I've got similar problems some time ago, in both linux and WinXP I tried everything (memory tests, reinstall, swap memory, and so on...) and finally discovered: Just update your BIOS..... Incredible, no?? ASUS a7v8x-x, Athlon XP 2400+, 512 Mb DDR, Maxtor 60Gb ATA100 7200RPM Artur Sampaio >Hi all, I'm in need of some help getting FC1 or 2 on a new box that I >built. Here are the basic specs: >ASUS A7V8X-X mobo >ASUS Radeon 7000 video card >Western Digital 7200 rpm 80GB hd with 8MB buffer >When I boot from either FC1 or FC2 disk 1, the results are identical. It >correctly probes for the video card (ATI Radeon 7000), the monitor >ViewSonic VG800, the mouse type (Generic 3-button mouse, PS/2). >X starts >then I go through the new partitioning, where I let it do it >automatically. I set the time zone, my root pw, and select Desktop. I >configure my static IP information. When it starts to actually do the >installation, it stops X, and tells me that the install exited abnormally. sending termination signals ... done sending kill signals ... >done disabling swap ... unmounting file systems ... etc. you may safely reboot >and then it sits there. >As I say, I have tried iso's from both FC1 and FC2. I have also tried >another harddrive of the same make and model (WD). On these hd's I don't >have a jumper, because that is what the label says to do if there is >only a single hd. I have checked that my ide cables are correclty going >from primary ide to the hard drive. There are no other devices on the >primary ide cable. >What am I doing wrong??? >Clint
