GA-P55A-UD4 can't isntall OS

[Darius]

Hello,

I Have the GA-P55A-UD4 MB and can't isntall windows xp or 7

i am getting this error for windows xp (any version):

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7834/imag0001wy.jpg

and for windows 7:

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7242/imag0010p.jpg


My computer build is (new pc):

VJ400G1N2Z: THERMALTAKE V9 MID TOWER BLACK VGACOOLER   
GA-P55A-UD4: MB P55 S1156 ATX/GA-P55A-UD4 GIGA-BYTE   
N460GTX HAWK: MSI GTX 460 PCIE 1GB GDDR5 2XDVI HAWK OC   
BX80605I7870: INTEL CORE I7-870 2.93G 8M LGA1156 BOX   
CMPSU-650TXEU: CORSAIR PSU 650W 12CM ATX12V2.2 80+   
HD103SJ: HDD SATA 1TB 7200RPM 3GB/S/32MB HD103SJ SAMSUNG   
TR3X6G1600C8D: CORSAIR DDR3 3X2GB 1600MHZ DIMM CL8 KIT   

any suggestions?

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

Do you get any beeps after POST?

Is your hard drive new or have you used it before?

Is your Win7 disk genuine?

Why are you using X58 memory in your motherboard?

[Darius]

1) Do you get any beeps after POST?

 No.

2) Is your hard drive new or have you used it before?

 Everything is new.

3) Is your Win7 disk genuine?

I tried genuine (same problem)
Also tried Microsoft.Windows.7.Enterprise.x64.Integrated.December.2010-BIE (same problem).
 I always  get the same error, no matter what win 7  i use.

4) Why are you using X58 memory in your motherboard?

What's wrong with the memory? I bought it because it was the only memory that was in store.
and it should work with my MB, because gygabyte verified it:
http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Memory/mb_memory_ga-p55a-ud4.pdf

I am using only two ram slots.

[absic]

Hi,

I have encountered this issue before on a system I was building for a friend and it turned out that it was the DVD/CD Drive I was using.

Have you disabled the Floppy Drive support in BIOS?
If not do this as it can make a difference.

Is your system set for AHCI or IDE Mode?
There can be trouble with some DVD/CD drives when attached in AHCI mode.

Can you use a USB Pendrive to install the Operating System?
I have been using this method myself for some time now and have found it a much better method of installing Windows Vista or Windows 7.

[Darius]

Thanks for your help

Have you disabled the Floppy Drive support in BIOS?
I do not have floppy drive. So it is set to NONE.
There is no such option disable, only none.


Is your system set for AHCI or IDE Mode?
IDE

Can you use a USB Pendrive to install the Operating System?

I am using USB, because i have no dcd/cd rom.
I also tried to connect bootable hdd (same problem)

maby the problem is that i do not have any dvd/cd rom ??

[Dark Mantis]

What is your primary boot sequence set to in the BIOS?

What is your Hard Drive priority set to in the BIOS?

[Darius]

Hard drive is set to master
and i first boot my usb

[Dark Mantis]

Hard Disk Boot Priority on page 50 of your manuual describes the way to set the priority correctly.

First/Second/Third Boot Device on the same page shows setting the boot order of devices.
Do you have yours set to USB - HDD?

http://download.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-p55a-ud4(p)_e.pdf

What port is your hard drive attached to?

What port are you trying to boot the USB pendrive from?

What revision is your motherboard?

Have you got the memory in the two white slots DDR3_1 and DDR3_3 ?

Sorry for all the questions but sometimes it is necessary.

[Darius]

What port is your hard drive attached to?
sata2_0

What port are you trying to boot the USB pendrive from?
hm, i connected it to my case, one of the usb ports.
But i also tried to boot win 7 using ide (same problem)

What revision is your motherboard?
2.0
Have you got the memory in the two white slots DDR3_1 and DDR3_3 ?
YES

[Dark Mantis]

What port are you trying to boot the USB pendrive from?
hm, i connected it to my case, one of the usb ports.
But i also tried to boot win 7 using ide (same problem)

When you say to your case do you mean the rear USB ports on the rear panel?

You realise that you would need to change the boot sequence and other factors in the BIOS to boot from IDE?

[Darius]

When you say to your case do you mean the rear USB ports on the rear panel?
Yes

You realise that you would need to change the boot sequence and other factors in the BIOS to boot from IDE?
Yes


But now i am using  front panel usb.

[Dark Mantis]

Don't use the fornt panel USB. Chances are it might not work and you don't need any more variables in the equation.

What BIOS version are you using?

What size is the USB pendrive?

[Darius]

Well i tried. Same problem.

[Dark Mantis]

What BIOS version are you using?

What size is the USB pendrive?

[Darius]

What BIOS version are you using?
F 15

What size is the USB pendrive?
i am using ide hdd to usb.
USB-HDD0  Samsung SP4002H (40 GB)