Xp install fails half way through

Pyeti · Oct 1, 2007, 10:22 PM

I have a Dell Latitude D620 and im trying to install xp pro. Freshly formatted and it will only get half way through the install, screen goes blank and i have to reset. Does the same with xp home but when windows 98 se is installed it works flawlessly. It came with xp but was wiped clean for a fresh install. What could be causing this problem?

Tyrael · Oct 1, 2007, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyeti

I have a Dell Latitude D620 and im trying to install xp pro. Freshly formatted and it will only get half way through the install, screen goes blank and i have to reset. Does the same with xp home but when windows 98 se is installed it works flawlessly. It came with xp but was wiped clean for a fresh install. What could be causing this problem?

Formating corruption???

Pyeti · Oct 1, 2007, 10:37 PM

tried repartioning it as well. im really stumped

suraswami · Oct 1, 2007, 10:39 PM

do a low level format. Sometimes XP doesn't like some memory configuration. Just try with one stick of RAM. Install when the lappy is connected to power.

Pyeti · Oct 1, 2007, 10:58 PM

k tried the low level and its installin now

Pyeti · Oct 1, 2007, 11:27 PM

...and it failed again. is there anything short of sending it into dell that can be done?

3991vhtes · Oct 1, 2007, 11:44 PM

Is your Disk scratched to hell? that will cause it to fail installing.z

Pyeti · Oct 1, 2007, 11:45 PM

nope brand new burn lol for integrating the storage drivers

Oct 1, 2007, 11:46 PM

take out everything but 1 stick of ram, one harddrive, disk drive, and, if you don't have onboard vga, gfx card.

3991vhtes · Oct 1, 2007, 11:48 PM

^^ I installed XP on a system w/

1 video card (had onboard video)
1 sound card (had onboard sound)
2 HDD's
1 DVD/CD
1 Zip
and 1GB SDRAM (4 slots)

so you're kinda wrong in a way, Bassmasta.

never mind.
A PC Desktop is different than a laptop, so my suggestion is kinda useless for a laptop. I was basing that from a Desktop point of view.

suraswami · Oct 1, 2007, 11:56 PM

ha ha ur wrong 3991. If there is any kind of memory mismatch Windows will not install. I have seen this before. The ram works perfectly fine in dual channel, but it will not allow to install windows. I removed one and installed windows. RE-inserted the other stick and XP works flawlessly in dual channel. Yes sometimes it happens.

Oct 1, 2007, 11:57 PM

i've had the same problems before and i couldn't install vista or xp untill i took everything out >.>

3991vhtes · Oct 2, 2007, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suraswami

ha ha ur wrong 3991. If there is any kind of memory mismatch Windows will not install. I have seen this before. The ram works perfectly fine in dual channel, but it will not allow to install windows. I removed one and installed windows. RE-inserted the other stick and XP works flawlessly in dual channel. Yes sometimes it happens.

Ever try PC133 Kingston ValueRAM 128MB, and PC100 Micron 64MB, and PC66 64MB unknown???

um, a HUGE mismatch, and windows installed, and is stable.

suraswami · Oct 2, 2007, 12:16 AM

Its not a big thing to remove the RAM modules and try right. I am saying I had this issue. Possibility he has the same issue. And above all its a DELL.

Pyeti · Oct 2, 2007, 12:18 AM

removed the ram and its trying for an install now

panchoman · Oct 2, 2007, 12:18 AM

seems like corruption somewhere, im assuming your not oced right?
probably your disc or memory. though theres a chance its the board, but probably disc or memory.

Pyeti · Oct 2, 2007, 12:21 AM

ive tried a different hard drive and the same problem occoured. The disk is fresh from the burner and im now trying with only 1 stick of memory

panchoman · Oct 2, 2007, 12:26 AM

thats a good idea. what ram do you have, be more specific then your systems specs please. its a not a hdd problem, with a fresh disk, i would pinpoint it to either bad memory, mobo or cpu. though cpu is highly unlikely, mobo as well, probably memory issues.

Pyeti · Oct 2, 2007, 12:29 AM

there is one slot and 256mb of memory soldered onto the board. the stick that was in it was a 256mb stick of hynix at 533mhz

panchoman · Oct 2, 2007, 12:31 AM

@ what speed does the onboard memory run at?

Pyeti · Oct 2, 2007, 12:39 AM

i think its 533 as well. It jus failed again.

Pyeti · Oct 2, 2007, 12:40 AM

wierd thing is it still works fine with windows 98se, even with the sata hdd

panchoman · Oct 2, 2007, 12:48 AM

hmmmm. could be the disc. you burned it right? got it with your linux distros? lol . it oculd've been a corrupt burn or something. or you download didn't finish and the files corrupt, etc.

download memtest and run it to c if your memory genreates errors, if it doesn't, its either bios,etc. or your disc. how old is this comp btw.

Pyeti · Oct 2, 2007, 12:51 AM

i know burn is good coz i used it on another laptop with the same south bridge this morning. ive got an ubuntu disc around here somewhere im just looking for it lol

Pyeti · Oct 2, 2007, 12:51 AM

i used nLite to add the drivers to a legal xp disc

Oct 1, 2007, 10:22 PM	#1
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	Xp install fails half way through I have a Dell Latitude D620 and im trying to install xp pro. Freshly formatted and it will only get half way through the install, screen goes blank and i have to reset. Does the same with xp home but when windows 98 se is installed it works flawlessly. It came with xp but was wiped clean for a fresh install. What could be causing this problem?

