some o/s dont have the format opcion in the disc and if you try to load the OS with all the net,audio or any other cards its gonna take longer
you gonna have to check everything like it was a new setup (it actualy is) setting bios checking temps , boot settings and if you can load just the minimum you can (just do the floppy , cd , hard drive , keyboard and mouse later if everything goes fine do the other extra cards (if any) since you build it probl ... you need to start from the motherboard its set rigth? next cpu all the cables and on
for last you migth want to check if your mobo has this settings
Athlon 1700 XP settings are 133 X 11 MHz
good luck.
you gonna have to check everything like it was a new setup (it actualy is) setting bios checking temps , boot settings and if you can load just the minimum you can (just do the floppy , cd , hard drive , keyboard and mouse later if everything goes fine do the other extra cards (if any) since you build it probl ... you need to start from the motherboard its set rigth? next cpu all the cables and on
for last you migth want to check if your mobo has this settings
Athlon 1700 XP settings are 133 X 11 MHz
good luck.