Brand New high end Build issues

[gangster1515]

7900 gtx
athlon 4600+
m2n32 sli deluxe
ocz powersupply 600w
nec multisync 20wmgx screen
caviar 500g
two gigs of corsair value select ram 667
Raptor 74gb the 16mb version( this is one of my problems)
Nec Dual layer dvd writer

alright guys this is getting fairly irratating. I am able to install windows and boot with a 20 gb partition from my caviar. I can install windows on the raptor as well up untill the blue screen(not bluescreen of death just the windows install blue screen). after the bluescreen pc resets and then the computer asks me if i want to boot from cd again, just like there was no os on Harddrive. I tried switching the boot order, left battery out for an entire day(to reset bios), tried my buddies copy of windows( same results). I switched the sata cables around to the same way as my caviar. Im not sure if the raptor is dead because i can plug it in and when in windows i can format it. i searced the internet and cant seem to find someone with the exact same problem as me. Western digital tells me to reset bios and if that doesnt work to contact the dealer (ncix). Is there anyone with any of these componants who has had this problem?


Issue no.2 is my sound. Mobo makes absolutly none. Cant install driver because it says i need the microsoft hd audio hotfix which i am able to succesfully download however i get an error on installation. Is there any way for me to get some audio without the windows hotfix? ( this issue isnt as important as Hdd problem because im planning on getting a sound card anyway, however it would be nice to know that my mobo isnt RMA before ordering more stuff.)

 

[Jarod888]

When the pc resets do you open the CD rom tray and wait for the OS to ask you to put it back in? I had some trouble with windows always wanting to boot from the cd after the start of a fresh install. Hopefully this helps.

 

[gangster1515]

i will try this

the western digital utility tells me the hardrive is good. However i still cant seem to boot from it. When i scan it it with the WS windlg the diagnosis says that its not a boot partition even thought windows was installed on it( at least untill the blusescreen)

 

[Jarod888]

What other drives are connected to in the computer, If you are trying to install on a sata drive and you have a cd rom and or another Hard drive on the primary IDE channel, then you need to go into your BIOS and set the serial drive as your boot drive. You can confuse the hell out of a computer by not having a bootable sector on the primary IDE channel.