PT800CE-A motherboard, cannot install XP

[mizterfreeze]

Hello all, first post.

I have installed the MB, and after a full day of troubleshotting I clear the CMOS with the MB jumpers, and I finally can boot up, windows starts fine, however I need to wipe the disk, so I insert my XP disk (genuine) and it inspects all and when it gets to the windows is starting screen , it just blue screens me.
I was having this same problem before when i first installed a hard drive, as soon as the Windows Xp screen appeared , the next screen went blue, thats when i cleared CMOS...
So again, i changed hard drives and get the same problem when i try to re-install XP, I am able to do it once it starts, however, what conflict is stopping me when i boot from CD?

 

[Rik]

What is the mobo and what version of windows xp???

 

[mizterfreeze]

The MB is the PT800CE-A and I am using a XP professional upgrade disk.

I have used this disk many times and use it as a tool to format many hard drives...and i put both hard drives in another computer and it it acts fine.

 

[Rik]

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?DetailID=423&MenuID=0&LanID=8

Is that the board?

 

[mizterfreeze]

yes, thats it.

 

[Rik]

Have you put the latest bios on it?

 

[mizterfreeze]

...no.

After reading some other posts, that seems to be the thing to do. So i should goto the manufacturers website and see if the bios version i currently have is the latest? However i have never flashed a bios, is that the same as updating to the newer version

 

[Rik]

Flashing a bios is the same as updating to a new one. Download the newest bios and follow the instructions that come with it.

 

[mizterfreeze]

thats only if the newest version isnt the version i currently have installed..

If so, any tips. I just use any flash utility right?

 

[Rik]

Check the date on the latest bios update and see if it was after your board was made!! You said you hadn't flashed it before!!!!!

 

[mizterfreeze]

no, i have never flashed any bios in any pc before. I havent even thought about it being a problem till now. I will check the date on my pc and reference it to the date on the website, i believe it is 01/25/05, the latest on the website that is.