Won't load OS

[stain.]

i have a new rig I'm building for a friend
stats
ep35-ds3L
e8400
WD 500gb
g.skill 2x2gb 800mhz (cl5)
550w seasonic PSU
9600gso 512 (ASUS)

It won't load vista. I've tried 2 different drives. It hangs on the initial install screen.

I'm going to try bumping the voltage on the RAM here in about an hour. I've tried different ram.

I ran memtest, and it just 'quit' running it after 30 minutes.

 

[stain.]

What do you guys thing the problem is?

 

[Dangman]

What do you mean Memtest just "quit" after 30minutes? Are you using the Memtest LiveCD?

By drives, you mean hard drives correct?

Try installing Vista with only one stick of RAM installed.

 

[stain.]

ok, a little clarity.. Sorry I had to go tot he potty really bad when I wrote that.

optical drives. I hve 2 different sata dvd drives, and it did the same thing on both.

Memtest "quit" I went back to look at it, and it was a blank screen. I wiggled around the mouse a little.. No avail.

I tried 1 stick, a different kit. different slots.