OS install problem ASUS A7N8X Deluxe

[rangerjoe2001]

here are my specs

asus a7n8x dlx
amd athlon xp 2600+
512mb corsair pc 3200 ddr memory
western digital 120 gig hard drive
gf ti 4600 vid card
lite on 52x32x52x cdrw
lite on 16x dvd drive
mitsumi floppy drive
antec true power 430 w
cold cathode light
thermaltake volcano 11 xazer edition
4 case fans

it goes through the...............................




PCI device listing

Boot from CD :

Boot from CD:

NVIDIA Boot Agent, PXE-2.0 (build 082 V1.82)
(C)copyright stuff
(C)copyright stuff

PXE-E61: media test failure, check cable

PXE-MOF: Exiting NVIDIA Boot Agent.

Initializing MBA . Press ctrl+alt+b to configure

Managed PC Boot agent (MBA) V4.32 (BIOS Integrated)
(c)copyright stuff

Pre-Boot Execution enviroment (PXE) v 2.43
(c) copyright stuff

PXE-E61: media test failure, check cable

DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER




ive tried to insert the Windows XP disk then and it does the same thing

i checked the IDE cables and the power cables, both cd drives lights work and will open and everything

i just dont know what is going on

[Jeordiewhite]

Have you checked if the jumpers were correct on the cd-rom?
Also the lens is clean and the xp disk is clean?
Was windows installed on this machine previously? or a clean install?
Try making boot floppy's for xp, the boot disks.
http://www.bootdisk.com/
Get 4 disks and grab the windows xp boot images from that site.
Make sure you have it switch to boot from floppy first.

[rangerjoe2001]

so what does the whole ......

PXE-E61 media test failure , check cable

......mean???

the cd drives arent reading?

[rangerjoe2001]

boot disk worked thank you so much, now off to a LAN party!!!!!

[stan4993]

do you need to use a bootdisk when an OS was installed on another computer before?

[phlatline]

Stan4993,
Mayb it's just sleep dep, but I'm not sure what ur asking here.

[JohnE.]

NVIDIA Boot Agent, PXE-2.0 (build 082 V1.82) ??

Kinda looks to me like the system was set to boot from the SATA RAID controller in the BIOS... changed to boot from floppy and everything was apparently fine after that.

JohnE.

[stan4993]

sorry,

I am going to be building a new PC this summer and I already used my Win XP Pro OS cd on another computer. Can I use that same cd on the new computer im building or do i need a bootdisk to install it?

Thank You

[JohnE.]

You can use the same CD on the new computer (or any for that matter) but you may have to phone Microsoft when you activate it due to the hardware changes.

JohnE.