New Build OS Install Problem

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Atlantian

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Hey guys, I've just put together a pc for a friend of mine and I'm having trouble installing windows xp pro on it.

I've got everything hooked up, it detects my new 160 gig sata hard drive and my CD/DVD drive(ide connection). In the bios I have floppy drive disabled because I don't have one and I have the boot order set for CD Rom then Hard Drive. This of course is all fine and dandy. When I try to boot up it goes through the little dection screen yadda yadda yadda then says

Boot from CD/DVD :
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

Now I've tried 3 different cd drives, 1 of which is my own that I used to installed windows xp pro on my computer.

Any ideas what is going on here and how to fix it?
 
Is it really necessary to bump a post after half an hour? Some of us aren't checking the boards constantly. ;)

Anyway, are you sure the disc itself is good? Is this an original CD or a copy, and if it is a copy are you sure it's bootable? Is the CD jumpered for Master, not slave? Have you tried removing the HDD from the boot order in BIOS?
 
Heh well ya.....

Anyways yes the jumpers are set to master, It comes up as master in the bios. The disk is fine when I try it in my computer it asks if I want to reinstall windows. I have my hard drive as the second boot device. So it shouldn't ever it there if I have the cd in right?

I've run out of ideas. LIke I said before I've tried 3 different drives, cd works in my comp, just bought a new hard drive for it so I'm not installing over anything(bios recognizes the harddrive as well). Heck I even tried switching the ide cable around.
 
do u have 3 drives in ur comp or 1?

if 3 try using 1 first

but it shoudln'e make any different

u could try taking everything apart and putting it bak together agian?
 
Try disabling the hard drive and setting boot priority to only the hard drive. Disable all other boot options in bios.
 
Did you try a different cable?

Try booting to a memtest disc, and let memtest run for a few passes.

Try it with no HDDs hooked up, just to see if it will boot. Try it on cable select, and make sure its plugged in to the end of the ide cable.
 
No I only have 1 drive in the comp. I've tried two others is what I meant. Also I have tried another ide cable.

I'll try your suggestions and get back to you.
 
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