AX6BC & WinXP

External Since: Mar 22, 2004 Posts: 1

Hoping you guys can help. Trying to run WinXP (already installed on HDD) on
my AX6BC m/board (BIOS ver 2.59), yet when would normally get to the black
WinXP loading screen, a blue screen flashes up for half a sec, then the
system reboots (don't even get time to see what's on the blue screen).

P2-400 CPU
256Mb RAM
(should technically be enough to run WinXP)

Any ideas why Windows won't load?

FWIW - I've tried doing a fresh Windows install using this board.
Installation process runs through, but same situation as above occurs when
Windows tries to load up for the first time.

External Since: Sep 22, 2004 Posts: 19

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:35:48 +0800, Matt wrote:

> Hoping you guys can help. Trying to run WinXP (already installed on HDD)
> on my AX6BC m/board (BIOS ver 2.59), yet when would normally get to the
> black WinXP loading screen, a blue screen flashes up for half a sec,
> then the system reboots (don't even get time to see what's on the blue
> screen).
>
> P2-400 CPU
> 256Mb RAM
> (should technically be enough to run WinXP)
>
> Any ideas why Windows won't load?
>
> FWIW - I've tried doing a fresh Windows install using this board.
> Installation process runs through, but same situation as above occurs
> when Windows tries to load up for the first time.

I'd try booting linux just to see if it's a hardware problem. You could
try knoppix (http://www.knopper.net/knoppix-mirrors/index-en.html), a
bootable cd that won't change anything on your hard drive. If it doesn't
crash, you most likely have a Windows driver problem. You might want to
remove all but the essential hardware and try installing XP again.

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