noizemaker07
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hey guys. came across a very frustrating issue that im truly hoping someone can help me with. i built a machine for a buddy the other night & cannot get it to boot the winxp pro cd. verified that the boot sequence in the bios was indeed set to boot from CD/DVD first & still nothing. All i get is a flashing cursor against a solid black screen. below is a complete break-down of the hardware used.
INTEL D945GTP MAINBOARD
INTEL 3.00GHZ CPU
ATI RADEON X1600 VIDEO CARD
1GB KINGSTON MEMORY
(2) PLEXTOR 760A DVD BURNERS (1 SET AS MASTER, 1 SLAVE)
SEAGATE SATA HARD DRIVE
M-AUDIO AUDIOPHILE 192 SOUND CARD
LIAN LI ALUMINUM CASE
PC POWER & COOLING 510 WATT POWER SUPPLY
Also, i have tried booting with no add-on cards (video, sound) installed, using the built-in Intel graphics adaptor & still NOTHING!!!!
Please help guys.
Thanks so much.
Carmine.
INTEL D945GTP MAINBOARD
INTEL 3.00GHZ CPU
ATI RADEON X1600 VIDEO CARD
1GB KINGSTON MEMORY
(2) PLEXTOR 760A DVD BURNERS (1 SET AS MASTER, 1 SLAVE)
SEAGATE SATA HARD DRIVE
M-AUDIO AUDIOPHILE 192 SOUND CARD
LIAN LI ALUMINUM CASE
PC POWER & COOLING 510 WATT POWER SUPPLY
Also, i have tried booting with no add-on cards (video, sound) installed, using the built-in Intel graphics adaptor & still NOTHING!!!!
Please help guys.
Thanks so much.
Carmine.