install prob on new system

[spyder]

hello,

i've just finished building a new pc...but cant install xp home, the drivers load then stops at 'setup is installing windows'
loading a startup disk from floppy works ok but '98 setup wont run, no point trying xp as that does not run from dos...but if i try from '98 cd the cd rom driver install stops about 1/2 way through and i get an arrow pointing right...
hardware..
h/d on ide0 jumper-master
cd on ide1 jumper-master
tried master/slave config on ide0, another cd drive...no luck,
system works fine with different h/d ('98 installed) tried using this h/d to install onto..still the same problem..
i will post the rest of the hardware details if needed..

thanks in advance for the help....S

[{film_man}]

have you formatted the HDDs

[spyder]

thanks for the reply film_man,

i've set up with just the primary partition, so it's a full 40 gig...and formatted, the installation never gets past the disk scan...i've put the cd and hd on seperate channels now and jumpered them for cable select, this has helped a lot, the cd drivers now load up from floppy or cd..i can access any drive, but it trips up on the scan on '98 and stops at 'setup is installing windows' in xp, which i guess is also the start of the disk scan.
copying and running the cabs from the hd gave a 'serious error writing to disk' error.

thanks again..S

[Alan]

D'ya fancy giving us a quick run down of your new system specs mate?

You know the sort, Motherboard, CPU, HDD, CD drive, PSU, RAM etc.

Just a little info that might help us look into conflicts etc.