I can't install Win XP in a Seagate SATA drive

Hello, first i tell you that i am from Portugal so the english is not my first language
I have a MB MSI865PE LS and i recently buy a seagate 160 Gb SATA the drive is recognized in the BIOS and in the Win XP but when i try to make the SATA as a Win XP Bootable disk the computer do not boot from the disk, it make the first part of the Win setup allright and the SATA (The only HD Drive conected) is recognized in the setup and formated, but when the setup rebbot the computer to make the first boot in Win XP it goes every time to the CD ROM i try various BIOS setups and various Boot Sequence Setups and the F11 BOOT MENU and even when i disconect the CD ROM and the only drive is the SATA after the BIOS posts (The is always recognized in BIOS) the screen stays blank with the bliking cursor.
I read some posts and try some diferente solutions but i cant make the Win XP boot from the SEAGATE SATA :(((
If someone can help i'm apreciate
Thanks
Paulo
P4 2.4
MSI865PE LS
1Gb RAM 333
160 SATA (Hope) + 40 Gb + 20Gb*3 SCSIs
Nvidia TI4200

1. In Bios Integrated Peripherals>>On-Chip IDE Config:
Set Native Mode
Set SATA Only
Set Keep PATA Active-Yes
Set PATA Channels- Both
Leave other stuff at default
2. In Bios Advanced Features
Set ACPI APIC SCSI IRQ - Enabled
3. Reboot and in Bios Advanced Features>>Boot Device Config
Set devices you want to boot from including the floppy, CDRom, and SATA drive
4. Reboot to the XP setup CD and try install again
Let us know if it works.

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