restart boot loops

[Chappy]

I just built a new computer. When I started it for the first time, I went into bios and set date and time. then exited and saved. Then placed xp pro os install disk into dvd drive and everything started good. formated the hd, then loaded setup, after this step it said "system will reboot, after reboot system will continue to setup". After the computer rebooted, the motherboard screen shows up and says hit delete to enter setup.

if you dont hit delete, it brings up a dos type screen then the system restarts. it will do this endlessly.

if in bios i setup for the dvd drive to boot first, then when the dos type screen appears it says hit any key to boot from cd. when i hit a key and it boots the xp os does not continue to install it starts all over.

What is going on? and how do I fix?

MY System:

new cooler max cavalier atx case
new sata 120gb hd seagate
new nec dvd+-r dual layer drive
new amd 64 3200 processor
new a8n-e asus mother board
new antec true power 550w psu
new powercolor x800gto vid card
no floppy, no 2nd hd, no 2nd cd/dvd, no sound card

[Chappy]

also new memory corsair 2 gig (1gig X 2)

[Dark Nova]

ok try this, put the CD as first boot, reformat the drive, install it when it says reboot, let it reboot, dont i say again dont touch the DEL button when it restarts. so then its going to show you the screen "push to boot from CD" dont touch anything, and it should continue, if its stuck at "push to boot from CD" screen for more then 30sec post back here.

[Panama Red]

Try it with one stick of ram. Been seeing way too many ram issues lately with XP installation hang ups.

[Chappy]

when I tried to reformat and let it run its thing it keeps restarting then going to the "hit any key to boot from cd" then restarts, over and over and over.

[Dark Nova]

ok so when it shows "hit any key to boot from cd" and you dont push anything the pc restarts?

just to clarify, when this shows up "hit any key to boot from cd" dont touch anything, cause you dont want to boot from the cd again

[Chappy]

when i dont push any thing the pc reboots

[Chappy]

pc restarts itself

[Dark Nova]

is the second boot device set for the HD?

id also try what Pred suggest by taking out ine stick

[Chappy]

this time after letting it run its course it stuck on the push any key to boot from cd screen.

i dont have any device set as secondary boot.

[Chappy]

I tried one stick instead of 2 but i still got the same results.

so far it has only stuck once, every other time it loops to restarting overand over

[Dark Nova]

i mean in the BIOS you can set up the boot priority like first boot is CD, second boot is HD, 3rd boot is floppy

try the other stick

[Chappy]

tried both sticks, have also tried boot priority 1: dvd 2: hd
1:hd 2: dvd

nothing works

[Chappy]

bump

[Dark Nova]

i think the HD might be bad, try a diagnostics for HD