Something not right. Here are new system specs
Antec 900 Gaming Case
Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q6600
MSI MB - 975X PLATINUM V.2 POWER UP EDITION
4 - Kingston 1GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM s
WD 150GB Raptor SATA Hard Drive
Seagate 500GB SATA Hard Drive
coolermaster 850W Power Supply
Sound Blaster XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series sound card
ATI Radeon 3780 512mb DDR4 320
Win Vista Ultimate 32Bit w/64Bit Option
Plextor Super Multi Drive PX-810SA
RocketFish USB HD Enclosure holding 120G Maxtor backup drive
for the actual installation here is what I had configured to adjust bios and install windows vista. Just the minimum to get the new build running
Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q6600
MSI MB - 975X PLATINUM V.2 POWER UP EDITION
1 - Kingston 1GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 DIMM s
WD 150GB Raptor SATA Hard Drive
ATI Radeon 3780 512mb DDR4 320
Win Vista Ultimate
Plextor Super Multi Drive PX-810SA
the Mobo will post and can access the bios no trouble.
Loaded fail safe bios settings. then went in the bios and just enabled Items for the install
Boot from cd-rom
set the boot order. etc....
Mobo sees HD and reports it's property's correctly. The 1gb stick of ram is also showing correctly in bios
So I save changes in bios open up the dvd-rom insert vista and reboot to install it
reboot goes fine. system boots from dvdrom go through the motions of selecting language etc... format the drive and windows begins to install
everything goes as it should
copy windows files expanding files etc.. when it gets to "completing Installation" as normal it goes into a reboot to finish the install this is when the system hangs.
I go back into the bios repeatedly. "load optimal defalts" and double check the settings and system does the exact same thing.
I run a memory test from the vista dvd and memory test is good!
I try "repair windows" option with no success. all though it shows an error "external media"
however no external media is connected to the system .
So now my next idea is to just get vista installed on a spare hd on my current pc that Im typing this from and go through and do a complete install. install goes correctly without a hitch. I then disconnect the spare drive and install it in the new system thinking "ok vista is installed on this drive. Just get the new system to boot up and then I can finish the updating and just clone the drive to the new drive I have for the new system"
Sounds good to me! LOL
now with this done I get the famous message " windows did not shut down correctly" and have all the options for booting into safe mode. I try safe mode, normal, command prompt, etc all the options one at a time and they all lead to the system just continuously rebooting..
I don't know whats going on with this. I'm all ears on advice and the "next step". could the Mobo be falty? somkething else going on? I have no idea....
spent 5 hours last hnight trying every configuration I could think of with the same results