Can't boot up or re-install Windows XP

[Phumfeinz]

Earlier my computer crashed. Completely out of the blue, it went to the BSOD and then reset.

Now it won't boot up. It gets to the loading screen, flashes a BSOD for less than a second, and reboots. I think the BSOD was KERNEL_INPAGE_DATA_ERROR.

So, I put in the Windows XP disc and try to do a fresh installation. It gets to a page which reads on the bottom:

Examining 78160 MB Disk 0 at Id 2 on bus 0 on viasraid...

and stays there for about 20 minutes. When that finally moves on, it comes to the partition screen. When I try to install Windows XP though, it says:

An error occurred while setup was updating partition information on:
78160 MB Disk 0 at Id 2 on bus 0 on viasraid (MBR).
Setup cannot continue. To quit Setup, press F3.

It's a S-ATA HDD. I've tried unplugging it, changing the cable, taking out the RAM to see if it has anything to do with it, but to no avail.

Help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Phumfeinz]

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[mattsprattuk]

sounds like a corrupted drive or damaged drive. try deleting the partition.

boot to DOS and type C:\fdisk

i cant remember off the top of my head but you can use this facility to delete and create partitions, its fairly straight foreward, so unless your a monkey im sure you'll figure it out.
dont forget to create another partition after you delete it, and backup any data.
let me know how you get on.

 

[Iluvpenguins]

sounds like a corrupted drive or damaged drive. try deleting the partition.

boot to DOS and type C:\fdisk

i cant remember off the top of my head but you can use this facility to delete and create partitions, its fairly straight foreward, so unless your a monkey im sure you'll figure it out.
dont forget to create another partition after you delete it, and backup any data.
let me know how you get on.

thats actually right,his instructions are correct,its how i have always formatted my computer.Just follow those instructions and you'll be fine.