Try performing different HAL install. Don't load the standard ACPI if it's a cheap clone MB. When it says "Press f6 to load additional drivers," press F7. Then it has a list of other HAL's and you should load the one called "Standard PC." By the way once I did this and it didn't work the first time so I reset all the defaults on my BIOS then did the F7 thing again and it worked. But this is how I've always had to install 2K on cheapass old korean noname motherboards. There's a Q article on it but I lost the number. Just search the KB for F7 or F6...
-Alex -----Original Message----- From: Robert Saylors [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:53 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: RE: Windows 2000 Pro Install Failure Had this problem as well, had to perform BIOS upgrade and all went fine Thank you, Robert Saylors Technical Services Manager FoxBerry Incorporated -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Trimmel-Wyss, Doris Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:09 AM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: AW: Windows 2000 Pro Install Failure I had once a similar problem. The installation would hang during checking the hardware. It turned out that the BIOS had USB-Support enabled but the AT-Motherboard didn't have any USB-Ports. I did disable the USB-Support in the BIOS and the installation went smoothless Doris -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Bud DAWSON [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet: Montag, 08. Juli 2002 16:33 An: NT 2000 Discussions Betreff: Windows 2000 Pro Install Failure Problem installing Windows 2000 Professional The Environment: Machine: 400 MHz "PC clone" with 128 MB RAM running Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with SP6 Current OS is on a 2GByte partition with 780 MBytes free space There are also two other partitions: 6GB with 4.5GB free and 4GB with 3.5 GB free Also a SCSI Zip Drive and TCP/IP on the cable-modem Was first using a PS2 keyboard (the problem also occurred with a brand-new Microsoft USB Internet Keyboard Pro) Ran WINNT32.EXE /Checkupgradeonly first with NO reported errors or problems The Problem: During UPGRADE to Windows 2000 Pro, after the first reboot, the following messages appear: - Setup is starting Windows 2000 - Processing information file ... - Loading Keyboard Layout Library KBDUS.DLL and then nothing happens after that - the machine just sits there A search of Technet found article Q246187 concerning permissions on the drive where the temp files are stored. I changed permissions to Everyone\Full but the problem persists I specified "upgrade" when asked, and then repeated the install attempt but this time with a "clean install" and got exactly the same hangup, in the same place. I also checked the box to "specify the partition where windows will be installed", planning to install to a totally different partition, but the hang occurs before you get to choose which partition to install to, so it seems to NOT be related to the OS presently installed ! Cheers Bud Dawson [EMAIL PROTECTED] All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
