New build won't boot to OS

[DarkVision]

Need advice on how to overcome this issue. My computer is a new build, right now I only have the Hard drive and cd rom drive connected to my mobo. It booted up fine the first few days but now it will only get as far as the windows start up screen and then reboot to the safe mode option screen. It continues this cycle no matter what option i choose.

I have looked in the bios and it shows my Hard drive to be 3rd IDE Master and my CD drive to be 2nd IDE Slave. I have reset my Bios several times but it continues to read it this way.

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,
Darkvision

[Ob1]

what are your system specifications? please be as detailed as possible. what OS are you running?

[DarkVision]

Im running Windows Xp


My cpu:
AMD Athlon 64 FX


This is my Motherboard:

Model
Brand ASUS
Model A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type Socket 939
CPU Type Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64/Athlon X2
FSB 1000MHz Hyper Transport (2000 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge NVIDIA nForce SPP 100
South Bridge NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
Memory
Number of DDR Slots 4x 184pin DDR
DDR Standard DDR 400 (PC 3200)
Maximum Memory Supported 4GB
Dual Channel Supported Yes
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x16 2 x PCI-E x16 with SLI™ support at full x16, x16 mode
PCI Slots 3
Other Slots 1 x PCI-E x4 slot
Storage Devices
PATA 2 x ATA 100 up to 4 Devices
PATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1 JBOD
SATA II 6
SATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1 JBOD
Additional SATA RAID RAID 0/1
Additional RAID Controller Sil 3132
Onboard Video
Onboard Video No
Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC850
Audio Channels 8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset Marvell 88E8053
Second LAN Chipset Marvell 88E1111
Max LAN Speed Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2 2
LPT 1
VGA 1
USB 4x USB 2.0
S/PDIF Out 1x Optical and 1x Coaxial
Audio Ports 5 jacks
Onboard USB
Onboard USB Connectors 6x USB 2.0 (3x headers)
Onboard 1394
Onboard 1394 Connectors 2x 1394a
Physical Spec
Form Factor ATX
Dimensions 12.0" x 9.6"
Features
Features Support two identical SLI-ready graphics cards (both x16 mode)
ASUS 8-Phase Power Design
ASUS Fanless Design
ASUS AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner)
ASUS AI NET2
ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
ASUS MyLogo2
ASUS Q-Fan2

Hard drive specs:

SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity 320GB
RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 16MB
Average Latency 4.16ms
Physical Spec
Form Factor 3.5"

My Optical drive:

Hp dvd840i
double-layer recording up to 8x.DvD+-R/+-RW DVD-Ram.
1.6 gig processor required.



Thanks
Dark

[Ob1]

run a windows repair from the cd:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm#RI

[DarkVision]

That doesn't work either the disk goes through the intial setup comes up to the blue screen for the options, when I pick one it just reboots itself and goes back over the same sequence.

Dark

[glc]

More specs, please - and try to be concise.

Video card model
Ram brand, speed, and quantity
Power supply brand and model

[DarkVision]

My memory is:

Kingston RAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)

PSU is
P/S Type ATX
Color Black / Silver
Max Power 550w
PFC Active
Fans 2 x 80mm, Silver Coated Blades
Dual +12V No
Input Voltage 100~120V ac / 200~240V ac
Input Current 10/6A
Input Frequency Range 50/60Hz
Output +3.3V @ 36A, +5.5V @ 36A, +12V @ 30A, -12V @ 0.8A, -5V @ 0.8A, +5VSB @ 2.5A

and my Video card is

NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTO
650 MHz GPU
24 Pixel Pipelines
400 MHz RAMDAC

Memory
512 MB, 256 bit DDR3
1320 MHz (effective)
42.24 GB/s Memory Bandwidth

Interface
PCI-E 16X
DVI-I, DVI-I, HDTV
SLI Capable

Resolution & Refresh
240 Hz Max Refresh Rate
2048 x 1536 x 32bit x85Hz Max Analog
2560 x 1600 Max Digital

Requirements
Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 22 Amp Amps.)
Minimum 550 Watt for SLI mode system.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 34 Amp Amps.)
An available 6 pin PCI-E power connector (hard drive power dongle to PCI-E 6 pin adapter included with card)

Hope this helps
Dark

[Ob1]

what brand is your psu?

[flanzig1]

That PSU sounds like is one that came with the case. It's a non dual rail and probably isn't ATX 2.0 standard which your system should have.

[DarkVision]

Its an Aero Cool

[glc]

Get a proper power supply.

[DarkVision]

what is consider proper?

[Cricket]

You need a true ATX 2.0 that has a 24 pin (or 20 + 4 pin) motherboard power connector and dual 12v rails, something like this. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104934)

:) Cricket