Windows 32 bit Installation problem - A8N-SLI Mobo

[jhunholz]

I recently built a new computer with the following specs:

Asus A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard
AMD64 3000+ processor (1.8ghz)
200GB SATA HD
2GB RAM
Nvidia 6200 Video Card
DVD+/- RW drive

I installed a lot of different 64bit OSes to test them out, including Windows XP 64bit. That had pretty poor support for my 32bit games, so I decided to scrap it and go back to using 32bit Windows for gaming until something better came out. Well, when I put my WindowsXP Pro cd in and boot up, it says "Press any key to boot from the CD..." just like usual, so I hit a key and it quickly flashes "Examining hardware" or something to that sort, then goes to a blank screen and sits there. Note that this worked fine with the 64bit Windows though. Anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks!

 

[sPlAtOiD]

Is your Cd light coming on at all.Sometimes when i do a reinstall or whatnot I get this problem and it just wont read off of the cdrom drive unless i disable the hard drive.Then when its ready to reboot after install i shut it all the way down and reinable the hard drive.But first I check my cd rom to make sure its still working.
Oh and i forgot to ask which are you installing a 32 or 64 bit system and you have a 64 bit prossessor right?

 

[Osiris]

Delete the partition first and make a new one then install 32 bit.

 

[jhunholz]

sPlAtOiD: I'm installing 32 bit

Warez Monster: Why would that stop it from booting into the installation program? It would seem to me that it should load at least to the create partition part of the install. I will fiddle with this more tonight maybe.