HELP! Maxtor HD and Windows XP

[Twyst]

I'm attempting to install windows xp Professional edition onto my main computer and it freezes at the same point of setup everytime...which is when it read "setup is starting windows". I checked the knowledge base at www.windowsxp.com and they suggest that the setup utility needs the drivers for my particular HD to be specified...here's my problem I went to Maxtor's site www.maxtor.com and they don't have drivers for their Harddrives. Anyone know a way around this problem short of me buying a new hard drive?

[Yodums]

Hmm alot of people have this problem.

They resolved it when recreating bootdisks.

Updating to their lastest bios.

Are you trying an upgrade or a clean install?

Although I've seen alot of this problem being resolved by updating the bios.

Your not running a raid setup by any chance are you?

Because you have to identify them at the start...

Yodums
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[Twyst]

nope no raid yet.

It's a clean install now since I got frustrated beyond belief with it last night and formatted.

[Yodums]

Try posting this under Operating System.

Are you booting from the CD-Rom or the 5-6 bootdisk I forgot how many.

Yodums
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[Twyst]

I'm booting from the CD-ROM. It worked fine on my secondary computer. I'm pretty sure that my bios is up to date. It's the Mobo that you see in my signature. Ya think a bootdisk could do the trick? If so where could I get one at?

[LinkStatic]

Another coomon cause for your problem is the Video Card. This problem is common on systems with GForce MX 100/200/400 chips.. if you happen to have this card, try replacing it with a different VGA card and put it back after the full install...

It did well on you other system maybe because it doesnt have the GF2MX card

[Twyst]

I trade my GF2MX400 out for an old 2mb vga card I had laying around...worked perfectly thanks so much for the help

[lennytiger]

Originally posted by Twyst
I'm booting from the CD-ROM. It worked fine on my secondary computer. I'm pretty sure that my bios is up to date. It's the Mobo that you see in my signature. Ya think a bootdisk could do the trick? If so where could I get one at...I don't have the actual retail CD :) or box.

Are you saying this is a copied CD or just OEM?

[Yodums]

Whoa I never knew about the video card.

I have a GeForce 2 MX/200 works fine for me.

Yodums

[Twyst]

Who made yours? Mine was a Visiontek Geforce 2 MX 400

could be the manufacturer and not the chipset itself...I woulda never thought to remove it otherwise...haven't had any problems since.