Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/ 2009-11-07T13:32:39-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/ /images/halogo.gif text/html 2009-05-29T05:04:08-05:00 The Wurx http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#559399 Well. I've had the exact same problem with my Laptop. 4 Different XP's freezes at the Setup blah blah screen. But then again, Ubuntu Linux installs and runs perfectly on the laptop.<br /> <br /> Then, yesterday I stuck a IEEE 1394 Firewire port into my desktop and GUESS WHAT?<br /> <br /> Xp started up, detected new hardware where it FROZE. After several attempts I stuck a XP cd in the dvd rom and booted. <br /> <br /> It freezes every time when SETUP IS STARTING WINDOWS but goes past it when the card is removed..... text/html 2009-03-18T15:46:51-05:00 Wveimar Lopez http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#555094 Hi Khoa, your problem seems to be caused by memory faults. Try removing some memory modules if you can. You can also try probing other memory module you know it works well in other machine. I hope it helps.<br /> <img src="/images/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2009-03-18T15:14:20-05:00 arnold angelo vismanos http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#555088 Good day to all of you! i have followed Mr. Thomas Burke's guide he posted in this forum, and it did help me resolved my installation problem. Now i have no headache at all finding solutions for this XP SETUP with F5 TRICK. BIG THANK'S Mr. Burke text/html 2009-01-12T20:55:18-05:00 Doug Kranz http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#551071 I have also tried the f5 key, with out luck.<br /> I have a HP dv5000 laptop, I have tried one stick, two sticks, differnt sticks, differnt hard drives, and have the same issue, The CPU freezes at setup is starting windows.<br /> I can just about load 98 on the pc, but can not load the disk from hp, (xp media home) xp pro or vista, or even windows 7. Any sugestions?<br /> I can't update the bios, it only has an update for windows, not for dos.... text/html 2008-12-21T22:52:29-05:00 andrew herman http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#549876 Clayton is the man! I read this post after switching drives, changing bios and stressing all day... F5 fixed it all.... first shot and windows completed the setup! Clayton is the man.. if you don't know, know you know! Press F5 and save your money and time! text/html 2008-12-16T00:20:15-05:00 Deg Browett http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#549638 just joined to say thanks, I have been a pc tech for donkeys years and never heard of the F5 trick.... and the list going UP !!! what nonsense......<br /> Anyway it did the trick for me......<br /> Is this the longest running &quot;problem&quot; with XP ????????<br /> <br /> Thanks again.... merry christmas to one and all.....Deg. text/html 2008-12-16T00:17:20-05:00 Deg Browett http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#549637 Gary Banta said: <div class="quote">Clayton had it right ... the F5 option worked like a champ. I have been a computer tech for years and have done probably hundreds of Windows installations .. Never had the problem before .... (but I usually don't buy a POS ECS board either). I never knew that option existed and doubted it when I read it. Anyway, I thank God and all the powers for forums like this that saved my ass and blood pressure in a time-crunch. Thankyou for posting. Upon booting... when it says hit F6 to load raid .. Hit F5!</div><br /> text/html 2008-12-05T22:40:52-05:00 BobZombiE M http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#549249 I just signed up for replying.<br /> Great work you did all.<br /> After 2 days of wasting time , i find my solution<br /> Problem:<br /> i could not setup xp on Albatron kx18d pro II (nforce2 chipset)<br /> just right in first step befor even blue screen of setup comes up , it stoped on &quot;setup is initializing your hardware configuration ...&quot;<br /> my new HDD is Seagate 500G and the onboard sata chipset of motherboard is sil3112A<br /> so insted of updating to the last bios of my motherboard<br /> i just DOWNGRADE the bios to older versions !!!!!<br /> and now everything is ok and windows installed without any problem <br /> the problem was with newest version of 4.84 of Silicon image sil3112 included in the bios.<br /> Old bios use version 2.1.12 of silicon image. text/html 2008-10-16T19:27:15-05:00 Rob DiMauro http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#546649 thanks so much man <img src="/images/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"> i was having a problem searched and found this on google. my computer would freeze in the setup is loading windows. i went in after reading your post on multi processing disabled multi processing and it got past that screen <img src="/images/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"> text/html 2008-10-12T19:56:52-05:00 01000001 0 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#546482 f**kIN BAD ASS!!! I CANT BELIVE THIS TOPIC!!! 15+ YEARS AND I NEVER THOUGHT TO PUSH F5 OR ARROW UP FOR MORE OPTIONS???????????????????????????UNBELIVEABLE WEIRD s**t !! <br /> <br /> THANKS EVERYONE!!!!<img src="/images/smilies/smile12.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":blush:" title=":blush:"><img src="/images/smilies/smile8.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":_)" title=":_)"><img src="/images/smilies/smile12.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":blush:" title=":blush:"><img src="/images/smilies/smile8.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":_)" title=":_)"><img src="/images/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"><img src="/images/smilies/smile12.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":blush:" title=":blush:"><img src="/images/smilies/smile8.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":_)" title=":_)"><img src="/images/smilies/smile3.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":D" title=":D"><br /> <br /> I AM NOW A (Hardware Analysis) MEMBER FOR LIFE!!!<img src="/images/smilies/smile12.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":blush:" title=":blush:"> text/html 2008-09-18T22:59:33-05:00 bodo bodo http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#545309 Guys, the only way for me to install XP PRO was to install XP Home SP3. All the other solutions failed, but it was great to watch the topic that lasted 4 years.<br /> <br /> Thank you for posting<br /> Bogdan text/html 2008-09-15T22:45:03-05:00 mar sab http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#545155 HEY GUYS IF YOU HIT F5 WHEN ASKING FOR F6 THEN CHOOSE OPTION ACPI PC BY USING UP ARROW THEN WHEN SCREEN ,,SETUP IS STARTING WINDOW,,COMING WAIT AT LEAST 2 MINUTES THEN WHEN ASKING FOR ,,ASMS ,,FILE JUST TURN OFF THE COMPUTER FOR A COUPLE HOURS THEN WITH CD INSIDE /START AGAIN/THEN SHOULD WORK text/html 2008-09-15T22:37:21-05:00 mar sab http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#545154 t text/html 2008-09-06T00:27:44-05:00 Gary Banta http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#544602 Clayton had it right ... the F5 option worked like a champ. I have been a computer tech for years and have done probably hundreds of Windows installations .. Never had the problem before .... (but I usually don't buy a POS ECS board either). I never knew that option existed and doubted it when I read it. Anyway, I thank God and all the powers for forums like this that saved my ass and blood pressure in a time-crunch. Thankyou for posting. Upon booting... when it says hit F6 to load raid .. Hit F5! text/html 2008-07-09T01:18:51-05:00 Dan Oliveira http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/13533/?o=80#539998 I've registered just to say this was very helpful while having the problem on a XP x64 installation.<br /> <br /> I've tried hitting F5 and choosing each processor type options, the difference was that it didn't freeze at &quot;setup is starting windows&quot;, but rebooted.<br /> <br /> Then I took out mem kits leaving just one piece in the first slot, and sparing time loss I've also hit F5 and chose one of the processor options (matching my processor, 64bit uniprocessor).<br /> WORKED LIKE A CHARM.<br /> <br /> Thank you so much everyone that've put effort in this, hope the others will find a way if different then this, because this is really a pain in the nether lands.<br /> <br /> \o/