Date: 12/21/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: asp

Ok, so I am trying to build a new computer for my girlfriend, and I am running in a problem. While installing Windows XP Pro the first time, I got this

I simply restarted and it worked fine, thought it was a dirty disc maybe. Later on, I was installing drivers and such, and it kept randomly shutting down/restarting on me, each time flashing that screen for a brief moment. Now I am trying to reinstall with a different copy of Windows, and after it formats the drive, when it restarts to continue the instalation, that screen pops up again. This has been the way of things constantly now. As soon as it restarts, boom, there is that error screen again, and it just sits there. Another thing, when it was working, and I was updating everything, it kept failing to download the Windows Updater program, so I couldn't get any updates anyway.

At this point I have tried each of the sticks of RAM individually, as well as in different slots. I swapped the power supply and it still does it. I know it isn't overheating at all. Please, does anyone know what I can do to figure out what this might be, or do you know what it is? If it absolutely comes down to it, I will guy my computer to test whatever aspects of the new one I can, but I would like to avoid that if I can.

The last thing I was told might be the cause of it is that Windows can't reconize larger hard drives (this one is an SATA 250GB), so I created a partition that was smaller than that (the maximun size of 131GB), and it still had the error. I am about to try some of the RAM from my computer to see if that might be the issue. If anyone needs more specifics about the parts, please let me know and I weill happily provide them.

Thanks in advance to anyone that can help, I REALLY appreciate it.

UPDATE: Tried a stick of the RAM in my computer, same problem, although this time instead of shutting off on the "Windows XP" loading screen, it got to that blue screen wtih the 5 steps of installing Windows for about half a second. Progress? Probably not. Here are some specs so that some light may be shed:

Motherboard - Chaintech Zenith Value Edition VNF4 Uktra
RAM - Corsair VS1GB400C3 DDR400(x2)
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Socket 939
Power Supply - Ultra ULT31841 V-Series 500 Watt
Video Card - PNY GeFORCE 6600GT VCG6600GXPB
Hard Drive - Sea Gate 250GB SATA ST3250823ZA

UPDATE: IDE hard drive swap did nothing. Installing the proper SATA drivers did nothing. Checked the system temperature immediately after one of the crashes, it was 33 C., so not overheating. At this point the only thing I can think of is it has to be the motherboard or processor itself, but how the heck do I figure out if they (or which one of them) is bad?

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