Intel® Desktop Board D945GCCR - Windows* XP installation failure with Certain SATA hard drives

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Windows* XP installation failure with Certain SATA hard drives

Symptom(s):
Certain combinations of SATA hard drives and DDR2 memory modules may cause the operating system installation to fail. Symptoms can be either blue-screen or a crash after the Windows* installation files have been copied. Also in some cases, the SATA drive will not be shown on the list for Windows installation.

Solution:
To resolve this issue, try these recommendations:

Upgrade to the latest BIOS available
Configure for dual channel memory support
Use a different make and model of SATA drive
Use a different make and model of memory

Operating System:

Windows XP Professional*

This applies to:

Intel® Desktop Board D945GCCR

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Solution ID: CS-025908
Date Created: 16-Apr-2007
Last Modified: 18-Jun-2009