My New System Build

[Brad]

Usually people who need to feel powerful are compensating for something inadequate

 

[Vanquished]

I'lll let you stop right there

 

[Brad]

It is on the vehicle for delivery!

 

[kcnychief]

Woo!

Hope you have the rest of the day clear - nothing sucks worse than getting a package like that and then having to go to work shortly thereafter

 

[Brad]

Unfortunately, the package is scheduled to be delivered at my work at 4:30PM. I work from 4PM to 1AM. So it will just be staring at me the whole day....

 

[kcnychief]

I got a package earlier, someone sent me a spindle of 150 DVD's - no return address :s

 

[Brad]

Nice. That is good karma for you.

 

[Brad]

Allright, so the box is waiting for me at work. Yay!

 

[kcnychief]

Go to work, get the box and then go to the bathroom and say you got sick :smoker:

 

[Brad]

Allright, So I am trying to install Windows and it will go to the screen where it says "Windows is inspecting your system configuration" and then it just stops. the screen is blank and everything. Also, something weird about it, is that the screen is black, not the usual blue.

 

[Steevo]

Pull and or disable in the BIOS any unneeded hardware.
Reseat your graphics card.

 

[Brad]

The only thing that I don't need is a stick of RAM, but that registers in BIOS

 

[kcnychief]

Are you sure the CD is good?

 

[Brad]

Well, whatever it is, it is working now. Now installing

 

[Brad]

Computer is a lot louder than I thought it would be

 

[kcnychief]

That's what you get for posting in the Dual Core Thread before you had it :smoker:

You can take steps to quiet it. Such as getting quieter fans, insulating your case, etc.

 

[Brad]

OK, now Windows setup says that it cannot find any hard disk drives. But again, they register in BIOS. They are not in a RAID or SCSI configuration, just SATA from the motherboard to the drive. Any suggestions?

 

[kcnychief]

Could be a funky chipset though, doesn't have to be RAID.

Did you get a floppy disk with drivers with your motherboard?

 

[Brad]

Only CD

 

[kcnychief]

What's the model of your mobo?