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Old 02-22-2007   #1 (permalink)
Officeboy


 
 

Vista in boot loop

I recently obtained a copy of Vista and tried to setup using the disc. But
everytime I pressed a key when it prompted "Press any key to boot from CD or
DVD", my PC reboots. And the cycle continues. I can't even get to the setup
page of Vista. What could be the fault? Thanks.

My PC hardwares:

Mobo : MSI K8NGM2-L (GeForce 6100 + nForce 410)
CPU : AMD64 3500+
RAM : 1GB (Corsair)(shared with VGA)
VGA : Integrated GeForce 6 GPU (set at 64MB)
Audio : 8 channel HD audio codec RealTek ALC880.
Harddisk : 200GB Seagate (IDE), 300GB Maxtor (SATA)
DVD Drive : BenQ (DW1620)(Slave), Samsung (SH-S182D)(Master)

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Old 02-23-2007   #2 (permalink)
Malke


 
 

Re: Vista in boot loop

Officeboy wrote:
> I recently obtained a copy of Vista and tried to setup using the disc. But
> everytime I pressed a key when it prompted "Press any key to boot from CD or
> DVD", my PC reboots. And the cycle continues. I can't even get to the setup
> page of Vista. What could be the fault? Thanks.
>
> My PC hardwares:
>
> Mobo : MSI K8NGM2-L (GeForce 6100 + nForce 410)
> CPU : AMD64 3500+
> RAM : 1GB (Corsair)(shared with VGA)
> VGA : Integrated GeForce 6 GPU (set at 64MB)
> Audio : 8 channel HD audio codec RealTek ALC880.
> Harddisk : 200GB Seagate (IDE), 300GB Maxtor (SATA)
> DVD Drive : BenQ (DW1620)(Slave), Samsung (SH-S182D)(Master)


Can you boot from any other cd or dvd? Try with your XP install disk or,
if you don't have one, Knoppix or a Bart's PE.

If you can't, then you know it's a hardware issue.


Malke
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