A7N8X-X WinXP Won't Install

[timsim00]

I have a newly purchased ASUS A7N8X-X mb with a newly purchased AMD 2600 XP (333mhz), and new Antec 450W PS.

My problem is this. When I try and install XP, I get a stop error shortly into the setup phase basically telling me to turn off all BIOS caching or shadowing. Of course this is turned off, but what I have to do to get into the gui phase is turn off both L1 and L2 caching. I know.

I have only successfully gotten a complete install one time, and then could only turn on the L1 caching to speed things up, problem is that it kept shutting down my pc when I accessed the "D:" partition. I installed my SBLive 5.1 board and then that was it.

Ok..my possible problems:

1. Crucial PC2100 memory (2x 256mb), tried installing with only one stick in and no joy.

2. CPU heatsink/fan is from AMD 1400 cpu I had previously. Can this be an issue?

Has anyone had these BIOS, L1, L2 caching issues from their ASUS A7N8X-X mobo??????

TS

[twistedbrntucker]

Originally posted by timsim00
I have a newly purchased ASUS A7N8X-X mb with a newly purchased AMD 2600 XP (333mhz), and new Antec 450W PS.

Ok..my possible problems:

1. Crucial PC2100 memory (2x 256mb), tried installing with only one stick in and no joy.

2. CPU heatsink/fan is from AMD 1400 cpu I had previously. Can this be an issue?

TS

Can you install another brand of RAM? May be an incompatability issue with the nForce2 baord and your RAM

HSF may not be seated properly and/or not enough or too much grease may have been applied.

Possibility, however remote, that PSU may be bad out of box.

[twistedbrntucker]

Try this forum for any or more info for your board.
http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/