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Won't boot from CD?

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by jeremytech76

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I'm at my wits end here. I got a new MoBo, VidCard and memory and my old harddrive with XP and Fedora on it (which I want to wipe and reinstall). In BIOS, it sees my CD-ROM and lists its brand. When I boot, it says to press any key to boot from CD. I do, and it says Setup is inspecting your system's hardware configuration and then just goes black and stays that way.

I have done every combination of jumper settings and drive placement on the cable and even used another CD drive with all the same result. I hear the CD spinning but it is my head that's doing most of the spinning. Any suggestions would be appreciated on a level not before seen on this earth!

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by oh smeg

What is the actual Hardware involved?

I'm assuming that you are attempting to load XP here but as you haven't said anything I could be wrong.

Also have you checked your Monitor for a Heat Failure?

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by willcomp

Download and burn the UBCD. Then test memory using Memtest86+. You just changed several critical components and need to systematically eliminate potential problem areas. There is most likely a hardware problem or BIOS setting that's the cause.

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

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