K9AGM3 motherboard, cannot install WinXP file NTLDR missing

Hans

I am dutch and I have just made my first PC with an MSI K9AGM3 motherboard.
I have an IDE CD-rom reader, a SATA Hatachi disk 160Gb and 1Gb memory
connected to this motherboard.
When I put the Window XP SP 2 installation disk in the CD-rom reader and
after putting power on the system it does not come with the message wait as
I am investigating your computer nor the message window set up nothing at
all.
After about 3 minutes hard work for the CD-Rom reader my computer comes with
a message: I can't find file NTLDR.
However the file is on the disk.
I have tried Windows XPsp1 and that goes fine but I donot want Windows
XPsp1.

Is there any body who can help me?????
THANKS!!!

Aleks

Hello Hans; I believe the system cannot find the hard disk, double check
your connection and the jumper on your had drive.
Good luck!

"Hans" <no@mail.nl> wrote in message
news:476d233a$0$25474$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
>I am dutch and I have just made my first PC with an MSI K9AGM3 motherboard.
> I have an IDE CD-rom reader, a SATA Hatachi disk 160Gb and 1Gb memory
> connected to this motherboard.
> When I put the Window XP SP 2 installation disk in the CD-rom reader and
> after putting power on the system it does not come with the message wait
> as I am investigating your computer nor the message window set up nothing
> at all.
> After about 3 minutes hard work for the CD-Rom reader my computer comes
> with a message: I can't find file NTLDR.
> However the file is on the disk.
> I have tried Windows XPsp1 and that goes fine but I donot want Windows
> XPsp1.
>
> Is there any body who can help me?????
> THANKS!!!
>
>

Aleks

Hello Hans; I believe the system cannot find the hard disk, double check
your connection and the jumper on your had drive.
Good luck!

"Hans" <no@mail.nl> wrote in message
news:476d233a$0$25474$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
>I am dutch and I have just made my first PC with an MSI K9AGM3 motherboard.
> I have an IDE CD-rom reader, a SATA Hatachi disk 160Gb and 1Gb memory
> connected to this motherboard.
> When I put the Window XP SP 2 installation disk in the CD-rom reader and
> after putting power on the system it does not come with the message wait
> as I am investigating your computer nor the message window set up nothing
> at all.
> After about 3 minutes hard work for the CD-Rom reader my computer comes
> with a message: I can't find file NTLDR.
> However the file is on the disk.
> I have tried Windows XPsp1 and that goes fine but I donot want Windows
> XPsp1.
>
> Is there any body who can help me?????
> THANKS!!!
>
>

Ginchy

"Hans" <no@mail.nl> wrote in message
news:476d233a$0$25474$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
>I am dutch and I have just made my first PC with an MSI K9AGM3 motherboard.
> I have an IDE CD-rom reader, a SATA Hatachi disk 160Gb and 1Gb memory
> connected to this motherboard.
> When I put the Window XP SP 2 installation disk in the CD-rom reader and
> after putting power on the system it does not come with the message wait
> as I am investigating your computer nor the message window set up nothing
> at all.
> After about 3 minutes hard work for the CD-Rom reader my computer comes
> with a message: I can't find file NTLDR.
> However the file is on the disk.
> I have tried Windows XPsp1 and that goes fine but I donot want Windows
> XPsp1.
>
> Is there any body who can help me?????
> THANKS!!!
>
>

Have you set the bios to boot from your cd rom?

Ginchy

"Hans" <no@mail.nl> wrote in message
news:476d233a$0$25474$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
>I am dutch and I have just made my first PC with an MSI K9AGM3 motherboard.
> I have an IDE CD-rom reader, a SATA Hatachi disk 160Gb and 1Gb memory
> connected to this motherboard.
> When I put the Window XP SP 2 installation disk in the CD-rom reader and
> after putting power on the system it does not come with the message wait
> as I am investigating your computer nor the message window set up nothing
> at all.
> After about 3 minutes hard work for the CD-Rom reader my computer comes
> with a message: I can't find file NTLDR.
> However the file is on the disk.
> I have tried Windows XPsp1 and that goes fine but I donot want Windows
> XPsp1.
>
> Is there any body who can help me?????
> THANKS!!!
>
>

Have you set the bios to boot from your cd rom?

André, PE1PQX

Hans bracht volgend idée uit :
> I am dutch and I have just made my first PC with an MSI K9AGM3 motherboard.
> I have an IDE CD-rom reader, a SATA Hatachi disk 160Gb and 1Gb memory
> connected to this motherboard.
> When I put the Window XP SP 2 installation disk in the CD-rom reader and
> after putting power on the system it does not come with the message wait as I
> am investigating your computer nor the message window set up nothing at all.
> After about 3 minutes hard work for the CD-Rom reader my computer comes with
> a message: I can't find file NTLDR.
> However the file is on the disk.
> I have tried Windows XPsp1 and that goes fine but I donot want Windows XPsp1.
>
> Is there any body who can help me?????
> THANKS!!!

Hoi Hans,

Het kan zijn dat jouw XP-SP2 CD beschadigd is geraakt, en dat die niet
correct meer leest.
Verder kan het geen kwaad eerst XP-SP1 te installeren, en daarna SP2 er
overheen te draaien, werkt net zo goed.
Dan is het wel handig dat je eerst SP2 download, al dan niet via de
update paigna's.

Groeten, André

André, PE1PQX

Hans bracht volgend idée uit :
> I am dutch and I have just made my first PC with an MSI K9AGM3 motherboard.
> I have an IDE CD-rom reader, a SATA Hatachi disk 160Gb and 1Gb memory
> connected to this motherboard.
> When I put the Window XP SP 2 installation disk in the CD-rom reader and
> after putting power on the system it does not come with the message wait as I
> am investigating your computer nor the message window set up nothing at all.
> After about 3 minutes hard work for the CD-Rom reader my computer comes with
> a message: I can't find file NTLDR.
> However the file is on the disk.
> I have tried Windows XPsp1 and that goes fine but I donot want Windows XPsp1.
>
> Is there any body who can help me?????
> THANKS!!!

Hoi Hans,

Het kan zijn dat jouw XP-SP2 CD beschadigd is geraakt, en dat die niet
correct meer leest.
Verder kan het geen kwaad eerst XP-SP1 te installeren, en daarna SP2 er
overheen te draaien, werkt net zo goed.
Dan is het wel handig dat je eerst SP2 download, al dan niet via de
update paigna's.

Groeten, André