"Jordan" <Jordan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9D231C4C-F484-4B5A-A228-3E42739BDEB3@microsoft.com...
> Hey Everybody,
> I've built a new computer, and I've got all of my hardware installed
> correctly, and everything seems to be running fine, except for the fact
that
> I can't install an operating system. Whenever I partition the space to
> install Windows, the disc copies all of the files into the right
directories,
> and then says that it needs to restart to continue setting up. So the
> computer restarts, and then it goes RIGHT BACK to the screen asking me
which
> portions to partition. It shows the one that I did earlier, but I can't do
> anything with it but delete it. THere is no recovery or anything.
>
> -I have tried multiple variations of the boot orders
> -I have left the entire thing unpartitioned when installing windows and it
> still did the same error.
> -I have tried mulitple variations of sizes when partitioning space
> -I have entered into the bios, and changed my HD to Large
> -I have checked to make sure the cables dealing with slave/master are
correct
>
> Here is what happens when I try to run it without the CD after
partitioning
> the space: It doesn't boot, and it asks me to put the boot cd in the
drive. I
> have formatted using FAT and NTFC or whatever its called.
>
> I have an ABIT AN8 Motherboard with an AMD3700+ with 1 gig of ram.
>
> Can anybody help me?

You write "I have checked to make sure the cables dealing with
slave/master are correct". Cables determine whether a disk is
connected to the primary or secondary IDE controller. The
master/slave setting is made by setting a jumper on the disk itself.
Your disk is probably a slave.