"Setup is starting Windows" is when the graphics mode is first called
up..
Just a shot in the dark, but do you have a different video card you
can test with?
Or if you are using a card, pull it and let the motherboard video take
over if your chipset has onboard video...
On Feb 8, 2009, at 5:51 AM, [email protected] wrote:
jmaccraw,
Thank you for the suggested partition sizes and the install map. I
would like to follow your suggested locations, but I do not know how
to modify or interrupt the canned install routine at this time. I
read the need to re-create a custom install CD.
ATM the above is academic. Something very serious is hiding in this
PC that now may need professional ($$$) intervention or diagnosis.
The machine does POST, sees both CD and HD by m/n, starts the XP
install routine from CD and gets as far as completing the driver
reads/loads at "Setup is starting Windows". The process stops here
without any other visible status other than the HD LED blinking each
~4 seconds.
I have fed NO added driver at F6. No change.
I have fed the ICH10R RAID driver at F6. No change.
I have fed the JMicron RAID driver at F6. No change.
I have fed both JMicron and ICH10R drivers at F6. Nochange.
Thank you,
Duncan
-------------- Original message from maccrawj <[email protected]>:
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Drive "C:" 8GB core XP "\Windows"
Drive "D:" remaining GB for "\Program Files", "\Documents and
Settings", "\Temp"
Of course it's a customize XP install. No point in further breaking
up the drive
when
< 1TB other than defrag takes less time on smaller drives. YMMV.
No matter what I'd say C: is primary partition, anything else
should be in an
extended partition. Secondary HDD's should be entirely extended
partition.
[email protected] wrote:
I do not have my "XP-4-Noobz" books yet ............. :)
Checking my old W2Kpro books for ideas.
Seeking advice on how to partition a new 160GB drive for XPpro. I
am going to suppose that XP install/format will leave me with
~148GB of formatted space
(ntfs). This should net 4x ~37GB partitions.
I expect that the first/initial partition is Primary/Active/Boot
(~37GB).
For the remaining 111GB?
Can imagine single "Extended" partition w/3 logical drives (d:,
e:, f: ) ...
or
maybe, 3 "Extended" partitions (d:, e:, f:, ) ...
trying to do this correct to start off! For a change...... :)
Sorry, still new to XP and pata/sata drives.
Best,
Duncan
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