antera309 said:I had exactly the same problem setting up my brand new PC last night. RAM is a red herring, the problem is the implementation of APM in the 1103 version of the A8N32's BIOS.
My machine runs the following setup:
- Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB, latest 1103 BIOS
- AMD64 X2 4200+ Proc with Zalman Fatal1ty FX-77 cooler
- 2x1Gb Crucial DDR400 RAM
- Gainward 7800GTX 512Mb graphics
- 250Gb Western digital SATA2 HDD
- Antec PSU big enough to power the Empire State Building.
Trying to install Windows XP Pro corporate (SP2 slipstreamed) from bootable CD, starting with a blank hard disk.
It was a whole load of trial and error, but here's what I did to get it working:
1) Disabled USB 2.0 & USB 1.1 & 1394 controllers in the BIOS
2) Disabled "Cool & Quiet" in the BIOS
3) Disabled "Advanced Power Management" in the BIOS (Power-Advanced Power Management). DO NOT disable ACPI - only APM!!
4) Installed Windows XP (obviously using a PS2 keyboard & mouse 'cos USB is disabled), deleting the partition from the failed install earlier. 160Gb partition NTFS Quick format.
5) Once windows was installed, I installed ALL drivers from the Asus CD (using the install all drivers utility)
6) Shut down & restart, then re-enabled USB 1.1, USB 2.0 & 1394 controllers in the BIOS.
7) I also re-enabled "Cool & Quiet" in the BIOS at this point, although it doesn't seem to do anything.
8) Do not re-enable APM. This stays disabled permanently.
9) Started up Windows & logged in, then re-attached my USB keyboard/mouse and waited for them to be detected. Removed PS2 keyboard/mouse.
10) Installed all software and utilities from Asus CD (again using the "install all" utility)
Worked a charm, and the disabled APM does not seem to affect the operation of the machine in any way. I guess Wake-on-LAN won't work, but not many people use this on home machines anyway.
Gonna try installing Windows XP 64-bit edition on a dual boot tonight - wish me luck!!
It was a whole load of trial and error, but here's what I did to get it working:
1) Disabled USB 2.0 & USB 1.1 & 1394 controllers in the BIOS
2) Disabled "Cool & Quiet" in the BIOS
3) Disabled "Advanced Power Management" in the BIOS (Power-Advanced Power Management). DO NOT disable ACPI - only APM!!
4) Installed Windows XP (obviously using a PS2 keyboard & mouse 'cos USB is disabled), deleting the partition from the failed install earlier. 160Gb partition NTFS Quick format.
5) Once windows was installed, I installed ALL drivers from the Asus CD (using the install all drivers utility)
6) Shut down & restart, then re-enabled USB 1.1, USB 2.0 & 1394 controllers in the BIOS.
7) I also re-enabled "Cool & Quiet" in the BIOS at this point, although it doesn't seem to do anything.
8) Do not re-enable APM. This stays disabled permanently.
9) Started up Windows & logged in, then re-attached my USB keyboard/mouse and waited for them to be detected. Removed PS2 keyboard/mouse.
10) Installed all software and utilities from Asus CD (again using the "install all" utility)
Worked a charm, and the disabled APM does not seem to affect the operation of the machine in any way. I guess Wake-on-LAN won't work, but not many people use this on home machines anyway.
Gonna try installing Windows XP 64-bit edition on a dual boot tonight - wish me luck!!