Win2K stops during devices check

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feldin

Hi,I reformatted choosing NTFS for my 40 Gb Seagate HDD
and using Seagate diskette software. Later I tried to
install Win2000 professional. Just about the end of the
procedure Win2000 looks for devices (mouse, keyboard etc.)
but just in the middle of the process it stops the
computer.
Mouse pointer and keyboard are suddenly frozen.
Tried to change both of them : zilk!
Disconnected CD Rom and modem : zilk!
Only VGA card is now connected but same error persists.
Thank you for your help.
 
You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000
setup disks or CD-Rom and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Hi,I reformatted choosing NTFS for my 40 Gb Seagate HDD
| and using Seagate diskette software. Later I tried to
| install Win2000 professional. Just about the end of the
| procedure Win2000 looks for devices (mouse, keyboard etc.)
| but just in the middle of the process it stops the
| computer.
| Mouse pointer and keyboard are suddenly frozen.
| Tried to change both of them : zilk!
| Disconnected CD Rom and modem : zilk!
| Only VGA card is now connected but same error persists.
| Thank you for your help.
|
 
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