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Izzet
15-06-2008, 12:58 PM
I'm trying to install a 64-bit Vista *Edit: Ultimate* on to my computer but it keeps stalling (Usually at the 'expanding files' stage) the one time I managed to get all the way through the installation, when I tried to install the drivers for my Graphics card and Sound card the install programs crashed as well (Not the system). It takes a while for it to get to the Language choice page and then longer to get to the key input page.

I managed to install XP perfectly fine right after I'd finished building it, and as I say, it worked perfectly fine, the install, driver installs etc.

I'm wondering if it could be a PSU problem? I'm using a 600W PSU.

Or is it because I've got my Graphics card and Sound card attached to it already? If so, does anyone know where I can get a VGA Male to VGA female cable or a VGA female to VGA female adaptor (This is the reason I've had to install my Graphics card)

This is my PC (and what I have attached to the PSU):
AMD X2 Dual Core 6000 2GB DDR2 RAM NVIDIA 590 Graphics Motherboard
Samsung Lightscribe S203PL - SATA -20x DVD+/-R/RW - DVD-RAM - SATA
Samsung Spin Point F1 SATAII NCQ 750GB 32Mb Cache Hard Drive <9.0ms 7200rpm
Novatech GeForce 9600GT SLI 512MB GDDR3 DVI/TVO PCI-E Graphics Card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI Express

TheMadDutchDude
19-06-2008, 07:46 PM
So what seems to be the problem, it just takes a long time?

There is nothing wrong with your PSU, it is plenty powerful enough.

Coops
20-06-2008, 07:51 AM
Make sure BIOS on mainboard is up to date. In case of already known and fixed issue.

Also AMD 6000 CPU produce quite a lot of heat. What cooler are you using on your CPU just in case issue is over heat

Izzet
14-09-2008, 10:24 PM
Sorry for the (slight) delay in the reply =)

Managed to get it sorted, removed a stick of RAM and it seemed to install perfectly fine =S

It wasn't a case of it was taking it's time installing, it was a case of it getting to a certain point and then completely freezing.

TheMadDutchDude
30-09-2008, 05:44 PM
Dude, seriously stop digging up old posts!