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Oct 1, 2007, 10:39 PM	#4
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,173 (1.73/day) Thanks: 865 Thanked 608 Times in 538 Posts System Specs	do a low level format. Sometimes XP doesn't like some memory configuration. Just try with one stick of RAM. Install when the lappy is connected to power. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

Oct 1, 2007, 10:37 PM	#3
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	tried repartioning it as well. im really stumped

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Oct 1, 2007, 10:58 PM	#5
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	k tried the low level and its installin now

Oct 1, 2007, 11:27 PM	#6
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	...and it failed again. is there anything short of sending it into dell that can be done?

Oct 1, 2007, 11:44 PM	#7
3991vhtes Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My house. Posts: 1,584 (0.70/day) Thanks: 426 Thanked 126 Times in 116 Posts System Specs	Is your Disk scratched to hell? that will cause it to fail installing.z

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Oct 1, 2007, 11:45 PM	#8
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	nope brand new burn lol for integrating the storage drivers

Oct 1, 2007, 11:46 PM	#9
bassmasta Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	take out everything but 1 stick of ram, one harddrive, disk drive, and, if you don't have onboard vga, gfx card.

Oct 1, 2007, 11:48 PM	#10
3991vhtes Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: My house. Posts: 1,584 (0.70/day) Thanks: 426 Thanked 126 Times in 116 Posts System Specs	^^ I installed XP on a system w/ 1 video card (had onboard video) 1 sound card (had onboard sound) 2 HDD's 1 DVD/CD 1 Zip and 1GB SDRAM (4 slots) so you're kinda wrong in a way, Bassmasta. never mind. A PC Desktop is different than a laptop, so my suggestion is kinda useless for a laptop. I was basing that from a Desktop point of view.

Oct 1, 2007, 11:56 PM	#11
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,173 (1.73/day) Thanks: 865 Thanked 608 Times in 538 Posts System Specs	ha ha ur wrong 3991. If there is any kind of memory mismatch Windows will not install. I have seen this before. The ram works perfectly fine in dual channel, but it will not allow to install windows. I removed one and installed windows. RE-inserted the other stick and XP works flawlessly in dual channel. Yes sometimes it happens. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

Oct 1, 2007, 11:57 PM	#12
bassmasta Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	i've had the same problems before and i couldn't install vista or xp untill i took everything out >.>

Oct 2, 2007, 12:16 AM	#14
suraswami Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 5,173 (1.73/day) Thanks: 865 Thanked 608 Times in 538 Posts System Specs	Its not a big thing to remove the RAM modules and try right. I am saying I had this issue. Possibility he has the same issue. And above all its a DELL. __________________ 2 Servers Multiple VMs including WHS on VM, capacity 3.5 TB HDD Family Machine - W7 Ultimate 64bit, ECS 780G, Phenom II X3 720BE @ 3.1Ghz- 1.38V, 4GB DDR2 800 ram, Sapphire 4670 512MB, 600W Ultra X pro, Xigmatek HDT-S1283 "Oh please, the only thing more resilient than an Indian is a cockroach. Not even nukes can stop their immune systems" - TheMailMan78

Oct 2, 2007, 12:18 AM	#15
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	removed the ram and its trying for an install now

Oct 2, 2007, 12:18 AM	#16
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.07/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	seems like corruption somewhere, im assuming your not oced right? probably your disc or memory. though theres a chance its the board, but probably disc or memory. __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

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Oct 2, 2007, 12:21 AM	#17
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	ive tried a different hard drive and the same problem occoured. The disk is fresh from the burner and im now trying with only 1 stick of memory

Oct 2, 2007, 12:26 AM	#18
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.07/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	thats a good idea. what ram do you have, be more specific then your systems specs please. its a not a hdd problem, with a fresh disk, i would pinpoint it to either bad memory, mobo or cpu. though cpu is highly unlikely, mobo as well, probably memory issues. __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

Oct 2, 2007, 12:29 AM	#19
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	there is one slot and 256mb of memory soldered onto the board. the stick that was in it was a 256mb stick of hynix at 533mhz

Oct 2, 2007, 12:31 AM	#20
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.07/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	@ what speed does the onboard memory run at? __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

Oct 2, 2007, 12:39 AM	#21
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	i think its 533 as well. It jus failed again.

Oct 2, 2007, 12:40 AM	#22
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	wierd thing is it still works fine with windows 98se, even with the sata hdd

Oct 2, 2007, 12:48 AM	#23
panchoman Sold my stars! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,650 (3.07/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 1,227 Times in 1,036 Posts System Specs	hmmmm. could be the disc. you burned it right? got it with your linux distros? lol . it oculd've been a corrupt burn or something. or you download didn't finish and the files corrupt, etc. download memtest and run it to c if your memory genreates errors, if it doesn't, its either bios,etc. or your disc. how old is this comp btw. __________________ Need any Graphics Made? Visit Graphic Artists United! R.I.P Megan--Heaven has a new angel

Oct 2, 2007, 12:51 AM	#24
Pyeti Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Way down the South of NZ Posts: 167 (0.08/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts System Specs	i know burn is good coz i used it on another laptop with the same south bridge this morning. ive got an ubuntu disc around here somewhere im just looking for it lol

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