Need help Troubleshooting new build

[Doppler]

JetWay J939GT4-SLI-G 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
Patriot 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model PSD1G400
Athalon 64 Venice 1.35v / 1.4v / 512k L2 / E3
WD 500 Gig Sata Caviar
Asus 6600 gt Video Card PCI Ex
500 watt power supply Manufactuer unavailable
DVD Rom Sony model unavailable
CDR Sony Model Unavailable


Well this is what is happening :

I get a 1 beep boot everything posts and everthing shows in Bios . The problem I have is when loading Windows XP Pro I get to the end of a drive format and windows give an error message : Setup could not finnish. Drive may be damaged or not connected properly and than it goes on and on about SCSI controllers and such which I am not using . I even returned an IDE drive that I was getting the same error message and bought the SATA drive only to recieve the same error message . I slip streamed my XP pro so I have SP2 on it. I also used f6 and loaded SATA drivers even though it stated they were older than the ones windows loaded as default . I cleared and reset CMOS all to no avail .

Any suggestions ????

[Khalil]

Did you just buy this mobo brand new or is it used?

[Doppler]

Originally Posted by Khalil Did you just buy this mobo brand new or is it used?

Mobo is new .

[Khalil]

Did you buy it local or on a website?
This motherboard is probably out of warranty, manufacturers honor the warranty from date of manufacture not the day you bought it. I think Jetway has a 1 year warranty, this board was more than likely made over 2 years ago.
I would send it back and get an Asus. I am having trouble finding Jeway US support. I know several people who own Jetway boards and they like them so I have not heard anything negative however the issue with support and warranty could be a big problem later.

Here is the Socket 939 board I recommend if you not going with 2 video cards http://www.pacificgeek.com/product.a...4&ID=48589&P=F
It should still be under the Asus 3 year warranty!

[Doppler]

Well bought the new MB returned the old and I get the exact same error message .

Any thoughts ??? Processor ??? RAM ??

[Alaron]

Jetway boards are not the best quality. That could be the issue right there, but lets try a few other options first.

Try a different cable for the optical and hard drives.
Try a different Windows XP disc, yours may be scratched or corrupted somehow.
Try running Western Digital's diagnostic software on your hard drive. It might have issues as well. http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?swid=1