XP Pro loaded but won't start

[David M]

I just finished a new build and XP seemed to load fine but it won't start. Any ideas?

Thanks

[icallmedan]

Do you mean that it the screen goes blank after the XP loading screen with the windows symbol and the little blue loading bar? Can you explain the situation a little better?

[David M]

Sure... When I turn the computer on it POST's. It shows the usual options to press delete to enter the bios and other things in primitive looking DOS like black and white text. It though never shows the color Windows screen that comes up as Windows is loading. It's as if the computer never prompts Windows to start. I'm not sure if thats the correct term, but that seems to be what is happening. The computer still wants me to press F1 to continue on..which never happens with computers that load Windows automaticly.

I better add my specs which are: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo, 4 WD 74mb Raptor drives drives in RAID 0+1 (POST says they are working), AMD 64 bit 3500 Winchester CPU (Koolance liquid cooled), 2 6800 Ultra graphics cards, 2 gigs Crucial Ballistix RAM, Windows XP Pro, Soundblaster Gamers card, Thermaltake 680 watt PSU, Lian-Li 1000 case.

Thanks