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I have a new MA-78GM-S2H v1.1 motherboard with an AMD Athlon X2 5000 2.6 GHz processor and 2 GB of DDR2
1066 MHz memory. I have a 160 GB PATA HDD and a 320 GB SATA HDD. I would like to use the onboard
video instead of a video card. That is the main reason I bought this motherboard.

When I try to install Windows XP Pro from CD-ROM for the first time, it locks up when Setup tries to
start Windows. I get the message "Setup is starting Windows" and the DVD-ROM drive stops spinning.
Eventually the screen turns blue, then black (or sometimes, white). I am trying to install the SCSI
driver for the SATA drive when Windows installs (F6 when Setup starts).

So far, I have tried the following:
1. Updated the BIOS to v6.00PG (latest update, dated 6/15/2008).
2. Disabled and disconnected the SATA drive to install Windows only to the the PATA drive.
3. Disconnected the PATA drive and tried to install Windows to the SATA drive in IDE mode.
4. Disconnected the PATA drive and tried to install Windows to the SATA drive in ACHI mode.
5. Disabled the onboard video and installed a PCI graphics adapter.
6. Disabled and disconnected the SATA drive to install Windows only to the the PATA drive with the PCI
video adapter.
7. Disconnected the PATA drive and tried to install Windows to the SATA drive in IDE mode with the PCI
video adapter.
8. Disconnected the PATA drive and tried to install Windows to the SATA drive in ACHI mode with the
PCI video adapter.
9. Moved memory modules to DDR2-1 and DDR2-3 to force memory to single channel mode. I tried this
both with and without the PCI graphics adapter.

I want to update the chipset drivers, but I can't do that without installing the OS first. I REALLY need to get Windows installed on this box without further expense.