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