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Computer Help...Having troubles with Win 2000/XP Install
MYX:
It was the computer we used at the church before we got the new one. It had Win98 on it. I tried to go straight up to XP. It has 3 sticks -o- memory I think (I left it at work last night) I think that it was a total of 2 - 128 & 1 - 256. I think that it is sdram (pc100) not positive though. It is a P-3 not that it maters. 550 MHZ.
Actually I am not sure if this will even be fast enough for the OS + MAME. I just need 2000 or XP for screen rotation as I am building a cab with a vert screen.
missioncontrol:
I've run 2K on pentiumII 333 mhz and had MAME on it and it all ran fine with 1 128 MB RAM so your setup should be fine....
If you are still having problems you could make a copy of your W2K disk and use the copy... I've had to do that before....
PCtech:
The problem is PROBABLY NOT one of these, since you have tried more than 1.
Hard Drive
Install Media (Win2K, WinXP disc)
CD-rom Drive
I would start with the Memory (remove either the 128's first, or the 256's first) and try the install that way.
If you have a spare video card, that would be my next guess.
I have read a couple things that say a REALLY long pause at that point can be caused by a HUGE hard drive (I guess the bigger they are, the longer the pause)...not sure if that applies to you or not, but with a machine that age, I guessing the hard drive isn't super big.
Are the parts with so far been known good items?....been burnt myself on that one so many time.
Havok:
I can almost guarantee you it's the video card. What model is it? Perhaps an older model?
MYX:
It looks like a generic box. Just from looking at it, it looks like a SIS??? It is an older machine.
When I start the machine SIS is the first thing to come up. I am about half way through trying to install XP. I disconnected the modem, NIC, and sound cards. We will see. The SIS board will come out once the os is installed. I have an arcadeVGA card that will go in.