the conclusion of what you are trying to achieve.
lol - good luck Dave T was but the board seemly died an i had replaced with a bio star board that i thought was dead. I dont have all the specs right nowSee Dave ? ?
This is how it usually goes...Yup ... I thought maybe if I covered everything I could think of to question to have all details, I'd get useful info finally to work with. Ryuk purposely avoiding to share all details just points to a post that is pointless!

I will not be posting replies to any more posts by Ryuk unless he or she is directing SOMONE down the wrong path!   

No, your makeing a assumption but, thats what happens when you try an use an IPHONE to reply.

Biostar P4M80-M4
Pentium 4 2.8
DDR 1 GB
Maxtor 300 Sata
Western Digital 20 GB IDE
RAID VIA VT6410 UDMA/133 IDE PCI Controller Card w/RAID Support
Dial Up
DVD Drive
Floppy Drive
Antec 500 Watt

The other thing right now is that im trying to get it to boot from a disk an its not.  Not sure now if its the disk or something else happenIf it won't boot to a CD what bootable CD are you using ? ?
Is it set as 1st boot priority ? ?
If that fails swap another optical drive in there to test...

P.S.  If it were me i'd uninstall the RAID card for further diagnostics...Find a Linux Live CD. If it can't boot it, give up.My guess is it's a homemade Win install CD... Quote from: patio on June 20, 2013, 09:21:27 AM
If it won't boot to a CD what bootable CD are you using ? ?
Is it set as 1st boot priority ? ?
If that fails swap another optical drive in there to test...

P.S.  If it were me i'd uninstall the RAID card for further diagnostics...

yes,  I thought it may just be the disk cause, if I got another copy of 2k it works fine.  Its the second to boot from the only thing is that its a dvd driveToldya...that it maybe the disk drive?  It probably is i got it at a yard sale an the only one I got now though unless I clean the LASER ? Quote from: Ryuk on June 20, 2013, 10:08:10 AM
that it maybe the disk drive?  It probably is i got it at a yard sale an the only one I got now though unless I clean the laser ?
Yes.I mentioned 2 things...the boot disk itself...and the Optical drive.

In all the time you have been posting here all your Win CD's are "COPIES"...that's 1/2 the issue...
That being said that's where my 2ND point enters in as it could also be the optical drive itself.


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