Cant install windows xp

Question

here's system specs:
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p4 3,2ghz
msi 875p neo fisr 2
2*512mb some ram
2*150gb ata harddisks
dvd
cd writer
firewire card
multi card reader
creative audigy 2
it like this.Windows would not start.It comes to login screen and freezes there.So I started to install windows from scratch.I did this before 2 times and there was no problems.
Both harddisks were connected as one on promise ide3 via raid,array 1+0.So i put winxp cd and restart.First problem is i dont get a message if i want to start from cd(i used to gei it before).The install just starts.And it goes find untill first restart.then it restarts and dont ask again if i want to start from cd but just starts from cd and starts install from begining.
Then i desconnected harddisks,removed raid in bios,and connected only on hard to ide2.
I start the pc with winxp cd in and it again dont ask me if i want to start from cd but it only starts,goes good untill first install ,then restarts and instead of continuing install start all from begining.
If i remove the cd sometimes i get ntldr is missing but sometimes i get nothing.pc just restarts.(I tried to install win here maybe 15times untill now).
I tried to put harddisk in another pc and install windows there but i get the same problem.
I reformated hard and check for errors ,no problems found.
I took everything out from pc leaving only nesessery parts ,still the same problem.
So now i just dont know what to do anymore?
I sit with this problem 10days know and have tried everything i could come up with.
Hard is formated with ntfs.Could that be a problem?
Hard is 150gb.Is maybe that the problem?
I say again i have to same harddrives ,samsung 150gb ide.Tried changing them but still the same problem.
It would be very nice if somebody could help me.
Thank you

Answer 1

Hello again.been busy at work these past few days but now i'm back at the problem.
Have tried to install winxp this morning and it went like this:
-removed logo in bios
-restart
-comes check up,showing dvdrom on ide1 master.nothing on others.(i dont have nothing else)
-comes promise bios showing 1* 1+0 stripe 160041 m 19457/255/63 functional
-checking up boot devices,starting install program from cd(not asking me to press the button.starts right away).checking hardware configuration.
-tell me to press F6 if i want and i do it
-after this part finish i load promise fasttr drivers from floppy succesffuly and continue install
-choose only harddisk showing to install winxp
-format drive(ntfs quick format.have done before normal format also)
-when it finish, install loads files to drive
-then it tell me that pc needs to restart and it will continue install upon restart.press enter to restart now or wait untill this bar comes to an end.
-then it restarts and goes through boot,check promise bios(same as before),check for boot devices and then starts install program from cd all over again from the begining.
-install goes good untill the first restart and then again starts all over again.
if i remove cd it tells me:
disk read error
press ctrp+alt+del......................
bios settings:
standard cmos:
secondary ide master: nec_dvd_rw nd_130
on all other is standing not installed (i took everything else out so its okey)
boot order:
1-nec dvd
2-bbs-0(raid):ft 378 ary1
3-floppy
on chip ide config:
on chip ata(s) op.mode - legacy
ata config - p-ata only
s-ata keep enabled - no
p-ata keep enabled - yes
                                - both
                                - p-ata 1st channel
                                - po-3rd./pi-4th
                                - no
on board promise ide  as raid
ddr clock 400mhz
cpu bus clock 200
Just to mention something else also:
I have 3 different winxp cd's and have tried them all so its not the problem with cd.
I have also tried to put harddrive to my older compaq p3 and install win there but i got almost same problems.Also when i connected to my old compaq system as secondary ide it works good but each time when i connected it and disconnected it reports that harddrive is not formated.From my past experience with other hd's it was not like that.So could it be that harddrive is not good.Its few moths old,and i have 2 exactly the same samsung harddrives.Have tried both of them getting the same problems with both.(There is only one harddrive connected to the system now to be clear)
Can you suggest me some good program for checking harddrive for errors?I have used the one from windows,is it good enough?
Well thank you for your time and your help.
Have a nice day!!!